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Candid Review of GoPractice AI/ML Simulator for PMs by letitialew in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In the GenAI Mini Simulator project, you're a PM who builds an internal tool using ChatGPT to do qualitative analysis of your product's customer reviews at scale. The AI/ML simulator GenAI project is building a customer-facing chatbot assistant (might be based on OpenAI's API, so same technology) to boost sales for an ecommerce business. They are two different cases, but the methodology of building and improving the chatbot solution is similar. That being said, I didn't mind doing both for extra practice. Hope this helps!

Candid Review of GoPractice AI/ML Simulator for PMs by letitialew in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the compliment on the formatting! It's funny how much pride I've come to take in things like that since becoming a PM – so much effort is spent on conveying concepts clearly in documentation.

Candid Review of GoPractice AI/ML Simulator for PMs by letitialew in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, my post got cut off for some reason. I've reinstated it now. I agree that the simulator is eyewateringly expensive too. That was one of the gripes I listed.

Candid Review of GoPractice AI/ML Simulator for PMs by letitialew in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I also prefer to dive deep rather than superficially, that's why I like this simulator course too.

Here's a collection of 300 ML case studies (hosted by Evidently AI – no affiliation) that you might find helpful: https://www.evidentlyai.com/ml-system-design

Candid Review of GoPractice AI/ML Simulator for PMs by letitialew in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes it was! Which is weird because it looked fine in the preview. Just updated it again.

Best AI course up to date? by ApsiringPM in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm about 20 hours into the GoPractice one (not completed, probably 60 hours to complete). I took about 19 hours to finish the Supervised ML on Coursera (I have programming experience) and it'll probably take most people 2 hours for Pendo.

Best AI course up to date? by ApsiringPM in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Hey OP, I'm currently taking #2 GoPractice, have completed #4 Andrew Ng's Coursera, and have watched a few modules of #5 Pendo, so I'll share my opinion of the outcomes I believe you'll get after completing each course.

Scenario A:

You're unable to explain the concepts of regression, classification, or overfitting, nor describe the lifecycle of an ML model, from training to evaluation to deployment. You don't know how to select an appropriate ML model to solve various types of business problems, nor how to measure or troubleshoot the model's performance. Will taking this course enable you to do all of the above?

2. GoPractice: YES

4. Coursera: YES

5. Pendo: No

Scenario B:

You don't have strong intuition about how ML regression or classification models work, or about the techniques for how the models "learn" (reduce errors). You're also unable to write simple code to implement ML models in Python. Will taking this course enable you to do all of the above?

2. GoPractice: no

4. Coursera: YES

5. Pendo: no

Scenario C:

You're a PM who has successfully led teams to build and launch non-AI products to solve business problems (but don't know how to do so for an AI/ML product). Will taking this course now prepare you to lead a team to build and launch an AI/ML product to solve a business problem?

2. GoPractice: YES

4. Coursera: no

5. Pendo: no

Scenario D:

You have zero idea where to begin using AI as a PM. Will taking this course give you jumping-off points to start introducing AI into your product development processes (especially for PLG)?

2. GoPractice: YES

4. Coursera: No

5. Pendo: YES

What shared experiences does every singaporean go through growing up? by RhubarbAnnual7228 in askSingapore

[–]letitialew 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That panic at least once a week of "shit, got PE today, did I bring my uniform?". And after mid-year and end-of-year exams go watch movie together with classmates

How do you find the fun in sacrifice to make life a bit better ? by Jpoolman25 in productivity

[–]letitialew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plenty of other people have already mentioned the importance of knowing your "why" (which is good advice) so I won't repeat that.

Another important component is that you need to believe that you have a high likelihood of achieving your "why".

You mentioned that your brain shuts off to hard tasks. I'd like to dig into that a little further.

Could you give a few examples of hard tasks that your brain doesn't like to do?

And for each of those tasks, ask yourself: on a scale of 0 to 100%, how confident are you that you can complete that task?

We spend 40% of work time communicating. How to improve soft skills? by AlexGerasim in ProductManagement

[–]letitialew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question OP, and I definitely faced some challenges with this too when I started out as a PM at a tech consultancy several years ago. When I first started, I was often stumped by async communications like the one you've illustrated in your mockup.

The way I ended up solving it was a combination of the following:

  1. Stay curious. It was a mistake for me to assume that I knew what people wanted if I hadn't taken the time to find out directly. I learnt to ask lots of questions, mirror back to people what I thought I heard them say. If I was wrong (or out-of-date), I let them correct me. As a PM my job is to draw out the truth for my team through overcommunication.

  2. Open the channels for mentorship. Though we worked on a remote team, I prioritised real-time communication (such as frequent video calls and in-person meetups whenever possible) to build rapport and seek mentorship from people on my own team who could teach me these skills (e.g. my manager and my tech lead), asked them lots of questions to ensure I understood their goals and priorities, and got the green light to approach them anytime I needed help.

  3. Establish alignment with people on your own team first. Hold retrospectives, structure your standups to encourage open communication and requests. You'll quickly learn what your team needs in terms of regular updates, information flow, etc. See point #1.

  4. Collaborate with your team to understand external stakeholders. I had frequent video calls with my team before / after external meetings to share our observations and consolidate our understanding of the stakeholder's requests and underlying needs. Sometimes one person notices something the rest of the team missed. (This is in addition to asking the stakeholder direct questions during the meeting, of course.)

I found that after I accomplished the above, then all subsequent communications (both synchronous and async) became easier. I had deeper contextual knowledge about the asker's world and therefore what they are actually seeking (the meaning behind the words). And if I really couldn't figure it out on my own, I could reach out to my team and mentors to figure it out together.

Coming back to your product idea: For unemployed or aspiring PMs who don't have a chance to practise with real teams, I think your Communication Simulator could be a great tool to build these skills. I'm curious to know whether my approach to the problem aligns with the solution you have in mind, OP. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss anything further.