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Increment Planning As Risk Management
It’s almost 15 years since Eric Ries and Steve Blank made MVP (Minimum Viable Products) an essential tool in any product manager’s tool box. Of course, the thinking has grown and evolved. The concept of an MVP is more important than ever, having grown beyond a one-dimensional view of feature validation.
Today, the value of thinking in increments (or MVPs) has broadened to be a more nuanced conversation about risk and learning. We will talk about why you should think in increments (its not just about feature validation), when you should start creating increments (its sooner than you think), and…
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GenAI Playbook: Turning AI into Your Product Differentiator
Facilitator: Sugandh Rakha
Sugandh is a Sr. Principal Product Manager at ServiceNow, driving AI-powered automation and multi-system AI agents. He is passionate about integrating GenAI into real-world products for impact.
Workshop Agenda
🔹 Introduction
🔹 GenAI as a Differentiator
- Where AI truly adds value (beyond the hype)
- Case studies of AI-driven product breakthroughs
🔹 The GenAI Playbook
- Identify AI Opportunities – User pain points, automation, personalization
- Design AI-First Features – UX best practices, ethical AI considerations
- Build & Scale – Data, privacy, infra, and success metrics
🔹 Hands-on Exercise: AI Feature Ideation
- Design an…19 votes -
AI Revolution: Insights from an AI Product Manager's Journey
Jatin Rajvanshi is an AI Product Manager at TELUS, driving innovation in the AI Accelerator team. With over 10 years of digital product experience and an MBA from UBC, Jatin has self-taught expertise in AI, leveraging generative AI to create real-world value in enterprise and startup environments.
Agenda
➡ Personal journey: From traditional PM to AI PM without formal ML background
➡ Lessons learned and best practices for implementing GenAI
➡ Practical Demo: Leveraging GenAI in Product Development
➡ AI agents and their potential impact on products
➡ Actional steps one can take to learn about AI Product Management11 votes -
The WWYD Leadership Challenge: What Great Product Leaders Do Differently
Managing people is hard. Leading them is even harder. Yet most new managers get no training, and even experienced product leaders face tough calls—whether managing teams, peers, or executives.
In this fast-paced, interactive session, you’ll take on real-world “What Would You Do?” leadership challenges, put your instincts to the test, and hear how others would navigate the same scenarios. Then, we’ll reveal what actually happened—and what worked (or didn’t).
Expect lively discussion, fresh insights, and a few “aha” moments as we break down what separates great product leaders from the rest. Walk away with new perspectives and practical tools you…
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“I Can’t Believe This Is Happening Again” – Using Storytelling & Systems Thinking to Fix Recurring Product Nightmares
Ever had your roadmap hijacked by the latest customer request? Or sat in a Sales kickoff and realized… they’re making up their own messaging?
You’re not alone. Prioritization chaos, misaligned go-to-market messaging, and the endless battle between tech debt and new features—these aren’t just one-off frustrations. They’re patterns. And they don’t just slow you down. They make you question your influence, your strategy, and sometimes your sanity.
So, let’s talk about it. But not just talk—let’s map it out, break it down, and design a way through it.
What You’ll Walk Away With (AKA: What’s in It for You?)
- A…
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Make your messaging suck less! - A value-based workshop
You know your messaging (positioning, value proposition, sales pitch) sucks when:
1) you have to immediately say "and what I mean by that is..." because of all the blank stares you get from prospects
2) your spouse or kids have no idea what your stuff does
3) your SDR/BDR team hates you
4) your demand gen team goes off and writes their own stuff so they can get some engagement
5) your competitors tell you it sucks (by kicking your ass in the market)You'll come away with with a more jaded/critical view of pain and value, two vital questions…
8 votes -
Workshop: Data-Driven Decision Making for Product Managers
Overview:
In today’s fast-paced digital world, data-driven decision-making is a crucial skill for product managers. Yet, many PMs struggle with interpreting data, identifying actionable insights, and avoiding common pitfalls in analytics. This workshop will provide a hands-on approach to using data for better product decisions, including real-world exercises and a case study from your own analytics experience.Key Takeaways:
How to ask the right questions when working with dataUnderstanding key product metrics (e.g., retention, conversion, churn)
How to avoid misleading insights and common data interpretation errors
Tools for PMs
How to use data storytelling to influence stakeholders7 votes -
How to Ask For a Promotion/Raise as a Product Manager: Insights from a Product Lead on his 7th role at TELUS
Has your role as a Product Manager evolved to support the growth of your company, or have you taken on additional responsibilities after a colleague left? If you've been in this new capacity for over six months and are unsure how to ask for a promotion or raise, this workshop is for you!
In this session, you'll learn a simple 3-step process that will help you:
1) Build a solid case for your promotion
2) Understand the promotion/raise process
3) Gain the confidence to ask for what you deserveAgenda:
• Reflect on Your Achievements: Learn how to identify and…
6 votes -
Can Gen AI Explore the Future?
A hands on workshop in which we will work together to see how genAi can be used to explore alternative futures. We will use a set of prompts together to generate a set of alternate future scenarios. This will be an application of Agile Scenario Planning, an adaptation of classical scenario planning developed during the pandemic to enable more rapid response to an uncertain future. Applications to product management will be explored.
3 votes
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