DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net

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?

15mo ago
builder
builder
Stealth15mo

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

DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net15mo

Thanks for the advice. Will keep this in mind.

Chillbill
Chillbill
Freelancer15mo

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
DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net15mo

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.

DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net15mo

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

AstroBubbles
AstroBubbles
Stealth15mo

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

DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net15mo

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

AstroBubbles
AstroBubbles
Stealth15mo

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.

ElonMast
ElonMast
Amazon15mo

Apart of all other things mentioned above -

  1. Documentation should be your first friend
  2. Never hesitate to learn new things
  3. Keep reading, learning about competition
DillusionalPM
DillusionalPM
Media.net15mo

Yep learning new things is one of the top things on my list, that I plan to in the next few months, especially about the dynamics of my industry.

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