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These are the Best Product Management Lessons I Learned by Rick Samona

My background is such that I am able to straddle the fence between development and business. I got my MBA in Marketing and my MS in Computer Engineering and I have worked in both capacities in the past, although over the past several years, I have focused on building strong Marketing and Product Management teams. I often get asked “What is a Product Manager?”

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lessons in patterns and practices

Lessons Learned in patterns & practices

I’ve been a part of the Microsoft patterns & practices team for several years.  I’ve shipped a lot of things and learned a lot of stuff.  Here’s a distillation of some of my key lessons learned.  I’m leaving myself room so that I can expand or elaborate on some of the points downstream.   Top …

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