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When: Thu March 18, 2010 6:00 pm
Organization: BPMA - Boston Product Management Association
Location: Oracle, 10 Van De Graaff Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts
Speaker(s): Dave Liddell (Founder SKYE Business Solutions)
Website: http://www.bostonproducts.org/events/event_details.asp
Details Ensure Your Product Management Success through Cross Functional Collaboration and Leadership Influence David Liddell, SKYE Business Solutions LLC The ability to lead people and teams successfully has never been more important for product managers and product marketing professionals. Successful product managers establish, lead, and leverage cohesive cross-functional teams for their products and services. This team serves as a platform for valuable support and feedback for all its members. It also delivers significant value to the product managers. It provides broad communication, creates alignment naturally, and builds better products and services. In addition, the team provides significant perspective on what is required to create competitive advantage for sustainable success. This discussion will focus on assembling and leading the cross-functional team as a critical factor to your product’s success. This success is dependent on your soft skills, your ability to pull a team together and get them moving in the same direction. Building strong(er) cross-functional teams will help… • increase job satisfaction and motivation for the team members • elevate awareness and alignment for the organization • improve product quality and customer satisfaction Learning points… • The importance of a cross-functional teams • Selecting the right individuals • Working together as a team • Navigating through difficulties and challenges Timeline for the Evening 6:15 pm: Registration opens 6:30 - 7:15 pm: Informal & structured networking (light refreshments are served) 7:20 - 7:30 pm: Announcements 7:30 - 8:30 pm: Speaker presentation 8:30 - 8:40 pm: Q&A 8:40 - 9:00 pm: Wrap up, networking follow up and depart Cost Premium Members: Free if you pre-register online or $10 at the door Guests and Free Members: $25 if you pre-register and pay online or $35 at the door Speaker Bio David Liddell, President and founder of SKYE Business Solutions, is an insightful and trusted advisor to organizations interested in improving their performance and results. Based on more than 20 years of experience in organizational and business development, he objectively evaluates organizations and their employees to identify opportunities for increased efficiencies and productivity. Recognizing that employees play a key role in a company’s performance, David utilizes his analysis to create customized employee training and development solutions designed to enhance employee performance, leadership skills, team building, strategy planning and organizational development.