2020 Sessions
In the past, ProductCamp Pittsburgh sessions have been chosen the morning of the unconference.
This year, since we are virtual, past attendees voted on subjects and themes they wanted to hear about in advance.
The tracks selected for 2020 are:
UX and DESIGN
DIVERSITY
INNOVATION
GO TO MARKET
EDUCATION and CAREER
Thank you for voting!
This year, since we are virtual, past attendees voted on subjects and themes they wanted to hear about in advance.
The tracks selected for 2020 are:
UX and DESIGN
DIVERSITY
INNOVATION
GO TO MARKET
EDUCATION and CAREER
Thank you for voting!
Session Schedule
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
How to Use The platform, Introduction
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Virtual ProductCamp Introduction & Opening Keynote - Positioning Jujitsu - How to Win
Track: Keynote
April Dunford
Speaker, Author, CEO - Ambient Strategy
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Tech Design for the Next Billion
Track One: UX and Design
Payal Arora
Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Payal Arora
Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Increasing Diversity in Software Product Planning and Development Approaches
Track Two: Diversity
Hans-Bernd Kittlaus
Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam
Hans-Bernd Kittlaus
Professor and Chair in Technology, Values, and Global Media Cultures - Erasmus University Rotterdam
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Mission Driven Innovation – How Product Innovators are Responding to COVID-19
Track Three: Innovation
Mark Adkins
CEO, President - Lean Med, Smart Hammer Innovation
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Product Management vs. Product Marketing: Exactly the same, yet totally different.
Track Four: Go to Market
Nathan Mancine
Director of Product Marketing - Hospital IQ
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
When the Product is YOU!
Track Five: Education and Career
Steve Johnson
Author, Speaker, and Product Success Coach, Vice President - Under10 Consulting
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
You Complete Me: The Changing Role of PMs & UX Designers in the Product LifeCycle
Track One: UX and Design
Brandon Ekberg
Director of Product Management - TwinThread LLC
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Product Management for Startups - Is it an Art or Applied Science?
Track Three: Innovation
Hara Mangipudi
Founder and CEO, guNaka®, Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore - guNaka® , Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
You Built it, Now Sell It: How to Go to Market
Track Four: Go to Market
Meghan Skift
Inbound Marketer, Founder - Mixy Marketing
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Certifications and Education in PM
Track Five: Education and Career
Steve Johnson
Author, Speaker, and Product Success Coach, Vice President - Under10 Consulting
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Break -- Exhibit Booths & Networking Areas Open
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Women in PM
Track Two: Diversity
Brady Marchione
Product Management Team Lead - FedEx
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Digital Disruption Hits Product Management: A Taxonomy of Product Management Tools
Track Three: Innovation
Brian Nejmeh
President - INSTEP, Inc.
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
New Product Development and Go To Market
Track Four: Go to Market
Jesse Hopps
Founder - Demand Metric
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Navigating An Early Stage Product Management Career
Track Five: Education and Career
Debashish Sasmal
Product Manager - UPMC Enterprises
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Closing Keynote: What Do Product Leaders Do? (and How Do I Become One?)"
Track: Keynote
Rich Mironov
CEO, PM Executive - Mironov Consulting
Propose a Session
Propose a Session
- Proposed sessions will be voted on by the ProductCamp participants with the most popular sessions getting on the event schedule.
Examples of Session Categories
- Opportunity Analysis
- Market Research, Market Segmentation, Competitive Analysis, Business Case, Market Problems
- Product Strategy
- Business Planning, Business Model, Whole Product, Roadmaps, Portfolio Planning, Partnerships, Resource Allocation, Technology Assessment
- Requirements Definitions
- MRD, PRD, Elicitation, Personas, Use Cases, Prioritization, UX
- Product Development
- Agile Processes, Market Testing, Testing/QA, Beta Tests, Offshore/Nearshore Dev
- Go-to-Market
- Product Launch Plans, Product Launch Readiness, Market Strategy, Marketing Plan, Pricing, Positioning, Messaging, Channel strategy, Sales Enablement
- Marketing Execution
- Demand Gen, Events, PR, Advertising, Social Media, Marketing Collateral, Sales Tools, Sales Pipeline, Channel Mgmt, Marketing Metrics
- Product Lifecycle Mgmt
- Portfolio Analysis, Crossing the Chasm, Brand Mgmt, End-of-life, Divestment, Customer Retention, Repositioning
- Prod Mgmt Careers
- PM 101, Team Management, Interviews, Roles Definitions, Small v. Big Company, PM Tools
- Data Analytics
- Data Science, In-Product analytics, Customer Surveying, Business Intelligence, Reporting Tools, Quantitative Feedback
- Create your own!
See all of the 2018 Sessions!
