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Auto Product Managers Believe Software Holds The Key To Future Success

The Accidental Product Manager

Their plan is to hire thousands of software engineers and collaborate with chip companies on developing semiconductors for vehicles. The product managers at car manufacturer Stellantis who owns multiple brands including Jeep, Chrysler and Peugeot are hoping for US$22.57 The product managers believe that software is core.

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How (Industrial) Hardware Is Different from (B2B) Software

Mironov Consulting

But I’ve been working with several clients who build long-lived industrial hardware — and whose core operating assumptions can make it difficult to add revenue software products to their portfolio. Think about automotive assembly line infrastructure. Serious industrial companies build serious long-lived industrial equipment.