"When a performance review arrives, some product managers find themselves struggling to recall their accomplishments. They haven't touched their "wins" document for months. Because of this, they end up sitting with their boss and sharing vague summaries of what they've achieved. The lack of strong outcomes leads to underreporting their impact and losing out on promotions or raises. Forgetting your accomplishments isn't a memory problem."
"Practical systems to help you remember your wins Remembering your wins doesn't automatically happen. The best way to ensure that it does is to build practical systems into your day to day work so that you don't find yourself scratching your head come the end of year. To help you you get started, this section outlines five easy approaches: 1. Develop repeatable workflow integrations"
Product managers often forget to document accomplishments, leading to vague performance reviews, underreported impact, and missed promotions or raises. Forgetting wins stems from workflow gaps rather than memory failure. Implement practical, repeatable systems to capture outcomes regularly. Align reflections with sprint retrospectives or choose daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly intervals. Use calendar time blocks, five-minute entries, or reminders to prompt documentation. Leverage Slack or Microsoft Teams bots, or apps like GeekBot, to automate retrospective prompts. Adopt a simple, repeatable documentation process that is easy to execute to ensure accomplishments are recorded and available during performance evaluations.
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