Be disciplined to go from Good to Great
Good to Great is where The ‘Flywheel effect’ concept was introduced. But there’s a lot more that needs to be in place before that flywheel spins along insanely.
Segmentation With A Product-Centric Approach to Amplify Growth
As the next generation Guest Experience Platform, a broad segmentation resulted in adoption and growth challenges. We built a product that is the fastest, smartest, easiest to use and most flexible to implement, yet adoption wasn’t where we’d like it to be. Spread too thin to accelerate In the early days, we targeted restaurants, bars, […]
Team Topologies and working with Product
Several product practitioners have outlined a range of different views on (Product) team topologies. You’ll find a well written piece here. There are several contributing aspects to it. Listing a few of those below – What is the team responsible for (ownership)– How big can the team to function at the right speed (alignment at […]
Product Principles: Build as your promise
As a Product Leader, while we continue to evolve our product / platform, we aim to the magical cross-functional alignment such that we stay true to the promise of our product. We want to ensure that we build in our product, the value that we promise our customers. We used Product Principles as a solution […]
Curiosity – what does it REALLY do?
Often, one sees companies state their values on a their website and on their career pages. As individuals we sometimes reflect on our own values. Needless to say, one thrives in a work environment where the values are aligned. One such value I’ve reflected recently about, is “Curiosity”. I’ve always taken it for granted that […]
Two App or not two App?
As a Product Manager for consumer-facing apps, I have had this dilemma before. Should I split up the mobile app offering into more than one apps to the consumer? How do we address the potential changes to the app portfolio? The app portfolio dilemma The existing app – let’s call it App A – had […]
Don’t build a product like this…(2/2)
In the previous post, I outlined a part of my innovation journey as a software developer creating a new product. To start with, in the first part, I outlined the context. This was followed by the missteps from conceptualization to a point when I created a gold-plated product solution. In this post, I will layout […]
Don’t build a product like this! (1/2)
It was 2006. Working as a software developer in India, I developed software products for mobile devices. Yet I had never interacted with a Product Manager. In fact, I didn’t even know that such a role existed. I was on a journey of innovation to achieve #WorldDomination.Here’s one such experience with innovation. There were so […]
Developing Digital Products – can it be iterative? (Part 4 off 4)
In the first post, we established that digital products (i.e. connected devices) are an intricate part of our everyday life and yet pose significant challenges in development. Three key learnings that contribute to an iterative product development for digital products include rethinking prototyping, platforms choices and connectedness. In order make digital product development more iterative, […]
Developing Digital Products – can it be iterative? (Part 3 off 4)
In the first post, we established that digital products (i.e. connected devices) are an intricate part of our everyday life and yet pose significant challenges in development. At the end, I outlined three key learnings along the lines of prototyping, platforms and connectedness. In order to make digital product development more iterative, I elaborated on […]