St. Louis Product Management Group

The first official meeting of the St. Louis Product Management Group was Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at SAVVIS. We had a great group of about product managers and some excellent discussion about what we each want to get out of — and contribute to — the group. Notes from the meeting are available (PowerPoint). Attendees included:

• PJ Farmer, SAVVIS
• Suvit Nopachai, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Mark Dickinson, SAVVIS
• James Fisher, CitiMortgage
• Stephen Thomson, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Ceci Bartels, Naked Branding
• Scott Rismiller, Monsanto
• Jennifer Ruffino, Monsanto
• Hugues Belanger, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Vivek Talyan, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
• Jeff Lash, Elsevier

The St. Louis Product Management Group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 5pm at SAVVIS.

The April meeting was held on April 29, 2008. James Fisher presented on Components of a Product Vision/Strategy. Slides from the meeting are available (PowerPoint).

Here’s the details:

• 5:00pm: Arrivals, snacks, informal networking
• 5:30pm: Meeting begins
• 7:00pm-ish: Meeting adjourns

• Location: SAVVIS; 1 SAVVIS Parkway, Chesterfield, MO, 63017. (Google map of SAVVIS)
• The parking lot is located on the South side of the building. If doors are locked (they shouldn’t be), please buzz to security and let them know you are here for the St. Louis Product Manager’s Association Meeting. Sign in as a visitor to the front desk for this meeting and reception will point you in the direction of the meeting room, which will be close to reception.
• Thanks to SAVVIS for providing the facilities for this meeting!

The St. Louis Product Management Group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 5pm at SAVVIS.

The March meeting was held on March 25, 2008. Due to illness, our scheduled presenter had to be postponed. Jeff Lash filled in with his presentation: Ten Tips For New Product Managers. This presentation was also given as a webinar for The Product Management View, and you can also download the slides: 2MB PPT.

Thanks to SAVVIS for providing the facilities for this meeting!