Articles by Wyatt Jenkins
Making the Shift to Platform Product ManagementWyatt provides a list of traits required to be great at platform product management: 1. Platform product managers understand the big picture. 2. Platform PM’s effectively manage different types of stakeholders. 3. They create concise long term product roadmaps. 4. Project management skills are a plus. 5. Being technical helps. 6. Obsess over accurate & concise communication. He also covers a few common pitfalls companies can encounter when they first set up platform teams: 1. Ivory tower instead of customer centric thinking. 2. Product organizations require strong architectural leadership/partnership. 3. Investing in a platform too soon.