In my role on the PM Steering Committee for a team of around 40 PMs, I lead the development of a survey to 1) determine the programs & activities the PM steering committee will organize and 2) understand if our PM ladder & the process around it (calibration, perf, promo) reflect the needs of the role. I didn’t want to collect feedback that we didn’t act on or turn this into a massive annual survey that no one cared about. From https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17NDeyA0PcN1qBX2dad2RXW6wFwwNPH9UIGxK6VUwNOk/edit#slide=id.p2 <iframe src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRMvaLCSD4S9BrPH1_eK45qVrPJlHs2OG5L8kofur4HTnfCw1LrqjUm0w6fGI6Gw2Xxs-_QB1dggsQC/pubembed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" frameborder="0" width="960" height="569" allowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" webkitallowfullscreen="true"></iframe> # Key insights - 4 PMs (14%, mix of L4 & L5) responded that they spend **no time on Strategic Planning**. - 7 PMs (25%, mix of L4 & L5) responded that they spend **no time on Business Development**. PMs of all levels should be involved in developing their businesses so we should dig into this. 50% of L4s report zero time on BD. - PMs **aren’t seeing the value in partner / customer** management. Engaging directly with our customers & BD team is critical to product development so we need to dig into the underlying factors here (e.g. could be an issue with administrative tasks versus solving customer problems). - PMs are spending a lot of time on team leadership & development **but this isn’t a focus** area in interviews and skills development. - 12 PMs (42%, mix of all levels) responded that they spend **no time on Technical Leadership**. Are we fine with this? ![[Pasted image 20250831203213.png]]