1. Move around to move ahead
Sustain your passion for Technology for
the long term
Shubha Prithvi Raj
Hewlett Packard
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2. Introduction
Speaker : Shubha Prithvi Raj
• Product Manager at HP
• 18+ years in the IT Industry
• Development Manager for various
domains – Printing, Security, Automotive,
Aerospace, Web platform
• Worked with various international teams
India, US, Germany, Netherlands, Spain,
Brazil
• Holds a degree in Engineering and
Executive General Management Program
from IIM-B
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3. Of all women in the technology private sector, 56%
will leave midway through their careers
(Women 2.0 Feb 29 2012)
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4. How to keep up with the pace of
Tech Industry?
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5. My Career Trajectory in the Technology Industry
Release Cycle
Aerospace
>Decade
Automotive
3-5 Years
Digital TV
Printers
Web Platform
1-2 Years
1-2 Years
2 Wks– 3 months
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6. 5 steps to help you
adapt to Tech
Industry
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7. 1. The Product and the Development Life Cycle
Understand the system overview and the
development life cycle
http://www.agileenterprises.com/agile-development/advantages-of-agile-development
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8. 1. The Product and the Development Life Cycle
• Understand the business
value
• Get the system overview
• Understand the product
development cycle
• Understand the risks and
the mitigation plans
http://www.diaspark.com/enterprise/product_product_development.html
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9. 2. Get Equipped –Skills, Process, Tools…
Product development needs a supporting set of
tools for development and deployment
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/

10. 2. Get Equipped – Skills, Process, Tools…
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Understand technical details
Seek additional trainings
Understand the Process
Start using the tools
Go for certifications
Tools
Process
Skills
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11. 3. Know Your Boundaries – Roles and Responsibilities
Product development is a team effort
The greatest danger for most of us is not
that our aim is too high and we miss it, but
that it is too low and we reach it. ~
Michelangelo
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12. 3. Know Your Boundaries – Roles and Responsibilities
• Meet the key stakeholders
• Understand what you are
responsible for
• Learn when to say “no”
Team2
Team1
You
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13. 4. Get Connected – Develop a Network
Work with internal and external teams for a
win-win situation
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates
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14. 4. Get Connected – Develop a Network
• Develop network within and
outside the organization
• Be approachable
• Contribute to newsgroups
Conferences
• Find a “trusted advisor”
• Sign up to various forums
Teams
You
Forums
Newsgroups
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15. 5. Move Ahead
- Celebrate Success and Learn
from Failures
A successful product brings joy
www.,wallsave.com
A product can also fail due to various
reasons
http://dannyksimon.blogspot.com/2012/05/perspective-of-failure.html
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16. 5. Move ahead - Celebrate Success and Learn
from Failures
• Celebrate Success!
• Take the best practices to next
assignment
• Share the joy with family and
friends
• Consider failures as learning
experience
• Take the support of family, friends
• Do not lose confidence
Failure
Learning1
Learning2
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17. Recap
Product
1. The Product and the Development life cycle
Support
Tools
2. Get Equipped – Skills, Process, Tools…
Team
3. Know Your Boundaries – Roles and
Responsibilities
Connect
4. Get Connected – Develop a Network
Reflect
5. Move ahead - Celebrate Success and Learn from
Failures
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18. Conclusion
• Though the Tech Industry is moving very fast
the development principles remain the same
• Switching to a new project needs a fresh
start every time
• Continuous learning is the key to keeping up
with the pace of the Tech Industry
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19. Q&A
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20. Thank You
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