The Measure of Success, the Zone of Struggle and The Measure of Failure
The Measure of Success (which tends to be customer-centric) is a common way to measure the success of a product. "Our Customer Retention score is 90%." "Our Net Promoter Score…
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…
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…
About The Book: #ProMa Product Management Tools, Methods and Some Off-the-wall Ideas
“Based on his popular blog, Dinker Charak brings a collection of tools, methodologies, and some unexpected approaches to Product Management. He also talks about his entrepreneurial journey from the eye…
Using Product Management Canvas for Your Product
Your organisation Your org is one among these: 1) A startup or an SME company. Hopefully, there is not much hierarchy and ‘Individual Contributors’ in how most of you describe…
Idea To Product – A Product Management Workshop – NASSCOM Vizag
I conducted a Product Management Workshop in Vizag on 30th June 2017. There was a tremendous response with over a dozen attendees. The agenda was very fast-paced and aggressive. But…
7 Reasons Why Your Product Will Fail
Seven things your users think that will cause your product to fail “I don’t like it” “I don’t even want it” “I don’t even know how to use it” “I…
Smart Cities – Every Adventure Requires A First Step
A Product Manager opens up a bar but decided not to sell alcohol. "I noticed people come to bars and talk talk talk. Alcohol is just something they like to hold in…
Our Children and The Digital Future – A Manifesto
[Note: Author is creator of Roo Kids App, an Instant Messaging app for children where parents have access to the contacts and always know who the kid is chatting with.] Easing Children into…