The Technical Program Management Podcast & Interviews
PM at Microsoft: Comparing Program Manager vs Product Manager Roles - Part I
Technical Product Management Interview: With Dhananjay Mahajan
Listen in to a fantastic chat with Dhananjay Mahajan! He has over 25+ years of experience in working in tech. He has had a long career at Microsoft for 20 years. He worked as a lead engineer for 5 years and as a Program Manager 15 year. And over the last five years has been focused on program and product management areas. Technical Product Management Interview: With Dhananjay Mahajan
* Part I
* Part II
* Part III
We discuss :-
* What is product management?
* How does Product Management differ In an agile vs a traditional organization?
* What the core fundamental skills a Product Manager should have?
* What does it take to be a product manager driving a technical product?
* How is it different being a B2C Product Manager vs a B2B product manager?
* What are the primary difficulties or challenges for most Product managers?
* How the Product management role is evolving in the near future?
* As a product manager, how do we look for product - market fit?
* How can you promote a culture of innovation?
* General Product Manager advice and tips ?
Dhananjay goes into great details and explains with great anecdotal stories. Feel free to add your comments below and also tell of other topics you might want to hear about.
Thank you,
Mario Gerard
Ps - I am contemplating the need to add the transcripts to these podcasts. Like the one found here . If you believe transcripts would be useful to you do leave a comment below.