Tag Archives: Product Management
Big Data and Graphical Representation
Big Data is expected to play an important role in the Smart Grid. As we have more devices monitoring and collecting information regarding our energy consumption behavior, the amount of data will increase. This data can provide lots of insights. Wh… Continue reading
An Epiphany about Reading Books and Reading about Books
I have noticed that I have been reading more about books than the books themselves. In many ways, this trend was bound to happen. There are more books out there than any one human can read in a lifetime. And, plenty of new books are released every… Continue reading
Revisiting Product Naming
A couple of months ago, I had written about the chaos and the difficulty of the product naming process. Today, I was reading an article in HBR about this issue and it had some interesting perspectives that I had previously not considered. Specific… Continue reading
Should Engineers also act as Tech Support?
Should engineers also act as Tech Support? This question crops up quite regularly. I doubt this problem is an issue for engineers working in large companies which have dedicated customer support teams. Engineers in most start-ups and small compani… Continue reading
What’s in a Name? The Eternal Quest for the Perfect Product Name
One of the most frustrating tasks in bringing a product to market is to find a name for the product. There are two main reasons why picking a product name becomes so complicated in many organizations. The first reason is that everyone in your comp… Continue reading
Keeping Tabs on your Competition: Lessons from the Google-Bing Copying Episode
Google recently accused Bing of copying its search results. Plenty of comments have since poured forth supporting both sides in this debate. Irrespective of which of the two was right, the rest of us, especially if you are involved in product deve… Continue reading
Influencing User Memory to Improve User Experience
Product designers are well aware of the importance of providing customers with a good user-experience. And businesses are aware of the need to keep users happy. Although there is a good deal of literature on the subject of good design, the scholar… Continue reading
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