About us
We are the Chicago Chapter of the national Product Development Management Association (PDMA). We're providing a local community for Product Teams, Product Owners & Managers, Project Managers, Engineers, Designers, Marketers, and Developers to discuss best practices in Product Management, New Product Design, Development, Product Portfolio Management, Project Management, and Innovation Management.
We measure ourselves by the magnitude and quality of the interactions between our contributors. We’d rather be the best program for a few dedicated product leaders than host another webinar where people attend anonymously and walk away disconnected. If you share a passion for all things product management and desire to make enduring professional connections, please attend our next event and join our community.
Upcoming events
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Product Breakfast Club (Virtual)
·OnlineOnlineTopic: What Does 2027 Hold for Product Teams?
How are product teams changing? AI-assisted development is beginning to challenge some long-held assumptions about how product teams should be structured and how they work. If smaller teams and changing roles are the future, what should we be doing differently? How should we rethink staffing, responsibilities, development methods, timelines, deliverables, and resource planning?
Some things to consider:
• Gartner predicts 60% of organizations will adopt smaller software engineering teams by 2029, with some already experimenting with teams of just 2–3 people. Gartner: Tiny Teams Will Define the Future of Software Engineering (https://www.gartner.com/en/articles/software-engineering-tiny-teams )
• Andrew Ng reports seeing traditional ratios being challenged as AI-native teams move from roughly 1 PM for 8 engineers toward 1:2 and even 1:1. Andrew Ng on changing PM/engineering ratios (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andrewyng_meta-pivots-from-open-weights-big-pharma-activity-7454559322900123648-zdsF )
• PMs and designers can increasingly prototype and build production models, and engineers are moving closer to customers and product decisions. It’s raising questions about where one role ends, and another begins. Joca Torres: How AI Is Impacting the Organization of Product Teams (https://jocatorres.medium.com/observations-on-how-ai-is-impacting-the-organization-of-product-teams-70e2f8f5085b)Join us to share what’s happening in your organization and discuss the future of product teams.
Breakfast Club is virtual. Put on your favorite robe and grab a cup of joe. It's a good time to share your experiences and learn from other product people.
Agenda:
7:50 - 8:10am: Join, Network, Introductions, and Announcements
8:10 - 9:00am: Discussion of the monthly topic
9:00 - 9:15am: Wrap-up/networkThe Breakfast Club, which meets the first Friday of every month, is an informal gathering of product people interested in talking/learning about product development and networking with other product development professionals. You do not need to be a registered member of the PDMA to participate and there is no cost. Just RSVP and join the conversation. Log on/off anytime.
Must be registered to get the Zoom link.
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