As a PM transitions from an Individual Contributor to a leadership role in Product Management, there are key skill sets that he or she needs to develop in order to scale. More accountability on the outcomes, rather than output, ability to influence stakeholders and champion change, grooming people and helping the team perform at its best and building trust and collaboration become very critical. The session is intended to provide specific self improvement areas that a PM should strive to develop in their growth to be an effective product leader.

Key Takeaways

• Getting better, or even much better, at the competencies as a PM alone will NOT be sufficient to make one an effective product leader
• The good news is these competencies can be developed, with effort and the right guidance
• The session is intended to provide 7 key areas that an aspiring product leader should focus on as part of their skill development

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Raghu Ramanujam is Director of Product at Flipkart and heads the Payments and Gift Card programs where his team's mission is to contribute to the Digital India initiative. As a Product Manager and an entrepreneur, Raghu has held Product leadership roles at Zoho and InMobi in addition to founding and running his ridesharing startup PoolCircle. Raghu firmly believes that the only way to measure the effectiveness of a Product and its Product Manager is by the customer's success.