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Task Analysis

Stephenie Collins, Jess Brenner, Zak Gagnon, Jackson Barry and Megan Mulford

Robert Killory:

Principal Product Manager

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Job Title: Principal Product Manager Amazon Inc.

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Brief Job Description:

“I work with customers and partners to guide in the implementation of cloud technology that helps delight their customer. I also determine what is lacking in our technology to do this so I can guide our team in the creation of the necessary enhancements.”

  • Robert Killory

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Written Task Statements:

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Examples

  • Manage existing products based on current customer needs
  • Spend time in the work environment, and with other department employees to understand current challenges, competitors and find innovative solutions for the market you are working towards
  • Use case prioritization to ensure you are working on the most important project now and everything else afterwards
  • Work closely with teams across the organization, including hardware, software, and network engineering as well as product management, data center operations, supply chain, procurement, and capacity management, to ensure everyone is working as one to create the best product

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  • Scale ranging from 1-3 with 1 being the least frequent and 3 being the most

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Examples of task statements and their rank:

  • Use case prioritization to ensure you are working on the most important project now and everything else afterwards
    • Rank = 3 on frequency scale (most frequent)
  • Define how you are going to release different products
    • Rank = 2
  • Set the Market Strategy
    • Rank = 1 on frequency scale (least frequent)

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Task Statement Analysis: Frequency by Scale

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  • Scale ranging from 1-3 with 1 being minimal necessity, 2 being necessary, 3 being crucial
  • Examples:
      • Manage existing products based on current customer needs- 3, Crucial

      • Oversee and work with product teams to create product enhancements- 2, Necessary

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      • Occasionally working with the sales team and key customers- 1, Minimal Necessity

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Task Statement Analysis: Scale of Importance

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KSAO’s:

  • Task statement #4: “Develop existing products based on prospective customer needs”
    • Knowledge of current trends, intellectual judgement, critical thinking, the willingness to be open to new ideas, negotiation skills, organization, planning
  • Task statement #16: “Set the market strategy”
    • Organization, strategic planning
  • Task statement #24: “Work closely with teams across the organization, including hardware, software, and network engineering as well as product management, data center operations, supply chain, procurement, and capacity management, to ensure everyone is working as one to create the best product”
    • Leadership, interpersonal skills, assertiveness, commitment to the success of the company

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KSAO Scales: Necessary at Entry & More Qualified

KSAO #25: Time management

  • Necessary at entry
  • Would make a candidate more qualified

KSAO #14: Knowledge of product needs

  • Not necessary at entry
  • Would not make a candidate more qualified

KSAO # 19: Knowledge of company goal

  • Not necessary at entry
  • Would make a person more qualified

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Questions?