This slide deck talks about the impact of corporate culture on the product management role

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12. Impact of Company Culture on
the PM Role
Krishna Sunkammurali

13. Agenda
❏ Introduction
❏ What is company culture and why should you
care?
❏ Understanding company culture
❏ Further research and reading
❏ Q & A

14. INTRO

15. INTRO
Masters; First snow and first job
Microsoft; Second job
Amazon; Kindle + MBA
11 years, 5 teams, 3
roles, X managers…
Silicon Valley;
Citrix, Startup, SAP, Startup (!)
5 winters later..
2 years, 3 projects,
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Tell me about yourself...

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17. What is Company Culture ?

18. United States: Garage Sales culture

19. Corporate Culture Iceberg
Values
Culture
Mission
Behavior
Tip of the Iceberg --- Image by © Ralph A. Clevenger/CORBIS

21. PM Role - Why culture matters
Making culture
awareness count!
Team is evaluating you
Culture fit is evaluated
Interview for a role
Join and onboard
Focus on impact

22. Vision / Strategy Planning
PM Role - Why culture matters
Engineering User Ed DocDesign Marketing
Definition Execution
LegalLegal Support OperationsOther teams
dkPM responsible for
dkPM leads and works with

23. Leadership
Design
Technical Sense of Humor
☺
Communication
Business Savvy
Strategic thinking
Conflict resolution Negotiation Analytical
Persistence Curiosity Passionate
Courage Learning mindset Empathy
Problem solving + Problem ownership
PM Skills - Why culture matters

24. Picket fence analogy -> Each plank is an area to focus and nail
Road to becoming more culturally aware

25. Culture matters: Start with Company Values
dkAmazon Values
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/principles

26. Culture matters: Research, read and network
dkAmazon book
recommendation

27. Culture matters: Start with Company Values
Google Values
https://www.google.com/about/philosophy.html

28. Culture matters: A research framework

29. Culture matters: Compare and Contrast #1
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30. Culture matters: Compare and Contrast #2
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31. Culture matters: Compare and Contrast #3
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32. Culture matters: Dynamic aspects
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33. Corporate Culture matters: Takeaways

34. Book Recommendations

35. Book Recommendations

36. “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”
- Peter Drucker

37. Corporate Culture in brief
What are your values?
How do you think and act?
How do you interact with others?
What do you believe in?

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