The Measure of Success, the Zone of Struggle and The Measure of Failure
The measure of Success (tend to be customer-centric) are a common way to describe the success of a product. "Our Customer Retention score is 90%." "Our Net Promoter Score is…
Elevator Pitch Canvas
Why Elevator Pitch? Imagine this: You come across a high-level exec or say a VC on the way to their office in an elevator. You have an opportunity to tell…
How to Build Products that mean Business! – A Product Management Conversation – NASSCOM Vizag
On Feb 27th 2021, NASSCOM Vizag sent out an open invitation to startups in the region (and beyond) to a conversation on Product Management. This is a sort fo precursor…
Product Thinking for Startups – A Product Management Conversation – NASSCOM Vizag
After a hiatus of 3 years, I am back to organizing and running Product workshops. This was kick-started with a talk on Product Thinking organized in association with NASSCOM, Vizag.…
Why Triple Diamond is a Better Paradigm than the Double Diamond
Around 4 years back, I started using the paradigm of Triple Diamond over the Double Diamond. The British Design Council developed the Double Diamond to describe the design process. Recently, many…
Use Pricing Table to Define & Describe Your Product
While a Product Management Canvas is an internal-facing tool to describe or imagine your product, Pricing table is an excellent external-facing tool to describe or imagine your product. Let us…
User Manual Template
Product Managers often write the User Manual for their product. This may be the final version or an input to a technical writer. Here is a template I have used…
Irreversible Disassembly – Logitech K780 Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard
I bought 2 Logitech K780 around 7-8 months ago. One day, for no apparent reason, they stopped working. They were 5-star while they worked. But now bricked, I thought lets…
Running Windows Programs on Mac OS X Using WineHQ
I wanted to run a Windows machine on my Mac OS X. So obvious choice was using WineHQ. Ideally, it should have been 1/ Download, 2/ Install and 3/ Run.…
Digital Transformation: An Easy* Four-Step Tech Driven Strategy
Digital Transformation Strategies often fail to cross the chasm between a CDO/CIO’s Transformational vision and the long tail of ‘Business As Usual’. This can be averted by adopting a pragmatic…