In the context of her role in Zynga and experiences as a PM for numerous start-ups, Keerthana will share her journey on how she has learned to become a better PM and a better leader. In this talk, she will touch on her personal lessons on: - The importance of people over efficiency - How to ask the right questions, and - How to create a an anchor for your product team when under pressure

1. Creating Visions,
Building Teams &
Releasing Faster
Wow, that's a big topic,
Keerthana

2. Engineer
Analyst
Project Manager
Product Manager
Writer (Well..)
Who am I?
10+ Years Exp.
75% -> Worked at Early Stage StartUps
Manage a portfolio of casual games at Zynga.
1 Startup had a successful exit!

3. New PM on
Mismanaged
Project
Furious
Customer
How I started..
Project was a
success
Team Member
resigned!

4. Successful
Games
And now..
New Games
Development
Need to release
yesterday
Happy Team!

5. How to keep the team going when..
..there are
new
ambiguous
projects
..there are
rapid
changes
..there
are
conflicts
..deadlines
are not
met

6. ..there are new Ambiguous projects
How to keep the team going when..
Business
Impact
Individual
Impact
Expectations
of uncertainty

7. ..there are rapid changes
How to keep the team going when..
What are the
changes?
Why are they
changing?

8. How to keep the team going when..
Always
understand
"Why"
Is the
viewpoint
aligned to the
goal?
....there are conflicts

9. ..deadlines are not met
How to keep the team going when..
Always say
"We"
Work with
team to solve
P0
bottlenecks

10. The fastest way to move ahead is
when everyone is moving in the same
direction!

11. Thank You!
Feel Free to reach out!
keerthana.ak@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keerthanaak/