Main Takeaways: -Being more effective by reorganizing your own way of working Establishing closer connect with geographically distributed users -Getting work done by staying closely connected with team -Ensuring trust and confidence by continuously managing stakeholder expectations -Fostering motivation by projecting the team's success and closing the loop

1. How to be Productive as a Remote PM
by Microsoft Sr PM
www.productschool.com

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5. How to be productive as a Remote PM?
Vikas Singhvi [Senior PM - Microsoft]

6. Vikas Singhvi
S P E A K E R

7. +
A B O U T M E
A passionate product manager with 12+ years experience
Delivered several digital transformation & business consulting engagements
in the past
Most recently have been modernizing analytics for Microsoft’s CE&S business
Executed 3 large scale high complexity programs in parallel working remote
PRODUCT ANALYTICS CONSULTING
SaaS
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8. A G E N D A
2.
1.
Establishing closer connect with geographically distributed users
Being more effective, by reorganizing your own way of working
4.
3.
Ensuring trust and confidence by continuously managing stakeholder expectations
Getting work done by staying closely connected with the team
5. Fostering motivation by projecting the team’s success and closing the loop

9. Reorganizing own way of working
Don’t start your day with emails
DO’s DONT’s
Don’t OWN everything
Don’t forget your fitness & breaks
Structure, plan and prioritize your work

10. Closer connect with users
Gathering requirements - https://app.mural.co

11. Closer connect with users
https://app.mural.co - Many templates to choose from

12. Closer connect with users
Regular Sprint demos
Co-Design sessions
User feedback
channels
Structured Excel templates

13. Closer connect with team
Figma/ Balsamiq for Wireframes Microsoft Whiteboard for brainstorming

14. Closer connect with team
Take the time for casual connect
Lean more on the team ASK for HELP

15. Trust with stakeholders

16. Trust with stakeholders
Heads-up of engagement ask and timelines
Structured Status Communications
Regular Sync meetings
Teams Channels for discussion
Sprint Demos

17. Projecting the team’s success
2.
Blogs (Internal SharePoint, LinkedIn)
Virtual Roadshows to share the
product story
3.
Opportunities to re-use in other products
4.
Making components open-source

18. 2.
1.
S U M M A R Y
Use tools like Mural, Excel templates, Co-design sessions to gather requirements &
feedback
Reorganize yourself by using tools like OneNote and prioritizing work deliverables first
3. Wireframe using Figma/ Balsamiq, Brainstorm using Whiteboard and look for
opportunities to lean more and connect with the team better
4. Ensure trust through regular communication rhythm with stakeholders using
roadmaps, status emails, sprint demos and sufficient heads-up for engagement
5. Constantly be on the lookout to project team’s success by sharing the product story
and journey

19. Thank You!
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