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481: Lessons learned developing medical products – with Ron Richard

Product Innovation Educators

Summary of some concepts discussed for product managers [2:17] How did you get your start in developing medical products? I didn’t have any idea how to develop a product, but I saw a problem and came up with a solution. I noticed the Ford and Toyota engineers had different approaches to developing products.

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Crafting Success: How Understanding Context Transforms Product Development

The Product Coalition

In cities plagued by traffic jams, Uber introduced motorbike taxis as a quicker, more efficient means of transport. Develop a change plan with an aim for net zero impact. Even though you will invest the time upfront to gather the context as input to the product development process, you will miss things. Create feedback loops.

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Essential Features To Consider During Internet of Things (IoT) Development

The Product Coalition

The Internet of Things is a dangerous double-edged sword as it can lead developers and experts to a problem of focus.Products can easily take a great variety of forms and it is precisely this variability that becomes both a blessing and a curse. The sensors are responsible for transporting this vision to the machines. the business.

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An Agile Project to Enable Social Distancing: a Case Study

Mind the Product

Transport, especially home delivery providers, faces big challenges. Here’s how one transport company solved this challenge. Our team at Teina was already working on developing software for Gdansk-based transportation company Expert Transport when the pandemic started. A One-weekend Project.

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Product Managers Deal With The Problem Of Too Much Sand

The Accidental Product Manager

What happened is that the fracking boom took off and in order to support it, a host of new industries and product development definitions were created. Sand comes with a high cost of transport. Sand is transported by both rail and by truck. The cost of transporting it can be as much as 75% of the cost of delivering sand.

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Seven Things you can Learn From WeChat Product Development

Mind the Product

App developers and designers may look at other apps for inspiration on new features, but most only look to well-known apps like Facebook Messenger and Snapchat. We got excited about its Snapchat-like Messenger Day, Venmo-like Payments, ride-requesting Transportation, and Event Reminder. Take Messenger for example.

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Trailblazing Women in Product Management: Daniela Ornelas, Vice President Product Management at Wabtec Corporation

280 Group

I wanted to connect customers’ needs with technology to develop something that makes a difference. Transportation inspires me. Instead, listen to the customer clearly to understand if the product fits, or if you need to develop something new. I love to make new things happen. I started in sales, then moved into service.