Connecting the Dots: Technology Capability to Strategy
From augmenting our lives (mostly for the better) to improving productivity, technology has penetrated every corner of our globe, from smartphones to a typical car, which now has...
Think Better, Learn Faster: Rapid Learning Cycles for Hardware
“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot...
Why Building ML/AI Powered Products Hard?
Full disclosure: I am not a ML/AI practitioner. However, I have worked on ML products and have first hand experience on how challenging they can be for organizations...
How Well Do We Understand Technology? Introducing Feenberg's Ten Paradoxes of Technology
The palm of one fell on the trunk. ‘This creature is like a water-spout’, he said. Another touched the elephant’s ear, and to him the beat was like...
Values, biases, choices and technological progress
“The program we had in 1949 was a tortured thing that you could well argue did not make a great deal of technical sense. It was therefore...
Definition of technology: Why it matters?!
Definition of technology gives us the context for creative and reflective exploration. By questioning our creations, we move away from simply ‘does it work?’ to ‘is it useful...
Recognize Technology Expectation Gaps
Managing expectations is part of the successful product execution process, and this article focuses on how to spot technology expectation gaps utilizing concepts from technology maturity, life cycle...
Technology Management: A Brief Introduction
Discussing the importance of technology management for global competitiveness, and challenges of its management given its nature. Also, sharing my observations on where the technology managers often struggle.
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From Waste to Value Product Managers as Activists
‘Waste is an opportunity: as product managers are the orchastrators for developing solutions that are good for the society AND for the business. In this article, we examine...
Product Management from Meaning to Product Design and Adoption
Exploring the intricate relationship between function, perception and meaning. Applying these to the challenges for product managers to effectively design and position the technological product for successful adoption.
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Collection of Frameworks and Processes for Product and Technology Management
There are numerous frameworks, processes and tools that are used in the domain of product and technology management. These are just a small subset which are applicable as...
Field Research Project
A research study looking at product development success factors from the influence of newness: newness of the technology and/or newness of the market.
Innovation and Profitability Equation
Given the profitability equation (Profits = Revenues – Cost), a brief look at how different innovation types could contribute to the bottom line of a firm.
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