Season 1 Episode 29: Navigating Trade-Offs and Balancing Priorities The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In this episode of Data Product Management in Action, host Alexa Westlake talks with Anita Chen, diving into the complexities of managing data products. Anita, a product manager at PagerDuty, shares her approach to defining data products, prioritizing work, and balancing project work with interrupt-driven tasks. They discuss the critical roles of governance, security, and user enablement while emphasizing the importance of transparency and communication. The conversation also explores the transformative potential of generative AI in data product interactions and the build-vs-buy decision-making process. Gain insights into how data product management uniquely differs from traditional software product management and learn actionable strategies for success. Meet our Host Alexa Westlake: Alexa is a Data Analytics Leader in the Identity and Access Management space with a proven track record scaling high-growth SaaS companies. As a Staff Data Analyst at Okta, she brings a wealth of expertise in enterprise data, business intelligence, and strategic decision-making from the various industries she's worked in including telecommunications, strategy execution, and cloud computing. With a passion for harnessing the power of data for actionable insights, Alexa plays a crucial role in driving Okta's security, growth, and scale, helping the organization leverage data to execute on their market opportunity. Connect with Alexa on LinkedIn.

Meet our guest Anita Chen:  Anita is a Data Product Manager at PagerDuty, a digital operations company helping teams resolve issues faster, eliminate alert fatigue, and build more reliable services! Her background is mainly in the People Analytics space which has now expanded to data at scale with our Enterprise Data Team. She currently helps build data products that enable our teams to deliver the best possible customer experience. Anita is most passionate about how data can impact someone's lived experience and endeavor to democratize data in everything she builds. Connect with Anita on LinkedIn. All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect their employers or anyone else.  Join the conversation on LinkedIn.  Apply to be a guest or nominate someone that you know.  Do you love what you're listening to? Please rate and review the podcast, and share it with fellow practitioners you know. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue providing valuable insights! 

The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by  executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences. In Season 01, Episode 28, we are excited to introduce to you a new host, Alexa Westgate! Join us as we learn all about her data journey. She'll discuss how she got into DPM, some of her greatest moments and challenges. You'll be excited for her future episodes! About our host Alexa Westlake: Alexa is a Data Analytics Leader in the Identity and Access Management space with a proven track record scaling high-growth SaaS companies. As a Staff Data Analyst at Okta, she brings a wealth of expertise in enterprise data, business intelligence, and strategic decision-making from the various industries she's worked in including telecommunications, strategy execution, and cloud computing. With a passion for harnessing the power of data for actionable insights, Alexa plays a crucial role in driving Okta's security, growth, and scale, helping the organization leverage data to execute on their market opportunity. Connect with Alexa on LinkedIn. All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect their employers or anyone else.  Join the conversation on LinkedIn.  Apply to be a guest or nominate someone that you know.  Do you love what you're listening to? Please rate and review the podcast, and share it with fellow practitioners you know. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue providing valuable insights! 

The Data Product Management In Action podcast, brought to you by Soda and executive producer Scott Hirleman, is a platform for data product management practitioners to share insights and experiences.  In Season 01, Episode 19, host Nadiem von Heydebrand interviews Pradeep Fernando, who leads the data and metadata management initiative at Swisscom. They explore key topics in data product management, including the definition and categorization of data products, the role of AI, prioritization strategies, and the application of product management principles. Pradeep shares valuable insights and experiences on successfully implementing data product management within organizations. About our host Nadiem von Heydebrand: Nadiem is the CEO and Co-Founder of Mindfuel. In 2019, he merged his passion for data science with product management, becoming a thought leader in data product management. Nadiem is dedicated to demonstrating the true value contribution of data. With over a decade of experience in the data industry, Nadiem leverages his expertise to scale data platforms, implement data mesh concepts, and transform AI performance into business performance, delighting consumers at global organizations that include Volkswagen, Munich Re, Allianz, Red Bull, and Vorwerk. Connect with Nadiem on LinkedIn. About our guest Pradeep Fernando: Pradeep is a seasoned data product leader with over 6 years of data product leadership experience and over 10 years of product management experience. He leads or is a key contributor to several company-wide data & analytics initiatives at Swisscom such as Data as a Product (Data Mesh), One Data Platform, Machine Learning (Factory), MetaData management, Self-service data & analytics, BI Tooling Strategy, Cloud Transformation, Big Data platforms,and Data warehousing. Previously, he was a product manager at both Swisscom's B2B and Innovation units both building new products and optimizing mature products (profitability) in the domains of enterprise mobile fleet management, cyber-and mobile device security.Pradeep is also passionate about and experienced in leading the development of data products and transforming IT delivery teams into empowered, agile product teams. And, he is always happy to engage in a conversation about lean product management or "heavier" topics such as humanity's future or our past. Connect with Pradeep on LinkedIn. All views and opinions expressed are those of the individuals and do not necessarily reflect their employers or anyone else.  Join the conversation on LinkedIn.  Apply to be a guest or nominate someone that you know.  Do you love what you're listening to? Please rate and review the podcast, and share it with fellow practitioners you know. Your support helps us reach more listeners and continue providing valuable insights!