Agenda
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Saturday, April 1, 2023
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast & Registration - Every Season's Hall
Please bring a copy of your ticket (printed or digital) the morning of the event for check-in. |
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9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Opening Remarks & Morning Keynote - Auditoriums A-C What I Learned about Product Management by Teaching It Mike Belsito, Co-Founder, Product Collective None of us went to school for product management. Well — almost none of us. As the Co-Founder of Product Collective — one of the largest independent communities for Product Managers anywhere — I was honored to be asked to start (and teach) the first-ever undergraduate product management class at a leading national university. What I wasn't expecting, however, was to learn just as much about product management by teaching the class as the students who were there to learn. In this talk, I'll share what I learned along with why teaching may be more useful to product people than one would think. Download Presentation |
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10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Break - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Group 1 Breakout Sessions Key Factors when Picking KPIs Brian Utz, Director of Product Management, Sopheon Mission Driven Innovation - Product Innovation that Creates Social Impact Mark Adkins, Co-Founder & CEO, LeanMed LLC Download Presentation Your Product Managers - Dealing with Inferiority Complex Sadhana Gupta, Product Management Master's Student at Carnegie Mellon University What Makes a High Performing Team Kelli Chimenti, Senior Product Manager, DICK'S Sporting Goods Delivering MVP's at Scale Justin Ruoff, SVP Operations, SoundStack |
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11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Break - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Group 2 Breakout Sessions Operational Excellence Can Kill Product Innovation Robert Wasson, Ph.D., Professor, Engineering and Technology Innovation Management, CMU + Business Development, SmartOrg Download Presentation Discovery is a Team Sport: Improving Team Collaboration During Product Discover for New Software John Beck, Director of Product Design, Truefit Download Presentation Be More Interesting: Building Your Social Intelligence Toolset Noah Ketterman, Product Owner, Truefit Download Presentation Level Up Your Product Thinking with Decision-Forcing Cases Nick Yingling, Agile Coach, Duke Energy Corporation Mitchell Wilston, Senior Product Manager, Niche.com Download Presentation The Strategic Product Manager Jonathan Sappey, Founder, Strategy, Creativity, and Leadership LLC Download Presentation |
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12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Lunch - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Afternoon Keynote - Auditorium Embracing Your Inner Entrepreneur to be a Better Product Manager Kelly Collier, Director of Ecosystem Development, LifeX Global Product managers and entrepreneurs share many core skillsets - the strategy, the storytelling, coordinating and directing cross-functional teams. But most product managers stop short of seeking perspective from experienced entrepreneurial leaders or pursuing resources geared towards the startup founder. Recognizing this untapped opportunity for professional growth and expanding their skills, I’ll share how product managers can embrace their inner entrepreneur and engage in their startup ecosystems to become a better, more impactful product manager. |
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1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Break - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Group 3 Breakout Sessions Decision Quality: Making the Right Choice Every Time Robert Wasson, Ph.D., Professor, Engineering and Technology Innovation Management, CMU + Business Development, SmartOrg Download Presentation Project vs Product Mindset Natalie Lihacova, Senior Project & Product Portfolio Management, Deutsche Hospitality Download Presentation Switching Hats: Empathetic Leadership for the Creatives in Your Team Alina Bengert-Lombardi, Lead Product Designer, UPMC Enterprises Tessa Samuelson, Product Designer, UPMC Enterprises The Power of Stories for Product Innovation: A Case Study Jackie Watts, Senior Product Designer, Truefiit How to Get Things Done in Big Organizations Max Friedman, Product Manager, Google Download Presentation |
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2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Break - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Group 4 Breakout Sessions A Blueprint for Service Blueprinting! A Method for Taming Complexity, Building Alignment & Finding Innovation Opportunities Susanna Zlotnikov, Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University - Integrated Innovation Institute Download Presentation How to Treat Me Right: What Designers Want from their Product Managers Kevin Voller, Interaction Designer, Google Denise Hardman, Distinguished Product Manager, DICK'S Sporting Goods Lisa Carter, Senior Product Designer, Motional Max Friedman, Product Manager, Google Esther Estroff, User Experience Designer, CivicScience Download Presentation Shifting Organizations from Projects to Value Delivery Using Product Operations Tara Williams, Director of Product Management, Groundswell Chip Loving, Founder, Communications & Collaboration LLC Laura Vieth, Product Manager, Groundswell Download Presentation Our Robot Overlords: How Will Generative AI Change Product Management? Jason Brett, Chief Product Officer, Product Coffee Hey PO, Stop! You're Doing WAY Too Much! Aaron Kopel, Business Agility Strategist, Project Brilliant Download Presentation |
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3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Break - Every Season's Hall Career Fair & Networking |
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4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks, Raffles & After Party - Every Season's Hall Join us after our final sessions wrapped up for fellowship and networking, sponsored by CMU's MSPM. Make sure you enter the raffles throughout the day for a chance to win. Then grab your drink tickets, get some food and enjoy! |
Photograph Permission Announcement:
Video will be recorded and/or photographs at this event. By participating in this event, you are giving permission for ProductCamp Pittsburgh to take photographs and/or video of you and to use the photographs/video containing your image, voice, or likeness for educational and promotional purposes. Such uses include use in publications, websites, advertising, fundraising, and other marketing communications materials. You understand and agree that you will have no rights to the photographs/video taken of you during this event.
Video will be recorded and/or photographs at this event. By participating in this event, you are giving permission for ProductCamp Pittsburgh to take photographs and/or video of you and to use the photographs/video containing your image, voice, or likeness for educational and promotional purposes. Such uses include use in publications, websites, advertising, fundraising, and other marketing communications materials. You understand and agree that you will have no rights to the photographs/video taken of you during this event.
