Product Café: What is the real art of communication and collaboration?

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The weekend is here!🍦

So is the time for me, Mahima; to bring the latest edition of ProductCafe to you guys; where we curate some of the best content on product management. 📩

So recently, I have been thinking a lot about communication and collaboration in product teams and as a whole.

I believe, as a product manager, you must learn how to interact with each member of your team individually, as well as with the entire crew. Keep in mind that some of them will require more guidance than others.

Many members of your team will operate apart from one another, practically in isolation, which can rapidly lead to turmoil and dispute. You can support all your team members and help them to overcome the barriers involved in being part of a company.

I did some research and came up with a list of tips and tricks; Let’s look at them!😎

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💎Clearly Define Objectives and Milestones

The efficacy of the team is determined by whether all members grasp the project's objectives and milestones. Your members should also be aware of the budget they are working with in order to make the most use of your resources.

To ensure that everyone knows the significance of meeting goals on time and within budget, use a neutral tone and language that no one has to interpret.

💎Promoting psychological safety

If we want our colleagues to share innovative ideas or contradict mainstream thinking, they must feel comfortable. Everyone can help, but as leaders who bridge diverse teams and viewpoints, we have a specific responsibility to promote psychological safety.

💎Keep Examining workflows and progress

It is your responsibility as a product manager to keep track of the development of your team. In this manner, you can ensure that things are moving in the correct direction, reducing the likelihood of missed deadlines and squandered resources.

When you examine your team's activities, you may spot any misconceptions or disagreements that may be causing disruptions inside the group. It might assist you in avoiding project failure and extra expenditures.

💎Maintain a common platform

When it comes to improving team communication, technical hurdles are by far the most difficult to overcome. Your workers often utilize various team communication tools, work with a variety of file types, and keep track of progress in a variety of ways. When you keep all of your projects in one location, you lessen the possibility of misunderstandings, misplaced data, and communication problems. It allows your team to work together more harmoniously, leaving less potential for dispute.

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Tweets worth mentioning 🐦

Graham Lea @evolvable

@lissijean Product Management should drive organisational alignment through communication and collaboration. Invite engineers to customer interviews. Invite Sales to design sprints. Talk about marketing in stand-ups. Work in the open, sharing all learnings on wikis and at all-hands.

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