Episode Synopsis: Has recent business news made you worried about your job and your career as a product manager? Are you wondering how to survive in a turbulent economy with your resume intact? If so, spend 45 minutes and get some new perspective and a healthy dose of reality-based optimism from two product management veterans who have survived *and thrived* in multiple market downturns and shrinking companies. In this webinar you will learn:

• How to apply a simple shift in your own attitude to uncover new opportunities for your product and company
• What you can do with little or no budget to sharpen your vision of the market
• How to create alliances to get critical work done with fewer resources

Webinar participants will learn from Linda Merrick and Mara Krieps' own experience as currently practicing product managers, trainers and consultants. An interactive Q&A session will further enrich the discussion.

About the Presenters:

Linda Merrick and Mara Krieps are the founders of internationally recognized training and consulting firm Pivotal Product Management (www.pivotalpm.com). Both Linda and Mara are AIPMM certified, practicing product managers, with more than 40 years combined experience, and both are recipients of AIPMM'™s "Excellence in Product Management Education award".

Episode Synopsis: AIPMM introduces a new 45-minute open Q&A session format with veteran webinar presenters and AIPMM “Excellence in Product Management Education” award winners Linda Merrick and Mara Krieps of Pivotal Product Management. In this live Q&A forum webinar you can pose your tough Product Management or Product Marketing challenges to Linda and Mara, and get some fast, effective coaching in real time!

Hearing what challenges your colleagues around the world are experiencing

• Gaining real-time insight on solutions to these challenges from the founders of awardwinning trainers and consultants from Pivotal Product management
• Getting a solution to your own big challenge

Join us for a 45-minute investment that could provide your biggest "Aha" moment of the year!

About the Presenters:

Linda Merrick and Mara Krieps are the founders of internationally recognized training and consulting firm Pivotal Product Management (www.pivotalpm.com). Both Linda and Mara are AIPMM certified, practicing product managers, with more than 40 years’ combined experience, and both are recipients of AIPMM’s "Excellence in Product Management Education award".

Episode Synopsis: (SLIDES ONLY-NO AUDIO) Do you ever wonder why some product managers seem to get promoted and advance much faster than others? Are you interested in learning strategies and tactics you can use to speed up the advancement of your own career? In this presentation Brian Lawley, Founder of the 280 Group and President of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association will share the different ways he has seen product managers successfully accelerate their careers during his twenty year career in product management.

Presented by Brian Lawley, President and Founder of the 280 Group. He is also the former president of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association

Episode Synopsis: As a Product Manager, you probably don’t manage budgets or people, but you are accountable for the ultimate success or failure of your product. This makes your role one of the most challenging in your company. Without the official authority, how can you get things done, and make your product successful?

In this webinar you will learn:

* How to gauge your product team leadership abilities, from your colleagues’ point of view
* How to motivate your cross-functional team members to do the right things for the product
* How to gain a credible voice with the executive team
* When to speak up, when not to, and how to know the difference

Webinar participants will learn from the presenters’ own experience as product managers, including examples from a variety of companies and products. An interactive Q&A session will further enrich the discussion.

Bonus Material: Webinar participants will receive a “managing from the middle” planning guide to improve their ongoing effectiveness.

About the Presenters: Linda Merrick and Mara Krieps are the founders of internationally-recognized training and consulting firm Pivotal Product Management (www.pivotalpm.com). Recipients of AIPMM’s “Excellence in Product Management Education” award in 2006 and 2007, Linda and Mara are AIPMM-certified, practicing product managers, with more than 40 years’ combined experience. Pivotal Product Management is an AIPMM-Authorized Testing Partner.

Episode Synopsis: Working effectively with the team who designs and builds your product (or service) is critical to your effectiveness as a product manager – regardless of your industry, company size or culture - yet few of us have had any training in this area.

Mara Krieps and Linda Merrick of Pivotal Product Management will provide insights from their 40+ years’ combined experience as Product Management practitioners, as well as tools to make you more effective. You’ll learn how to:

• Assess how you’re currently working with your product design/build team
• Clarify the team’s expectations for tangible deliverables
• Identify some typical team issues, and tips for resolution

Krieps and Merrick are Certified Product Managers, and the 2006 and 2007 recipients of AIPMM’s “Excellence in Product Management Education” award. Pivotal Product Management www.pivotalpm.com provides training, consulting, team coaching and skills assessment for product teams across industries.

Pre-registered webinar participants will be entered in a drawing for a complimentary product management book.

Episode Synopsis: (SLIDES ONLY-NO AUDIO) Product Roadmaps can mean the difference between success and failure when delivering and marketing software products. They can be one of the most effective tools in a Product Management professional's arsenal. Done correctly they can help win and keep large customers and partners, and can guide the engineering and strategic planning efforts of a company. Unfortunately most Product Roadmaps are created "On The Fly" and under pressure when sales or the company management makes a last-minute request. As a result they don't have the impact they should. This session will cover the different types of Product Roadmaps, how to create each of them, and which type to use for different situations. Leveraging his experience developing Roadmaps for dozens of clients and companies, Mr. Lawley will share best practices, tips and practical advice so that attendees will come away with a thorough understanding of how to build their own Roadmaps.

Presented by Brian Lawley, President and Founder of the 280 Group. He is also President of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association

Episode Synopsis: (SLIDES ONLY-NO AUDIO) How to get twice as much done in half the time.

As a Product Manager, you will always have far more work than you can possibly accomplish. Between thinking strategically and driving things related to your products from a high level to executing the day-to-day tactical work required for product success, you will have a full list of to-do items and plenty of requests that go unfulfilled. This webinar will show you strategies and tactics for being more productive, with the goal of increasing your output and freeing up your time for high-level tasks, while at the same time reducing your overall stress level.

Presented by Brian Lawley, President and Founder of the 280 Group. He is also President of the Silicon Valley Product Management Association