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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

Get the Hustle Badger product audit template here - www.hustlebadger.com/what-do-prod...

#product #productmanagement

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

Ideally this isn’t done by a single person, but by a small number of people both within and outside of the product org to give a 360 view.
The result is that you have a clear understanding of where you need to focus to increase overall product org performance and team velocity.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

You assess each of these drivers on a scale:

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Significant room for improvement
𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Progress made, and more to be done
𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 – Mature product capability

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

The product audit breaks down overall product success into 12 major drivers across:
🎯 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 – Do we know what to build?
⚙️ 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – Can we build it?
👷♀️ 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 – Have we got the right builders?

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

How do you identify these root cause problems?

Start with a 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗧:

Identifies critical problems holding the product org back
Uncovers quick fixes that can unblock teams
Highlights capabilities that need building over time

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

As a CEO / product leader how do you respond?

You diagnose what’s holding the product org back
You solve the root causes of underperformance
You set the team up for success
➡️ You’ll dramatically improve the returns on your investment in technology

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

Signs not all is well in the kingdom are:

Product feels like a black box:
• You’re spending a ton of money on your team
• You’re constantly struggling to get features out
• Features rarely deliver the impact you’re hoping for

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 2h

How do you know if your product team is performing?

Answer: AUDIT THEM.

Without an audit, views are subjective. But you might feel it.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

#enterprise #saas # b2b

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

Join us to sharpen your shipping muscles and learn battle-tested techniques for leading complex, cross-functional initiatives.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

In short: when the stakes are high and the scope is wide, PMs need strong project management to align teams, keep momentum, and land the bet on time.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

👉 Sign up here - luma.com/5yfbn5t5

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Project Management for PMs · Zoom · Luma

The classic image of product management blends discovery and agile development to incrementally build innovative new products. However, the reality is that…

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

• Difference between big strategic projects and feature factories
• Setting a deadline
• Developing a plan
• Course correcting
• Company comms

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

That makes shipping fast and efficiently the best way to reduce risk and create value.
This webinar covers how to ship large scale, strategic projects as a product manager.

Led by our very own @Ed Biden, this class will walk you through:

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

This is not a betrayal of modern product principles, but the practical consequence that the biggest bets often involve the coordination of multiple teams, and as a result require central leadership.
Beyond that, for many large projects, risk is low or hard to mitigate pre-ship.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

The classic image of product management blends discovery and agile development to incrementally build innovative new products.
However, the reality is that Silicon Valley start-ups & tech giants, including Google, Stripe, and booking.com also do top-down, strategic initiatives.

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 1d

🚨𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗝𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗠𝗦 | 𝗢𝗖𝗧 𝟭𝟱𝗧𝗛 🚨

Let's face it: project management is a core skill.
There are times when you just have to get a big, important project done, and the CEO will be on your back if it doesn't happen on time.

👉 Sign up here - luma.com/5yfbn5t5

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

#managingup

Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

Saying no: 'This OKR is too big, we can't achieve this on current resourcing levels'

Setting boundaries and enforcing them: 'I understand that's frustrating, but we should work together to unblock this.'

Check out our full guide here [1:1 template] - www.hustlebadger.com/what-do-prod...

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

Nailing communication

Ensuring no surprises: 'It's looking likely we will miss this OKR'

Get to the point when you ask for something: 'I need engineers. The issue is engineering resource, we've gone from a team of 3 to 1.'

Be direct: 'I need help from you to unblock this with the CTO'

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

Use process as an ally

Run 1:1s well: how to set agendas, document decisions and tick off actions

Identify key metrics, and link reports clearly to goals

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

Understand your place in your manager’s priorities: you may be critical or not that important

Understand your manager’s traits: are they detail oriented, big picture.... and manage accordingly

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

Understand your manager’s needs and motivations

Employ needs based communication focusing on their goals

Understand what success looks like to your manager

Put the effort in to understand their preferences re: involvement level or how much they want to delegate

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

🔧 Managing up can

Enable you to be the best employee you can be

Increase trust in each other

Give you confidence you have done all that you can to deliver at work

Here's a step by step guide to doing it well

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Hustle Badger @hustlebadger.bsky.social · 3d

❌Managing up does not mean

Rigidity: informing your manager but not taking their feedback into account

Circumvention: going around or above your manager

Sandbagging: hiding negative information

Obfuscation: presenting information inaccurately

Control: trying to change your manager’s mind

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