Product Management Club at NYU

🚀 Exciting News from the Product Management Club (PMC) at NYU! 🚀 We are thrilled to announce our Fall 2024 Mentorship Program with three major events lined up for the semester: 1. 🎉 Initial Meet & Greet 2. 📚 Informational Session for Mentees 3. 🎓 Farewell Ceremony Project Showcase (Optional) Our goal is to confirm 35-40 mentors by mid-August. Throughout the semester mentees will actively learn from mentors to hone professional skills and gain industry insights. We will also host unique in-person networking/professional events within the mentorship program such as: ✨ Mentee-Pairing Program - where mentors and mentees team up with other members in the program for a project or informational session. 🌟 Project Showcase - an opportunity for mentees to present their career development projects at the end of the semester. We are looking forward to working with both prospective mentors and mentees to develop an engaging and impactful Fall 2024 Program. Interested or have any questions? Feel free to reach out! 📩

🎉 NYU Product Management Club: Spring 2024 Milestones 🎉 We're thrilled to celebrate the remarkable milestones we've achieved this past semester: 🌟 15 Exciting Events: From engaging speaker panels to hands-on technical workshops, we've had the privilege of welcoming professionals of all industries in sharing their insights with our members. 👥 Community Expansion: PMC is now 2,480 strong across all of our social media platforms, showcasing our community’s passion and dedication for product management. 📈 Increased Engagement: Due to our members’ enthusiasm and commitment, we’ve seen an incredible 39% increase in attendance at our events compared to last semester.   🤝 Mentorship Program Growth: With 39 mentees & 20 mentors, our Mentorship Program has skyrocketed by 119% since its inception last year. Cheers to creating meaningful connections and making product management more accessible to students of all disciplines! 🏆 Hackathon Champions: The talented and visionary NYU team secured the first place title with their AI MD project at the fiercely competitive 2024 Product Hackathon—Here’s to collaboration and innovation! Thank you to Product Management Club at NYU's vibrant community and generous contributors for a successful semester in shaping the future of product management! #NYUPMC #ProductManagement #Milestones

I wanted to take a moment to celebrate a #milestone with my mentee Stephen Huang, who is wrapping up his first year of undergrad at New York University! We first connected through Product Management Club at NYU and quickly moved from video calls to in-person catch-ups at local coffee shops between the #IBM NYC Astor Place office and the #NYU campus.   Our conversations have ranged from career-building activities to favorite TV shows and thoughtful discussions on free will—each one enriching and thought-provoking.   Huge congratulations on getting accepted into NYU Stern School of Business and securing a summer internship in Taiwan! Proud that your hard work is paying off!! Here's to continued personal and professional #growth, with plenty of adventure along the way! 

Exciting week at Mastercard's Experience Center with the bright minds from New York University's Product Management Club and Tech Treks 🎓 🎉 Last week, I invited NYU students to dive into the future of payments by exploring cutting-edge technologies such as augmented reality, biometrics, tokenization, generative AI (& many more!) with interactive demos from Mastercard's Experience Center. From product design to product development, students gained invaluable insights into the evolving landscape of payment tech as they learned more about diverse careers within product organizations. Big thanks to Mastercard for making this experience possible and a huge shoutout to the incredible students from NYU Tech Treks & Product Management Club at NYU. Special acknowledgment to Sherry Chen from Mastercard Foundry (ER&I) and the NYU student board members for their outstanding coordination: PMC at NYU: Fiona K., Candice Huang, Edison Chen, Hong Yu Wong. Tech Treks: Kyle Park, Lena Lin #FutureOfPayments #ProductManagement #WeAreMastercard

On Monday Product Management Club at NYU had the wonderful opportunity to host an enlightening product management speaker panel in partnership with the NYU chapter of GDSC and NYU Women in Computing 🚀 We had the privilege of welcoming product managers Afrina M, Sophia Amara Anigbo, and Rachel Teller from Google and Demetria Mack from Microsoft to hear about their experiences in the dynamic field of product management! Through their colorful storytelling and engaging conversations, our speakers highlighted various aspects of their PM journey: ✅ There is a clear difference between an execution role (project/program management) and a strategic role (product management) ✅ Standing your ground as a PM and knowing your worth is crucial in overcoming imposter syndrome ✅ Your presence as an underrepresented group helps hold the company accountable A massive thank you to Afrina, Amara, Rachel, and Demetria for their insightful contributions to the tech community at NYU, as well as to GDSC and WinC for helping make this event possible. Here's to more enriching collaborations in the future! 🌟 #Google #Microsoft #ProductManagement #Collaboration #Empowerment

Last week, Product Management Club at NYU explored the versatile intersection between hardware and software product management with Alisha Saiyed from acre security at our virtual Business to Business Hardware Workshop ⚙️ Notable Points: 🔁 Hardware Development Life Cycle: Understanding critical timeline phases and decision making is crucial in the journey of conception to market-ready hardware 📑 Anatomy of a PRD: Alisha provided invaluable insights into what a Product Requirements Document looks like in the context of hardware, breaking down specific hardware requirements and how they drive the development process 🚪Innovative Example: Alisha connected her imaginary idea—digital room numbers for meeting schedules—to concepts like the development cycle and PRD that PMs use in their day-to-day life. A great starting point for PM enthusiasts to practice their product skills! A heartfelt thank you to Alisha for sharing her knowledge through a dynamic workshop and showing us that innovation knows no bounds! #ProductManagement #Hardware #Software #Innovation

We had the pleasure of hosting an insightful workshop on Product Requirements Documents (PRD) led by Jamila Morrison, VP of Product at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jamila shared her expertise in crafting effective PRDs that align design, development, and engineering teams around the core goals and functionalities of new products and features 📑 Key Takeaways from the Workshop:  💡 Purpose-Driven PRDs: A PRD defines the 'what' and the 'why' behind a product, setting the stage for project directions and stakeholder alignment 👥 User-Centered Design: Focus on user experience! Jamila emphasized the importance of integrating user stories and epics to ensure that the final product truly meets customer needs 🔑 Essential Project Tools: Tools like Atlassian Jira and Confluence are crucial for effectively tracking and managing product development processes Big appreciation to Jamila Morrison for the engaging presentation! The hands-on format allowed us to engage deeply with practical learning and direct interaction with the material 👏 #ProductManagement #ProductRequirementsDocuments

In collaboration with the NYU chapter of Net Impact, we had the privilege of diving into sustainability within the tech world with Samuel Grigsby from PwC & Alexander Pelosi, PE, LEED GA from EBI Consulting! It was truly an eye opening experience to hear about the hopeful future of 2050 Net Carbon Zero goals from various firms 🌱 An immense thank you to Samuel for sharing his versatile knowledge from his nonprofit experience at the International Rescue Committee as a Department Manager to his current role as a Data Product Manager at PwC 🙌 Endless gratitude to Alexander for his insight into the diverse components of sustainability within companies from carbon reduction to water waste and beyond. His transition from being a Water Resources Engineer to an Energy Engineer & Sustainability Consultant at EBI Consulting to make a greater impact in reducing carbon and energy is truly inspiring 💫 #SustainableFuture #NetCarbonZero #SustainableProductManagement

🎉 Exciting News 🎉 From April 12-14, Product Management Club at NYU hosted its inaugural hackathon, bringing together brilliant minds from 6 prestigious schools: Johns Hopkins, Duke, Cornell, Binghamton, Northwestern, and Dartmouth 🎓 The competition kicked off with NYU teams showcasing their innovative projects, with over 70 participants passionately contributing to the event 🌟 Two standout projects, AI MD and Shipadvisor, emerged victorious from the NYU round, earning their spots in the next stage. They faced off against 12 formidable teams representing the other participating schools. On the final day, April 14th, all 14 teams presented their creations before a panel of 3 esteemed judges. The tension was palpable as the projects were evaluated, but in the end, AI MD claimed the top spot, emerging as the undisputed winner of the hackathon 🥇 A huge shoutout to Oluyinka Oginni and Samuel Grigsby for their invaluable contribution as judges during the NYU round, providing crucial feedback that helped shape the competition! Congratulations to all the participants for their hard work, and immense thanks to Johns Hopkins Product Management Club, Duke MEM Product Management Club, Cornell Graduate Product Management Club, Product Management Development Program (PMDP) at Binghamton University, Northwestern University Master of Science Product Design and Development Management, and Dartmouth College for their involvement in bringing the hackathon to life 👏 Here's to many more successful product hackathons in the future 🚀 #ProductHackathon2024 #ProductManagement #Innovation #AI #Winners

Software is the key to product design & management 🔑 Kelly C. and Vanessa Cartwright from CertifID led exceptional workshops on Figma & Hackathon Strategies, sharpening Product Management Club at NYU’s prototyping skills and helping us master the fundamentals of essential tools in the world of product 💡 Through interactive workshops and real-world examples, they painted a vivid picture of what it takes to become experts in their fields of product design & product management, equipping us with the tools and mindset of a PM! Infinite thanks to Kelly and Vanessa for fostering an informative learning environment as well as generously sharing their knowledge and personal experiences to help us boost our own professional growth 🚀 #ProductWorkshop #Figma #SlideDeck #Hackathon