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OFFICE HOURS: Product and Engineering: Navigating the Challenges to Forge a Win-Win Partnership

Cindy Quendangen Director of Engineering (ALEX Platform) at Jellyvision
May 21, 2020 12:00 – 12:30 PM ET Virtual Free to attend
OFFICE HOURS: Product and Engineering: Navigating the Challenges to Forge a Win-Win Partnership

About this session

In Software Development, product managers and engineering managers have always had the classic "frenemy" relationship. I will share some useful framework, tips, and tricks on negotiating roadmaps, aligning goals, and most importantly holding each other accountable to accomplish the greater business goals.



Meet the speaker

Cindy Quendangen

Cindy Quendangen

Director of Engineering (ALEX Platform) at Jellyvision

I am an Engineering leader with 15 years of experience in different aspects of software development. I love being presented with complex problems both in tech and organization, and always seek to apply scientific methods to solve these problems collaboratively across departments.

My specialties include organizational design, building strong DevOps culture in application teams, scaling teams, vision alignment, navigating organizational politics, and building strong culture.

Cindy is a part of the mentorship program at PowerToFly. Learn more here.

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