JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Starting my first PM role!

I will be joining as a PM next week in a media company. What are the three most important things to keep in mind in order to excel in one's first PM role?

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SleepyNoodle
SleepyNoodle

Be a patient listener, Develop good rapport with teams you're dependent on, Don't feel entitled.

JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Thanks for the advice. Will keep this in mind.

MagicalSushi
MagicalSushi

Brilliant points made already. To add a couple of more:

  1. Understand the problem, don't fall in love with the solution
  2. Talk to as many users as possible regularly
  3. Analytics should be your best friend
JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Hi @Chillbill I love your first point. I personally like to spend a lot of time obsessing over user problems and really getting into the knitty gritties. A problem well defined is always half solved.

JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Also could you suggest any good analytics tool I can use on my job? I have studied Mixpanel from a couple of YouTube videos, it did look very useful although I can yet to use it in a real business setting

GoofyWalrus
GoofyWalrus
Swiggy23mo

Engineers, by default, will not respect you. It is how it is. Don't take it personally. Just continue to do your work.

JumpyWaffle
JumpyWaffle

Any particular advice on how I can build a rappot with the eng team and work towards earning more of their trust?

GoofyWalrus
GoofyWalrus
Swiggy23mo

Just doing good work, protecting them when a situation arises, appreciating them when they do good work, being honest with them, and most importantly giving them clarity. Ghumao meet bilkul bhi unko.

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