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How to hire the right product manager for your IT needs

CIO

IT organizations are increasingly shifting from project-based organizational structures to product-based methodologies , which involve cross-functional teams. Product managers aren’t a new job category by any means, but this shift means that they’re newly prominent and important to many companies’ strategies.

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Rethinking enterprise architects’ roles for agile transformation

CIO

I recommend three primary roles: a product manager owning the vision, a delivery leader overseeing agile teams and implementation, and a program sponsor. One solution is to assign the responsibility to enterprise architects in a product management capacity.

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Product manager salary: Pay range factors, tips for making more

CIO

As project-based business practices give way to product-focused cross-functional teams, the product manager role is taking on prominence, increasingly attracting interest from job candidates who might otherwise go into IT. Do product managers make good money? As you grow in your career, so will your salary.

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From Unfocused To Unstoppable: 5 Lessons I Learned Scaling My Startup With ADHD

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Working with mentors and coaches, I was able to get to the root of my condition and learned many of my behaviors were coping mechanisms shaped by early stress. Delegate responsibilities You wouldnt expect your CMO to put together a five-year financial projection or task your CTO with managing payroll, so cut yourself some slack.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. While I do fill that role at the moment, I'm a little hesitant to refer to myself as a CTO as we still haven't launched a product, acquired a single user, or turned or a penny in profit.

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Check out all the partner sessions on the TC+ stage at Disrupt

TechCrunch

Framing Innovation Through Collaborations Big and Small : AT&T CTO Jeremy Legg and Boddle Learning co-founders, Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan. How to Disrupt Any Industry with Longevity Science: No PhD Required : FOXO Technologies chief product officer, Erin Sharoni. Sponsored by Foursquare. Sponsored by AT&T.

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Startup CTO or Developer

SoCal CTO

I’ve been having discussions with several people recently about the role of the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in very early stage companies. In December 2007, I described how I commonly take on an Acting CTO Role in a Start-up. I used an image from Roger Smith that describes the varying roles of a CTO as the company matures.

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