#20 - Jillian Funes: from software development to product management
From The Reconfigured Podcast by technolaaji
April 29, 2023 · 1h 22m · Season 1 · Episode 20
About this episode
Jillian Funes discusses her transition from software development to product management and shares insights on the role of a technical product manager.
Today's episode is with Jillian Funes, Technical product manager at Canopy Servicings. We have discussed several topics from how to get into product management, transitioning from software development to product management, difference between project management and product management, and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:42 Jillian Intro 00:55 What is Canopy and what they offer 02:13 What is the role of a technical product manager 03:13 What is the flow to take a product from planning to development 10:27 Utilizing developer advocates for product ideas + Jillian's experience working with the development team 12:18 Difference between project management and product management 16:16 Estimating technical task issues with non technical product managers 19:06 Consulting the tech lead or CTO for task management for non technical product managers 21:43 Does it make sense to shift from software development to product after working in the industry for 7 years? 29:08 After 9 years of software develop then to product, did it change Jillian's perspective of the software industry? 31:38 Jillian's experience at ArcelorMittal (a Fortune500 company)34:15 Consideration of entering a corporate job 39:21…
People in this episode
Guest: Jillian Funes
Topics covered
- product management
- software development
- project management
- technical product manager
- career transition
- corporate jobs
Keywords
- product management
- software development
- project management
- technical product manager
- career transition
- developer advocates
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canopy Servicings, ArcelorMittal, Payroc
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