November 16, 2022

INTEGRAL SKILLSETS: What It Takes to Become a Product Manager With Neha Satya

34 minutes

What roles does the product manager actually take in the company? Neha believes that, more than the job description, product managers play a huge role in enabling teams in overall processes even if we don't see it directly. In this episode of The Agile Coach, Vivek and Neha dive deep into the skills that are unnecessary and those that are important in order to become an effective product manager.

AGILE HIGHLIGHTS

Neha's transition from medical school to product manager
Core skillsets needed in product management
Things you don't need to become a product manager
You have to be able to put things into perspective as you progress
Emotional intelligence is needed to ask the right questions
Connection before correction

AGILE MOMENTS

On what made Neha choose the path of product management:

“Ultimately, it all came down to the impact that product managers have on decision-making within the company. You hear a lot of the time “product and CEO of the company” and I don't believe that as true. It's really that product people are enablers for their team.”

Neha's on critical thinking as a core skill:

“I think one skill that's also very important for a product manager is having critical thinking skills. So, really look at what the problem is at hand and work collaboratively with your teams to come up with the solution that balances need of the customer, the business, and why it's technically feasible.”

Neha on how data can best back you up:

“Everything that we mentioned, stakeholder management, all of that I think is basically the cherry on top if you have this to back you up which is data-driven. I think it's really important to use whatever data you have at hand to make the right decisions”

Get to know Neha and what she’s up to: