Product Management At Google

Product management at Google can be understood from this advertisement of google for product manager.

Product Manager


Product Management

One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. With eyes focused squarely on the future, our team works closely with creative and prolific engineers to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analysing, positioning, packaging, promoting and tailoring our solutions to all the markets where Google does business.

The role of the Product Manager

As a Product Manager, you will work with a core team to build world-class products for our users around the world. Your responsibilities will include gathering requirements, helping to define a product vision and strategy and working with world-class engineers to execute it. Among your many attributes, you must be an influential leader who knows that your job doesn't stop with a completed product. You're committed to creating great products, and eager to make things work better.

Responsibilities:

Understand and analyse user needs, and conduct research on markets and competitors.
Establish short- and long-term product goals and strategies.
Build and manage a product roadmap to support our goals and strategies.
Initiate and prioritise projects within engineering, track product development and develop product launch plans.
Engage closely with the Engineering team to help determine the best technical implementation methods and reasonable execution schedule.

Requirements:
BA or BS preferred in Computer Science or a related technical field (an MS or a PhD is a plus).
At least 3 years of product management or product design experience.
Experience in developing Internet products and technologies.
Excellent oral communication, organisational and analytical skills.
Demonstrated experience of developing products from concept to launch.
Market knowledge of Internet-related industries.
Ability to build effective working relationships.

Google Product Development Process

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http://evelynrodriguez.typepad.com/crossroads_dispatches/files/GoogleProductDevProcess.pdf

So What Do You Do, Brandon Badger, Product Manager for Google Books?
Interview by By Noah Davis – December 9, 2009
http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a10725.asp


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