This document outlines an agenda for a product management 101 presentation. It will cover an introduction to product management, the product lifecycle, modern product management practices, the importance of data in product decisions, and lessons learned from the presenter's experience as a product manager. The presenter has over 10 years of experience in product management and development roles and will share their expertise on building successful products.

1. Product Management 101
Ace Product Enthusiast
By
Vinodh Ramakrishnan

2. • Introduction to Product Management
• Product Lifecycle
• Modern Product Management
• Importance of Data
• Top 3 Lessons as a PM
Agenda

3. 2004 2011 2012 2018 May
2018
MBA from
SP Jain Global
Singapore/Dubai
Completed
Bachelors
Degree
20082006
Product
Manager @ TOI
Magicbricks.com
2014
Product
Manager @
UK-based
telecom
company
2016 2017
Product
Manager @
Punchh
Restaurant
Loyalty Platform
Product
Manager @
McDonalds
India – Food
Delivery
Moved to
Toronto
Product
Development @
PayPal India
Product
Development @
Amdocs India
Developer @
Tech Mahindra
Product Management (5+ yrs)Product Development (6+ yrs)
MBA
- Technical working knowledge in C, C++, Unix, SQL stack
- Functional Business understanding & Domain Knowledge
- Led projects with key deliverables by meeting timeline
- Domain ownership at development side
- Mentored new team members
- Worked with Technical Architect & Sr. Mgmt
- Conceptualized and delivered online products from scratch
- In-depth understanding of product management lifecycle
- Creating product roadmap in-line with business vision
- Data-oriented metric driven measurement in product
- Complete ownership with development team
- Managing end-to-end product with 100% ownership
About Me – Vinodh Ramakrishnan

4. Product Management – Who does a PM Do - Thinkers or Executers or Mini-CEO?

6. Product Lifecycle
- Product Discovery
- MVP / MSP
- Iteration (Lean startup)
- Product-Market Fit
- Product Optimization
- Product Growth/Scaling

7. Modern Product Management

8. Importance of Data
- Vanity Metrics
- OMTM
- Cohort Analysis
- Funnel Analysis
- A/B Testing
- Social Media Analytics

9. •Importance of Prioritization and focusing on Roadmap
•Why your decision should be backed-up by data
•Peril of saying ‘Yes’ to all features
Top 3 – Lessons I learnt as a Product Manager

10. Resources

11. Q&A
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