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

Mironov Consulting

Think about automotive assembly line infrastructure. We inevitably discover that the software team needs to grow , but our ROI arguments are very weak. ( “This UX redesign will boost customer satisfaction. Serious industrial companies build serious long-lived industrial equipment. Or elevators for high-rise office buildings.

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In Scope for My Role?

Mironov Consulting

Something that comes up periodically in my product leadership coaching sessions: “As a Director or VP of Product, how do I get folks outside my immediate span of control to make improvements or do their jobs better or take my advice?”  With Sales leadership, it’s all about upcoming quarters. 

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Product Management for Non-Software Products

Sequent Learning

Prior to joining Sequent Learning Networks as Vice President, JJ spent 18 years in various leadership roles in the financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare industries for companies such as First Data, T-Mobile and American Hospital Association. But often in industrial, manufacturing, automotive, consumer goods, etc.