BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20131103T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140127T062512Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140220T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140220T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140127T062512Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20140128T195120Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250465580 DESCRIPTION:###**Roadmapping: Best Practices for Determining "\;What' s Next"\;** \;\n \;\n###**PDMA Learning and Networking Event** \;\n \;\n###**Thursday\, February 20\, 2014** \;\n \;\n###* *6:00 - 8:00 PM** \;\n \;\nYour Oregon Chapter of the Product Deve lopment and Management Association (PDMA) - the folks who bring you Prod uctCamp Portland – and Pragmatic Marketing invite you to a February Lear ning and Networking Event featuring a special moderated panel focused on the challenges of product roadmapping. \;\n \;\nGood Product Mana gers are the CEOs of their product. They have a vision\, and communicat e it effectively\, for how their product will grow\, evolve\, and succe ssfully meet its key objectives. The product roadmap is one of the prod uct manager's key instruments for laying out this vision in more concret e terms\, but it's inherently full of challenges. This session will tap into panelists experience to uncover best practices for road mapping inc luding critical factors for feature prioritization\, political considera tions\, and how best to communicate them internally and externally. \ ;\n \;\nDon’t miss this opportunity to hear from three top local prod uct executives on this compelling and challenging area of product manage ment. \;\n \;\n###Panelists: \;\n \;\n###**Bill Lynch - Co-F ounder and Advisor\, Jive Software** \;\n \;\nBill Lynch is a soft ware entrepreneur and advisor. He is one of the co-founders of Jive Soft ware\, a company he started in 2001. Bill led product development effort s for 6 years and then transitioned to Product Management at Jive until his retirement from the company in 2013. Jive grew from two co-founders to a team of almost 700 globally and a successful IPO in December 2011. Today\, Bill is an advisor to local startups\, organizes networking even ts for area Product Managers\, and serves as the Entrepreneur in Residen ce at the Portland Development Commission. Bill has a BS in computer sci ence from the University of Iowa. \;\n \;\n###**Andy Mallinger – D irector of Product\, Iovation** \;\n \;\nAfter 5 years as a softwa re developer Andy moved to the dark side (marketing) in order to get fre e lunches traveling with the sales team. Frequently jumping between pro duct management and product marketing\, Andy has been deep in new produc t research\, product road-mapping and go to market planning and executio n at Portland companies CenterSpan\, Digimarc\, RNA networks and Iovatio n. A lover of variety\, technology focus includes SaaS fraud prevention \, secure document issuance\, mobile-connected content\, memory virtuali zation\, and peer to peer networks. Andy grew up in Pittsburgh and earn ed his BA in computer science at Denison University and an MBA from Nort hwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. \;\n \;\n###** Julie Anne Reda - VP of Product Strategy\, Yesmail Interactive** \;\n \;\nJulie Anne Reda\, is a seasoned product management executive and is responsible to drive the product vision\, strategy\, roadmap and lau nch of Yesmail products. Julie Anne\, along with her team manages produc t development and ensures products exceed market demands for innovative solutions that fit the changing landscape of digital marketing. Julie An ne has enabled large organizations such as Walt Disney Company\, Fox Bro adcasting\, Sony Pictures\, Ticketmaster and CitySearch.com to evolve th eir products to tailor toward the marketplace. \;\n \;\n###Moderat or: \;\n \;\n###**David Nash - VP Product Management\, ADP Dealer Services** \;\n \;\n \;\n###**Schedule:** \;\n \;\n6:00 – 6:30pm Gathering / Networking / Refreshments** \;\n \;\n6: 30 – 6:45pm Announcements (upcoming events\, who’s hiring\, etc.) \;\n \;\n6:45 – 7:30pm Panel Discussion \;\n \;\n7:3 0 – 7:45pm Q&\;A / Open discussion \;\n \;\n7:45 – 8:00p m Networking \;\n \;\n###**Cost:** \;\n \;\n$10 on-li ne registration prior to the event ** \;\n \;\n$15 at the door \;\n \;\nA discount is available for PDMA members. \;\n \;\nTo register online\, click on the website above and scroll down to the &quo t\;Cost "\; section \;\n \;\n** Note: This is a no-host event. The complete Lucky Lab food and drink menu is available. Grab a cold a le &\; bite to eat - and bring a friend or colleague to add to the di scussion. \;\n \;\n##**SPONSORED BY PRAGMATIC MARKETING** \;\n& #13\;\nIn addition to being a venue sponsor for the upcoming learning an d networking event and a returning platinum sponsor at [ProductCamp Port land] (http://productcamppdx.org/)\, Pragmatic Marketing is supporting t he Portland Product Management community by offering three courses in Po rtland on Feb. 25-27. Instead of buying an airplane ticket\, you and yo ur product colleagues can attend their Foundations\, Focus and Build cou rses right here in town. And as an exclusive offer only for our ProductC amp Portland and PDMAO friends: mention ProductCamp Portland or PDMA to receive a free copy of Tuned In when you register for the Portland Pragm atic courses. Find out more at [Pragmatic Marketing in Portland] (https: //buy.pragmaticmarketing.com/buy/events/detail/9813). \n\nTags: product management\, strategy\, roadmap\, entrepreneur\, jive software\, iovatio n\, Yesmail Interactive\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/12 50465580 URL:http://www.pdma.org/p/cm/ld/fid=1123 SUMMARY:PDMA Learning and Networking Event -- Roadmapping: Best Practices For Determining "What's Next" LOCATION:Lucky Labrador Public House: 7675 SW Capitol Hwy\, Portland Oreg on 97219 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR