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Christopher Cummings

Director of Product Management at Precisely

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Are you happy in your current role?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

Yes

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How long have you been in your current position?

People & Leadership Talent Management & Performance

<1 year

1 - 2 years

2 - 3 years

3 - 5 years

5+ years

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What’s the best software development methodology for enterprise-level projects?

Technical Product Management Software Development Management Tools+1 more

Waterfall

Prototype

Rapid Application Development

Agile Scrum

Agile Kanban

Dynamic System Development

Lean Software Development

Other .. please add it down

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What do you consider to be the biggest etiquette mistake in an online meeting?

Culture & Values Employee Engagement

Eating on a call

Interrupting others

Having too many distractions

Dressing inappropriately

Other (please comment below!)

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Top challenges to using Open-source for product and application development? Flexibility, cost, control are some of the factors that have favored open source usage across tech segments. However, there are still headwinds. What will help drive higher levels of open source usage in your organization?

Technical Product Management Software Development Vendor/Product Recommendation+3 more

Limited Talent

Unclear Roadmap

Frequent Releases

Too many options to pick from

License Models

Long Term Support

Others (Write a comment)

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Facial recognition technology will make society safer in the next 5 years.

Culture & Values Disruptive & Emerging Technologies Data Privacy

True

False

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Are your communication skills negatively or positively impacted by remote working?

Business Applications Collaboration Solutions Business Relationships

Negatively

Positively

No impact

It depends on the setting (e.g., home vs. a shared office space)

Unsure

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What is your ratio of Product Managers :: Software Engineers? For every 1 product manager, we have:

Talent Sourcing & Hiring Team & Organizational Design

<1 engineer

1 engineer

2 engineers

3+ engineers

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How often are ESG programs motivated by branding or publicity?

Culture & Values Customer Engagement Smart Cities & Sustainability

Always

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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Would you consider implementing the four-day work week?

Team & Organizational Design Talent Management & Performance Employee Engagement

Yes, as long as OKR's are met.

Maybe; I'm waiting to see how it works out for other companies.

No, I need people online five days a week.

Other (please explain in comments)

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What is that one "magic" piece of advice/feedback you've gotten that improved your effectiveness as a leader?

People & Leadership Peer Insights

Christopher CummingsDirector of Product Management at Precisely2 months ago

"Clarity is magnetic." It was part of a bigger lesson that people value integrity, but they actually follow clarity. Clarity in vision combined with a good vision has a potential to build incredible followership.

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How do you go about setting goals for yourself for the year?

People & Leadership

Christopher CummingsDirector of Product Management at Precisely2 months ago

For personal goal setting or team goal setting - I usually start that process by looking at the previous year to understand where I/we achieved what was identified and where we missed. For the misses, do they still matter? ...read more

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What's your favorite product management tool and why do you love it? And on the flip side, which one do you hate and why?

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Christopher CummingsDirector of Product Management at Precisely3 months ago

Love :

- Aha is one of the easiest tools for ideation, roadmap management, and requirements gathering.

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Are there any certifications that weren’t previously on your radar but have become more important to you recently?

Personal Development Training & Certification

Christopher CummingsDirector of Product Management at Precisely4 months ago

SOC 1 type 2 have become recently important to us due to customers demand. In the past we focused primarily on SOC2 type 2, but now have extended our certification types.

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In your opinion, what is the main value your organization's marketing department delivers?

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Christopher CummingsDirector of Product Management at Precisely4 months ago

Do you can add some examples of what you are thinking about?

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