As a product manager or someone filling the product manager role, you are your product's champion within the company, whether you know it or not! And in many cases, you won't just need to advocate for your product, you'll need to act as an advocate for product management as a discipline within the organization.

At this talk, you'll learn how to manage across and upward when it comes to promoting the importance of product management within your company, whether you're promoting the benefits of putting users at the center of product development or how to navigate within an organization that has traditionally not been product focused.

Readiness to begin the modeling process from a business perspective – has the team checked off all the things needed to ensure success, along with an emphasis on how the iterative and experimental nature of a Data Science / Machine Learning project is different than a typical software development project. The goal would be to help managers avoid common mistakes in this space that can result in a model being dead on arrival, which is an extreme waste of an organizations resources, and can be a major reason that Data Scientists quit.

Join the Product Management Community for an evening of networking and a panel discussion with recruiters from some of the leading companies in the greater Seattle area. Learn about the latest trends in hiring, job search tips, transitioning industries, and what traits and skills hiring managers look for in a product management candidate.

Join the Product Management Community for an evening of networking and a panel discussion with recruiters from some of the leading companies in the greater Seattle area. Learn about the latest trends in hiring, job search tips, transitioning industries, and what traits and skills hiring managers look for in a product management candidate.

Come join the PMC for our first social event of 2018! 

Meet and greet Product Managers from around the Seattle area over drinks and appetizers while you enjoy the atmosphere of the Alibi Room, one of Seattle's premiere bars.  Located in Post Alley next to the Pike Place Market, the Alibi Room has been a drinking destination for authors and artists alike.

We're looking forward to seeing YOU on the 19th of April!

An interactive workshop that will level up your User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and overall prioritization skills. This 2-hour session will provide you with the tools and skills to craft user stories that will drive innovation and conversations about what your users really need, and not just what they might want (or what someone thinks they want).

An interactive workshop that will level up your User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and overall prioritization skills. This 2-hour session will provide you with the tools and skills to craft user stories that will drive innovation and conversations about what your users really need, and not just what they might want (or what someone thinks they want).

ProductCamp is a participant-driven, collaborative conference on topics related to Product Management, Product Strategy, and Product Marketing. All participants should come prepared to present a topic or run a group discussion. On the day of ProductCamp, all attendees cast their votes for sessions and presentations they’d like to attend. Most popular wins – sessions with the most votes will be presented throughout the rest of the day. ProductCamp has its heritage in BarCamp which is an international network of user-generated conferences (or unconferences). They are open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants.

Large checks are written to invest in products that are deemed to have "product-market fit" - whether that's headcount for a new or existing product within a large company or a brand new startup. As a product manager, you get to have the job to define a product that "fits" - how do you do it? how do you know if you've succeeded? When is the right time to pivot and the right time to double down? We'll explore the data as well as qualitative criteria to define products that customers love and are fiscally viable. 

An interactive workshop that will level up your User Stories, Acceptance Criteria, and overall prioritization skills. This 2-hour session will provide you with the tools and skills to craft user stories that will drive innovation and conversations about what your users really need, and not just what they might want (or what someone thinks they want).

The lessons learned of growing the PM discipline from startup to a unicorn company: The Tableau story.

Thierry D’hers is Vice President Product development for Visual analytics team. He is responsible for the strategy, design and engineering for all functional aspects of Tableau targeting the data analyst, the business users and storyteller, both on desktop and on the browser. During his 5 ½ year tenure at Tableau, Thierry has built and led the Program/Product management function for the entire development organization before being asked to run a large part of the engineering team more recently.

Organizations are adopting “Cloud-first” directives at a record pace, but the details are often left up to individual business segments to devise a successful plan. Join us for this presentation where we will discuss how a cloud-first strategy impacts development and delivery, and the implications that may affect your own product definition. Gain insight into practical information and lessons learned over Dev9’s five years of Cloud strategy and implementation projects with numerous enterprises.

Providing a compelling user experience is pivotal to developing a successful product. As a product manager, you are often tasked with difficult decisions that require a deep understanding of customer needs and how to deliver the best experience possible. User research is an effective way to both generate insights and validate direction. Come learn techniques for implementing user research at all stages of the product development lifecycle from concept generation through product validation.

Doors will open at 6:30pm, with the event starting at 7pm. **Event is sold out!**

A rapid hands-on workshop to understand and explore Design Thinking…a powerful set of tools for creating meaningful, valuable products and well-considered customer experiences.

As a product manager, you need ways to consistently and confidently tackle uncharted territory, generate bold ideas, and develop solutions relentlessly focused on customer needs.  

Come get hands on with Design Thinking- a process that will ground your product development efforts and stimulate your team to create meaningful, valuable products and experiences that truly delight your customers.