Melissa

Guest: Melissa Perri - Product Management Educator and Consultant. Melissa Perri is a renowned expert in product management, having worked with over 4,000 PMs and consulted for more than 30 companies. She teaches at Harvard Business School and runs Product Institute, an online school for product management. Key Takeaways: Strategy Alignment: Ensure all teams can articulate how their work ties back to the company's strategic goals. A lack of alignment often indicates missing or poorly communicated strategy. Hiring a CPO: Consider hiring a Chief Product Officer when your company is scaling, especially when you have multiple products or are entering new markets. A CPO helps align product strategy with business goals. Product Operations: Implement product operations to standardize processes, manage data, and streamline customer research, especially as your company scales. Vision Clarity: A strong vision should be concrete enough for everyone to understand the future direction but lofty enough to require iteration and innovation. Continuous Learning: Focus on execution and identify specific areas for improvement. Engage with other departments and leadership to gain insights and fill knowledge gaps. Topics Covered: Strategy alignment, hiring a CPO, product operations, vision development, continuous learning, scaling product management, aligning product and business goals.