Global Product Management Talk

Global Product Management Talk Discussion On Challenges And Opportunities Faced By Women In Product Management At High Tech Companies With Kristy Kocher, Head of Product Management, Clearstreet, Inc. Kristy Kocher is an experienced Product Manager who enjoys the challenges of developing quality software products. Kristy has over 25 years of experience in the software industry in Silicon Valley, working with companies such as Electronic Arts, NetSchools, Oracle, Adecco, Informix and IntelliCorp.  "During my 30+ year career in the software industry, I have seen the roles of women in product management evolve, change and grow significantly. I look forward to discussing some of the main challenges women face when working in product management, particularly at high tech startups, as well as the many benefits of pursuing a career in this field on the Global Product Management Talk," says Kristy.   Background resources: http://bit.ly/1igYodp

How To Unleash The Potential Of Design Thinking, Agile Engineering And Lean Business Using Fun, Cross-collaboration Practices With Dennis Britton, Collaboration Architect, Linda Francis, Human Experience and Darius Dunlap Customer Development of 360c 1- Linda has designed and implemented consumer and employee facing systems for enterprise, government, private sector and advises startups. Now, Linda, who has always been a connect-the-dots person, is excited to join the conversation and share her thoughts about how UX and Agile teams can work together. 2- Darius Dunlap is a mentor to startup teams and an advisor to startup incubators, universities, growing companies and large enterprises around the world. 3- Dennis Britton loves to induce collaboration in any group of talented people he can find. He is has introduced an agile, playful and productive culture to HP, Macy's, Sephora, Visa, Nike and Stella & Dot. Resources: http://bit.ly/IE2M9H

Brainrants from Brainmates Episode 8 Brainmates will discuss how to develop a Product Roadmap. Hosted by Natalie Yan-Chatonsky chatting with Nick Coster. What is a Product Roadmap?What is the purpose of a Product Roadmap?Are there different types of Roadmaps?  How are they different?Who normally is involved with developing a Product Roadmap?How do you develop a Product Roadmap?What are the challenges that Product Managers face when they are developing their Product Roadmap?Who should you communicate your Roadmap to?Do you have any tips of how to communicate the Product Roadmap? www.brainmates.com.au [Music supplied by Opuzz Music Library]

Aaron Watkins, President and Founder of Appency and Brian Collins, judge and moderator of the International Mobile Gaming Awards and Director of Accounts, Appency, will discuss the history of the app marketplaces focusing on monetization and business models, where the industry is going today, and how to get your app known.   Monitization requires users, and users require marketing, so why are developers waiting till a week before they launch to consider their marketing strategy? How much money should developers expect to spend on marketing, and what tactics make the most sense for different budget sizes? Appency is the global leader in marketing and public relations for the mobile application space. We provide a full range of marketing services for those looking to spread the word to consumers as well as developers. From branding and consultation services to managing your launch and long term success with PR, social marketing, advertising and more, Appency is your best resource for success in the world of apps.  Featured clients include Fox Digital Entertainment, NBC Universal, Ravensburger and National Geographic. http://www.appency.com/  Resources: http://bit.ly/1bhkOVs

Christopher Peil, Founder and Principal, Law Office of Christopher Peil, has spent most of his career in the San Francisco Bay area and has served Silicon Valley as a patent practitioner for nearly 15 years, representing all types of clients, from individual inventors and start-ups to major universities and Fortune 500 companies.  He has a passion for helping people realize their business goals and their dreams and is fascinated by unusual technological niches. He was instrumental in securing a number of the assets, notably cookie technology, in the AOL patent portfolio, recently sold to Microsoft Corporation for more than one billion dollars. Chris Peil says, "I'm excited to be participating with the Global Product Management Talk and Startup Product Communities because I think it's time we realized how much product management and marketing have to contribute in developing IP assets that function as effective business tools that support and facilitate achievement of organizational objectives." Resources: http://bit.ly/1jKpIzq

Recruiting participants for B2B Technology Solutions Market Research Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart of Cascade Insights discuss qualitative, in-depth research: Human Intelligence - interviewing 100 people for expert opinions All research requires some type of sampling; people who can articulate and have experience with the subject matter, and provide a clear level of perspective

Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart of Cascade Insights analyze market intelligence and competitive intelligence via the ERRC Grid from the book, The Blue Ocean Strategy. ERRC Grid: What are the things that this industry might Eliminate, Raise, Reduce, or Create in order to unlock a new "blue ocean"? This is a meaningful framework to essentially put an industry or a set of competitors through to determine what might become if?

Llewellyn Falco is an Instructor for DevelopMentor. He is an  international speaker and the creator of the open source testing tool ApprovalTests ( www.approvaltests.com ). He spends most of his time programing in Java and C#. He also volunteers creating courseware and teaching kids to program ( www.teachingkidsprogramming.org ). Find his blog at llewellynfalco.blogspot.com Llewellyn is the son of a university professor, and game designer ( Set, Quiddler ) his first family computer was a Dec PDP11 mainframe, which he started programming Fortran on at age 11. Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1828806 Twitter: @llewellynfalco Resources: http://bit.ly/18IVPdF Please thank our sponsors @StartupProduct@AIPMM@Sprintly

Brainmates Brainrants #6 - Please Don't "Fail Fast" Natalie Yan-Chatonsky interviews the Brainmates team of Adrienne Tan, Nick Coster and Roy McBurney about the miscoceptions of failure in the real world. We’ll explore what it means to ‘fail fast’, what sort of business environments it makes sense to ‘fail fast’ & when it doesn’t. We’ll also consider how large enterprise wanting to achieve the same outcomes as startups can quickly launch products to their target markets and meet customer’s unmet needs.   The Brainmates Team info@brainmates.com.au To keep up with brainmates follow us on: Web: www.brainmates.com.auFacebook: www.facebook.com/brainmatesTwitter: @brainmatesYouTube: www.youtube.com/brainmatesSlideshare: www.slideshare.net/brainmates

David Nixon, Senior Director of Competitive Intelligence at Oracle joins Sean Campbell and Scott Swigart of Cascade Insights 1. How do you handle competitive intelligence efforts when you're dealing with a company that from the perspective of that company's customers, they really buy solutions, they buy ecosystems of products - they don't always really buy a point solution anymore, given the size of customers that a company like Oracle is typically dealling with and   2. How does CI as a discipline need to evolve in response to that? 3. When you're thinking about a solution, generally 2 competitors don't have exactly the same overlapping offerings - how does that asymmetry impact the analysis?