11. Goals
● Common forms of ambiguity
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
12. Goals
● Common forms of ambiguity
● Simplifying your product at each stage
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
13. Goals
● Common forms of ambiguity
● Simplifying your product at each stage
● How Chewy evaluates PM’s abilities within ambiguity
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
14. Goals
● Common forms of ambiguity
● Simplifying your product at each stage
● How Chewy evaluates PM’s abilities within ambiguity
● Q&A
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
16. What problem are we solving?
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
17. What do we know about this
problem today?
What problem are we solving?
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
18. What don’t we know about this
problem?
What problem are we solving?
What do we know about this problem today?
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
19. What is the potential impact if
solved?
What problem are we solving?
What do we know about this problem today?
What don’t we know about this problem?
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
20. How do we know this is a
problem at all?
What problem are we solving?
What do we know about this problem today?
What don’t we know about this problem?
What is the potential impact if solved?
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
31. Skill Set Associate PM PM Senior PM Principal PM
Problem solves bugs quickly X X X X
Evaluating Product Ambiguity Skill Set
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
32. Skill Set Associate PM PM Senior PM Principal PM
Problem solves bugs quickly X X X X
Identifies the right solution with the right customer
problem
X X X
Evaluating Product Ambiguity Skill Set
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
33. Skill Set Associate PM PM Senior PM Principal PM
Problem solves bugs quickly X X X X
Identifies the right solution with the right customer
problem
X X X
Able to connect disparate features together to
uncover and solve new customer problems
X X
Evaluating Product Ambiguity Skill Set
Marcus LaBrecque
Sr. Manager, Product at Chewy.com
34. Skill Set Associate PM PM Senior PM Principal PM
Problem solves bugs quickly X X X X
Identifies the right solution with the right customer
problem
X X X
Able to connect disparate features together to
uncover and solve new customer problems
X X
Crafts a product vision that ties into the company
objectives and brand
X
Evaluating Product Ambiguity Skill Set
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