Main Takeaways:
-Leveraging your existing experience, or acquiring new experience, through a product lens
-Treating your resume like a product - effective story & resume building to stand out from the crowd
-Interview strategy, step-by-step question walkthroughs, and problem-solving frameworks
Process capability is a measure of a process's ability to meet specifications for a product or service. It is determined by comparing the process variability, as measured by the standard deviation, to the tolerances between the nominal value and upper and lower specifications. The process capability ratio Cp measures the tolerance width relative to the process variability, while the process capability index Cpk considers whether the process mean is centered between the specifications. For example, in assessing an intensive care lab's turnaround time process, which has a standard deviation of 1.35 minutes and specifications of 20-30 minutes, the Cp is calculated as 1.23 but the Cpk is 0.94, indicating the process mean of 26.2 minutes is not centered
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of programmable logic controller (PLC) hardware. It covers the different components of a PLC system, including the CPU, input/output modules, power supply, and communication interfaces. The presentation also discusses the functions of each hardware element and their importance in industrial automation and control systems.
Statistical quality control introductionPankaj Das
This document provides an overview of statistical quality control (SQC). It discusses how SQC uses statistical tools to help identify quality problems in production processes and products. The goals of SQC are to eliminate nonconformities, rework, and wasted resources while optimizing product costs. SQC was pioneered in the 1920s and involves techniques like control charts, acceptance sampling, and descriptive statistics. It categorizes data and identifies common and assignable causes of variation to improve quality.
Control charts are graphs used to monitor quality during manufacturing. They allow issues to be identified and addressed early to maintain consistent product quality. Key aspects of control charts include:
- Plotting statistics like the mean or range of sample measurements over time
- Using statistical limits to identify processes that are in or out of control
- Interpreting patterns in the charts to determine if corrective action is needed
Control charts enable manufacturers to efficiently produce uniform products by catching problems early and avoiding unnecessary adjustments to processes that are performing normally.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for a network systems administrator position. It provides information on developing KPIs, including identifying objectives, key result areas, tasks, and methods for measuring results. The document recommends that KPIs be clearly linked to strategy and empower employees. It also lists different types of KPIs and directs the reader to an external website for additional KPI materials.
Digital Six Sigma integration with Directed Innovation for Generation of High...Maria Thompson
The document provides an overview of Digital Six Sigma (DSS) and Directed Innovation methodologies. It begins with objectives of developing an understanding of how DSS and Directed Innovation complement each other and applying techniques from each to solve problems. The document then provides information on DSS, including how it differs from traditional Six Sigma through its new focus, organization, tools, thinking, and technology. It also outlines DSS methods like DMAIC, Lean, and DFSS and how they are used. Finally, the document discusses challenges with Six Sigma projects and change management techniques.
This document provides an introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). It discusses the history and evolution of control systems from humans to relays to PLCs. The key components of a PLC including the input/output modules, central processing unit, memory, and programming terminal are described. Programming methods for PLCs such as ladder logic, Boolean expressions, and mnemonics are also introduced. Examples of using timers, counters, and internal relays in PLC programs are provided.
Process capability is a measure of a process's ability to meet specifications for a product or service. It is determined by comparing the process variability, as measured by the standard deviation, to the tolerances between the nominal value and upper and lower specifications. The process capability ratio Cp measures the tolerance width relative to the process variability, while the process capability index Cpk considers whether the process mean is centered between the specifications. For example, in assessing an intensive care lab's turnaround time process, which has a standard deviation of 1.35 minutes and specifications of 20-30 minutes, the Cp is calculated as 1.23 but the Cpk is 0.94, indicating the process mean of 26.2 minutes is not centered
This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of programmable logic controller (PLC) hardware. It covers the different components of a PLC system, including the CPU, input/output modules, power supply, and communication interfaces. The presentation also discusses the functions of each hardware element and their importance in industrial automation and control systems.
Statistical quality control introductionPankaj Das
This document provides an overview of statistical quality control (SQC). It discusses how SQC uses statistical tools to help identify quality problems in production processes and products. The goals of SQC are to eliminate nonconformities, rework, and wasted resources while optimizing product costs. SQC was pioneered in the 1920s and involves techniques like control charts, acceptance sampling, and descriptive statistics. It categorizes data and identifies common and assignable causes of variation to improve quality.
Control charts are graphs used to monitor quality during manufacturing. They allow issues to be identified and addressed early to maintain consistent product quality. Key aspects of control charts include:
- Plotting statistics like the mean or range of sample measurements over time
- Using statistical limits to identify processes that are in or out of control
- Interpreting patterns in the charts to determine if corrective action is needed
Control charts enable manufacturers to efficiently produce uniform products by catching problems early and avoiding unnecessary adjustments to processes that are performing normally.
This document discusses key performance indicators (KPIs) for a network systems administrator position. It provides information on developing KPIs, including identifying objectives, key result areas, tasks, and methods for measuring results. The document recommends that KPIs be clearly linked to strategy and empower employees. It also lists different types of KPIs and directs the reader to an external website for additional KPI materials.
Digital Six Sigma integration with Directed Innovation for Generation of High...Maria Thompson
The document provides an overview of Digital Six Sigma (DSS) and Directed Innovation methodologies. It begins with objectives of developing an understanding of how DSS and Directed Innovation complement each other and applying techniques from each to solve problems. The document then provides information on DSS, including how it differs from traditional Six Sigma through its new focus, organization, tools, thinking, and technology. It also outlines DSS methods like DMAIC, Lean, and DFSS and how they are used. Finally, the document discusses challenges with Six Sigma projects and change management techniques.
This document provides an introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). It discusses the history and evolution of control systems from humans to relays to PLCs. The key components of a PLC including the input/output modules, central processing unit, memory, and programming terminal are described. Programming methods for PLCs such as ladder logic, Boolean expressions, and mnemonics are also introduced. Examples of using timers, counters, and internal relays in PLC programs are provided.
How to Increase Your Product Sense by ServiceNow Senior PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Framework of learning and improving your product sense
- Learn how to do your skill gap analysis and ideas to level up
- How to build it as a muscle and create successful products
Learn PM Craft to Help You Crack Interviews by Meta Product LeadProduct School
Main takeaways:
How to prepare with an intent to learn the PM craft
How to crack Meta PM interviews and be in the top 5% of interviewees
How to create a Framework that works for you and excel at delivering during the interviews.
Why And How to Transition into Product Management by Google PMProduct School
Nabil Shahid walks through their journey to Product Management in the world of tech, talking about how to market your skills and how to get into the industry. He also touches on balancing knowledge and personal experience with what's best for a wider user group.
This document provides guidance on using the STAR technique to prepare for job applications and interviews. It begins with learning outcomes around unpacking job ads, understanding the STAR approach, and practicing its use. It then covers an overview of a presentation on using STAR effectively in interviews, how to read job ads and selection criteria, and student activities to identify skills and practice the STAR method. Finally, it discusses the application process, types of interview questions, and tips for assessing fit with an employer.
Product Sense (also called Product Intuition or Product Judgement) is the ability to understand what makes a product great. In other words, product sense is very important skill to all product managers. While the name sounds like you’re either born with it or you’re not, Product Sense is just a skill, and like any skill it can get better with practice. I will share my framework and learnings that has helped in improving my product sense in last two years.
Main takeaways:
- Framework of learning and improving your product sense
- Learn how to do your skill gap analysis and ideas to level up
- How to build it as a muscle and create successful products
The document discusses the key skills needed for product management roles, including execution, analytical abilities, and product sense. It identifies important capabilities under each skill area such as prioritization, stakeholder alignment, deep data analysis, customer empathy, and visioning. It also lists attributes of successful product managers like clear communication, simplification, forecasting, and championing design. The document provides resources for practicing different types of product manager interview questions.
If you've interviewed for a content strategy role recently, you may have been asked for a portfolio. But CS deliverables don't always lend themselves to sharing--who wants to see an inventory spreadsheet? And what do you do when your work is all client-confidential? This event took place at the Seattle Content Strategy Meetup designed to help job seekers or consultants create engaging portfolios, presented by Masa Zokaei Edie.
The document provides an introduction to product management. It discusses how to build a product from idea to launch, including developing a minimum viable product (MVP), product roadmap, and user stories/scenarios. It also covers product management skills and tools, such as the Kano model for understanding customer satisfaction and working backwards from a press release. Wireframing, mockups, and prototypes are presented as ways to represent a product design before development.
The document discusses building a vision tree to define and communicate a project's vision from the user's perspective. It recommends starting with a small number of user problem statements, then identifying the jobs that need to be done and functions of the product to resolve those problems. User stories are then generated to estimate requirements. The vision tree should be validated and refined throughout the project to guide development. Collaboration and testing assumptions with the team are important to create the best solution for users.
How to Make Your Resume Product Friendly by Ticketmaster PMProduct School
How to transform your resume to apply for a Product Management position?
Are you trying to break into Product Management and having a hard time getting called in for an interview? Thinking your resume may be affecting your chances? In this session, Haydee gave tips on how to transform your resume so that it highlights the experience and skills to get you in the door. This session is ideally suited for User Experience professionals, Business Analysts, or Developers seeking to transition into Product Management.
Key Tactics for a Successful Product Launch by Kespry Senior PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Learn how to create a solid foundation for the successful release of a product by applying structured frameworks and user
- Center design processes from discovery to roadmap definition phases of the product lifecycle
- Learn how to methodically translate empathy for the customer to data for driving prioritization, decision -making, and clear communication for your teams
- This will be an interactive session for the audience based on a real-life example from the speaker's work
How to be a Digital Products Ninja by ServiceNow Sr. PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Learn how to be an expert product Ninja in the continuously changing digital world
- Learn about top 7 productivity hacks for Product Managers
- Best practices and framework for the product manager’s toolbox
Hiring remote developers opens up a world of opportunities, but avoiding common pitfalls is crucial. To build a high-performing remote team, focus on a thorough evaluation, cultural fit, and clear communication. Embrace structured onboarding processes, foster trust, and ensure alignment with remote work policies. Discover how to hire remote developers and pave the way for seamless collaboration and exceptional outcomes.
For more information visit our blog https://hire-remote-developer.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-to-avoid-common-mistakes-when.html
Practical Tips for Building PM Skills by Reddit Sr PMProduct School
Main Takeaways:
- The best way to start developing your product sense is to think intentionally about your everyday product usage.
- The only way to develop execution skills is by building, shipping, and iterating. And you don't have to know how to write code to build something!
- Always try to tie the impact of a proposed feature or idea back to a top-line metric that the company cares about, whether it's active users, revenue, or something else that impacts the business.
IXDA Chicago May 2015 : Recruiting Wunderland Judi WunderlichIxDA Chicago
The document provides tips for user experience careers, including articulating your problem-solving process, creating an online portfolio, knowing your specializations and goals, demonstrating passion, and basics for interviews. It recommends explaining your thought process for projects, having a responsive website portfolio showing work quality, being prepared to discuss interests and long-term goals, showing enthusiasm for user experience design, and properly following up after interviews.
Watch recordings of engaging talks, like my recent guest lecture at Vellore Institute of Technology, where I covered Interaction Design models, Interfaces, and the impact of AI on UX research and UI designing. Join me as we explore the fascinating world of design and technology, and discover how they intersect to create innovative and user-centric solutions.
Lecture recording YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdMV7Z-oAtk
I covered following topics-
* Interaction Design
Design Models - Cooper's Goal-Directed Design & Double Diamond model
Types of Interfaces - GUI, Voice, Gesture-Based Interfaces & Zero UI interfaces
How Ai is helping a UI/UX designer?
UX/UI & Ai -
Chat GPT - For user research, copywriting, user flow & persona creation
Mid Journey & Firefly for image creations
Musho.ai for quick landing page
Other tools - Font Joy & Font Pair, color.adobe.com, uizard.io
Video Ai - Text to video, Image to video & Video to video
"Ai will not replace you, but the person using AI will…"
The document provides tips on how to build a career in software engineering. It discusses building a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, creating a portfolio to showcase skills and projects, preparing for interviews by practicing coding and learning about companies, and continuously learning through reading books and participating in online communities. The speaker shares their career journey from junior to lead engineer and emphasizes treating software development as an engineering discipline rather than just coding.
How to Increase Your Product Sense by ServiceNow Senior PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Framework of learning and improving your product sense
- Learn how to do your skill gap analysis and ideas to level up
- How to build it as a muscle and create successful products
Learn PM Craft to Help You Crack Interviews by Meta Product LeadProduct School
Main takeaways:
How to prepare with an intent to learn the PM craft
How to crack Meta PM interviews and be in the top 5% of interviewees
How to create a Framework that works for you and excel at delivering during the interviews.
Why And How to Transition into Product Management by Google PMProduct School
Nabil Shahid walks through their journey to Product Management in the world of tech, talking about how to market your skills and how to get into the industry. He also touches on balancing knowledge and personal experience with what's best for a wider user group.
This document provides guidance on using the STAR technique to prepare for job applications and interviews. It begins with learning outcomes around unpacking job ads, understanding the STAR approach, and practicing its use. It then covers an overview of a presentation on using STAR effectively in interviews, how to read job ads and selection criteria, and student activities to identify skills and practice the STAR method. Finally, it discusses the application process, types of interview questions, and tips for assessing fit with an employer.
Product Sense (also called Product Intuition or Product Judgement) is the ability to understand what makes a product great. In other words, product sense is very important skill to all product managers. While the name sounds like you’re either born with it or you’re not, Product Sense is just a skill, and like any skill it can get better with practice. I will share my framework and learnings that has helped in improving my product sense in last two years.
Main takeaways:
- Framework of learning and improving your product sense
- Learn how to do your skill gap analysis and ideas to level up
- How to build it as a muscle and create successful products
The document discusses the key skills needed for product management roles, including execution, analytical abilities, and product sense. It identifies important capabilities under each skill area such as prioritization, stakeholder alignment, deep data analysis, customer empathy, and visioning. It also lists attributes of successful product managers like clear communication, simplification, forecasting, and championing design. The document provides resources for practicing different types of product manager interview questions.
If you've interviewed for a content strategy role recently, you may have been asked for a portfolio. But CS deliverables don't always lend themselves to sharing--who wants to see an inventory spreadsheet? And what do you do when your work is all client-confidential? This event took place at the Seattle Content Strategy Meetup designed to help job seekers or consultants create engaging portfolios, presented by Masa Zokaei Edie.
The document provides an introduction to product management. It discusses how to build a product from idea to launch, including developing a minimum viable product (MVP), product roadmap, and user stories/scenarios. It also covers product management skills and tools, such as the Kano model for understanding customer satisfaction and working backwards from a press release. Wireframing, mockups, and prototypes are presented as ways to represent a product design before development.
The document discusses building a vision tree to define and communicate a project's vision from the user's perspective. It recommends starting with a small number of user problem statements, then identifying the jobs that need to be done and functions of the product to resolve those problems. User stories are then generated to estimate requirements. The vision tree should be validated and refined throughout the project to guide development. Collaboration and testing assumptions with the team are important to create the best solution for users.
How to Make Your Resume Product Friendly by Ticketmaster PMProduct School
How to transform your resume to apply for a Product Management position?
Are you trying to break into Product Management and having a hard time getting called in for an interview? Thinking your resume may be affecting your chances? In this session, Haydee gave tips on how to transform your resume so that it highlights the experience and skills to get you in the door. This session is ideally suited for User Experience professionals, Business Analysts, or Developers seeking to transition into Product Management.
Key Tactics for a Successful Product Launch by Kespry Senior PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Learn how to create a solid foundation for the successful release of a product by applying structured frameworks and user
- Center design processes from discovery to roadmap definition phases of the product lifecycle
- Learn how to methodically translate empathy for the customer to data for driving prioritization, decision -making, and clear communication for your teams
- This will be an interactive session for the audience based on a real-life example from the speaker's work
How to be a Digital Products Ninja by ServiceNow Sr. PMProduct School
Main takeaways:
- Learn how to be an expert product Ninja in the continuously changing digital world
- Learn about top 7 productivity hacks for Product Managers
- Best practices and framework for the product manager’s toolbox
Hiring remote developers opens up a world of opportunities, but avoiding common pitfalls is crucial. To build a high-performing remote team, focus on a thorough evaluation, cultural fit, and clear communication. Embrace structured onboarding processes, foster trust, and ensure alignment with remote work policies. Discover how to hire remote developers and pave the way for seamless collaboration and exceptional outcomes.
For more information visit our blog https://hire-remote-developer.blogspot.com/2023/05/how-to-avoid-common-mistakes-when.html
Practical Tips for Building PM Skills by Reddit Sr PMProduct School
Main Takeaways:
- The best way to start developing your product sense is to think intentionally about your everyday product usage.
- The only way to develop execution skills is by building, shipping, and iterating. And you don't have to know how to write code to build something!
- Always try to tie the impact of a proposed feature or idea back to a top-line metric that the company cares about, whether it's active users, revenue, or something else that impacts the business.
IXDA Chicago May 2015 : Recruiting Wunderland Judi WunderlichIxDA Chicago
The document provides tips for user experience careers, including articulating your problem-solving process, creating an online portfolio, knowing your specializations and goals, demonstrating passion, and basics for interviews. It recommends explaining your thought process for projects, having a responsive website portfolio showing work quality, being prepared to discuss interests and long-term goals, showing enthusiasm for user experience design, and properly following up after interviews.
Watch recordings of engaging talks, like my recent guest lecture at Vellore Institute of Technology, where I covered Interaction Design models, Interfaces, and the impact of AI on UX research and UI designing. Join me as we explore the fascinating world of design and technology, and discover how they intersect to create innovative and user-centric solutions.
Lecture recording YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdMV7Z-oAtk
I covered following topics-
* Interaction Design
Design Models - Cooper's Goal-Directed Design & Double Diamond model
Types of Interfaces - GUI, Voice, Gesture-Based Interfaces & Zero UI interfaces
How Ai is helping a UI/UX designer?
UX/UI & Ai -
Chat GPT - For user research, copywriting, user flow & persona creation
Mid Journey & Firefly for image creations
Musho.ai for quick landing page
Other tools - Font Joy & Font Pair, color.adobe.com, uizard.io
Video Ai - Text to video, Image to video & Video to video
"Ai will not replace you, but the person using AI will…"
The document provides tips on how to build a career in software engineering. It discusses building a strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, creating a portfolio to showcase skills and projects, preparing for interviews by practicing coding and learning about companies, and continuously learning through reading books and participating in online communities. The speaker shares their career journey from junior to lead engineer and emphasizes treating software development as an engineering discipline rather than just coding.
Webinar: The Art of Prioritizing Your Product Roadmap by AWS Sr PM - TechProduct School
The document discusses prioritizing a product roadmap by selecting parameters, scoring features, and mapping them on a value vs effort framework. It recommends clearly defining roadmap objectives, choosing a customizable framework like value vs effort, selecting parameters like revenue and customer needs for scoring features, and categorizing investments as strategic, easy wins or maintenance based on the scoring to effectively set the product direction.
Harnessing the Power of GenAI for Exceptional Product Outcomes by Booking.com...Product School
This document discusses harnessing the power of generative AI to improve product outcomes. It describes generative AI as a type of machine learning that allows computers to generate new and original ideas, like a creative chef using knowledge gained from recipes. The author discusses opportunities for generative AI across major business areas like demand generation, productivity, and products. Specific opportunities for Booking.com are explored, like better understanding customer intent and personalized recommendations. The author's vision is for systems that understand users in their natural language and help shape trip intent in a dynamic way that best serves customer needs.
Relationship Counselling: From Disjointed Features to Product-First Thinking ...Product School
The document discusses how Adyen improved its products by shifting from disjointed feature development to product-first thinking. Previously, Adyen had too many OKRs, complex metrics, and local success metrics that led to isolated components and fragmented experiences. It moved to fewer prioritized OKRs, global metrics, and end-to-end product management. This unified its offerings, improved the customer experience, and increased full funnel conversion rates by up to 300 basis points through its integrated risk, authentication, and optimization products working holistically.
Launching New Products In Companies Where It Matters Most by Product Director...Product School
This document discusses lessons learned from launching new products at large companies. It outlines three key lessons: 1) Figure out a clear strategic "why" for the new product that aligns with the company's overall strategy. 2) Really listen to stakeholders across the organization to understand their needs. 3) Assemble a cross-functional team that can get support and input from different parts of the organization, but isn't too large that it becomes unwieldy. The document emphasizes the importance of understanding strategic context, stakeholder needs, and effective team composition for successful new product launches at established companies.
Revolutionizing The Banking Industry: The Monzo Way by CPO, MonzoProduct School
Monzo is revolutionizing the banking industry by taking a customer-first approach called "The Monzo Way." This involves starting from first principles, building products through constant dialogue with users, and piloting internally before growth. Monzo gathers extensive customer feedback and has conducted over 500 research interviews and reports. It strives for industry-leading customer service and uses this research to develop innovative new products for investments and home ownership tailored to customer needs. Monzo's community-focused approach has helped it become the UK's highest rated bank for overall service quality for four years running.
Synergy in Leadership and Product Excellence: A Blueprint for Growth by CPO, ...Product School
This document discusses synergy between leadership and product excellence. It provides a blueprint for growth with three pathways: 1) an agile, retrospective culture, 2) rapid learning and experimentation, and 3) transparency and feedback culture. Ultimately, career fulfillment comes from aligning skills and passions, whether as an individual contributor or manager, by embracing what brings joy and taking a holistic approach to growth.
Act Like an Owner, Challenge Like a VC by former CPO, TripadvisorProduct School
The document discusses how product teams can act like owners and investors to maximize returns. It recommends following three principles: 1) The investment principle - treat time as an investment that should generate ROI. 2) The capping principle - limit ambitions based on discovery. 3) The portfolio principle - allocate resources across a portfolio of high-risk/high-reward, medium-risk, and low-risk/low-hanging fruit initiatives based on their potential ROI. Managing product work like a VC portfolio can help product teams act like owners and challenge stakeholders to seek maximum returns.
The Future of Product, by Founder & CEO, Product SchoolProduct School
Product teams will need to contribute directly to revenue growth, not just user value. They will sit at the intersection of technology and business. Artificial intelligence will allow product teams to do more with less people by automating tasks and providing insights. To succeed in this new era, companies must empower their product teams with the right skills and integrate them closely with other functions like marketing, sales, and customer success.
Webinar How PMs Use AI to 10X Their Productivity by Product School EiR.pdfProduct School
Explore AI tools hands-on and smoothly integrate them into your work routine. This practical experience is here to empower you, offering insights into the mindset of successful Product Managers. Learn the skills to become a more effective Product Manager.
Main Takeaways:
Hands-On AI Integration:
Learn practical strategies for integrating AI tools into your workflow effectively.
Mindset Insights for Success:
Gain valuable insights into the mindset of successful Product Managers, unlocking the secrets to their achievements.
Skill Empowerment for Growth:
Acquire essential skills that empower your evolution toward becoming a more effective and impactful Product Manager.
Webinar: Using GenAI for Increasing Productivity in PM by Amazon PM LeaderProduct School
In this webinar, you will learn how AI can take work off your plate, allowing you to focus on deep thinking or critical work. Cut out the drudge work in Product Management and get more out of your day.
Learnings:
Improve workflows that are high frequency - "manual tasks"
Increase the quality of output that has high importance - "brainy tasks"
Put GenAI to work today
Unlocking High-Performance Product Teams by former Meta Global PMMProduct School
Main Takeaways:
- High-Performing Team Dynamics: You’ll gain insights into fostering high-performance teamwork.
- Unveiling Team Personas: You’ll learn about different personas in the team and how to foster these differences.
- Decoding the Team Needs x Productivity Equation: You’ll learn about different team needs and how they correlate with engagement and productivity.
inQuba Webinar Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr Graham HillLizaNolte
HERE IS YOUR WEBINAR CONTENT! 'Mastering Customer Journey Management with Dr. Graham Hill'. We hope you find the webinar recording both insightful and enjoyable.
In this webinar, we explored essential aspects of Customer Journey Management and personalization. Here’s a summary of the key insights and topics discussed:
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Customer Journey: Dr. Hill emphasized the importance of mapping and understanding the complete customer journey to identify touchpoints and opportunities for improvement.
Personalization Strategies: We discussed how to leverage data and insights to create personalized experiences that resonate with customers.
Technology Integration: Insights were shared on how inQuba’s advanced technology can streamline customer interactions and drive operational efficiency.
Essentials of Automations: Exploring Attributes & Automation ParametersSafe Software
Building automations in FME Flow can save time, money, and help businesses scale by eliminating data silos and providing data to stakeholders in real-time. One essential component to orchestrating complex automations is the use of attributes & automation parameters (both formerly known as “keys”). In fact, it’s unlikely you’ll ever build an Automation without using these components, but what exactly are they?
Attributes & automation parameters enable the automation author to pass data values from one automation component to the next. During this webinar, our FME Flow Specialists will cover leveraging the three types of these output attributes & parameters in FME Flow: Event, Custom, and Automation. As a bonus, they’ll also be making use of the Split-Merge Block functionality.
You’ll leave this webinar with a better understanding of how to maximize the potential of automations by making use of attributes & automation parameters, with the ultimate goal of setting your enterprise integration workflows up on autopilot.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Connector Corner: Seamlessly power UiPath Apps, GenAI with prebuilt connectorsDianaGray10
Join us to learn how UiPath Apps can directly and easily interact with prebuilt connectors via Integration Service--including Salesforce, ServiceNow, Open GenAI, and more.
The best part is you can achieve this without building a custom workflow! Say goodbye to the hassle of using separate automations to call APIs. By seamlessly integrating within App Studio, you can now easily streamline your workflow, while gaining direct access to our Connector Catalog of popular applications.
We’ll discuss and demo the benefits of UiPath Apps and connectors including:
Creating a compelling user experience for any software, without the limitations of APIs.
Accelerating the app creation process, saving time and effort
Enjoying high-performance CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations, for
seamless data management.
Speakers:
Russell Alfeche, Technology Leader, RPA at qBotic and UiPath MVP
Charlie Greenberg, host
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Your One-Stop Shop for Python Success: Top 10 US Python Development Providersakankshawande
Simplify your search for a reliable Python development partner! This list presents the top 10 trusted US providers offering comprehensive Python development services, ensuring your project's success from conception to completion.
Conversational agents, or chatbots, are increasingly used to access all sorts of services using natural language. While open-domain chatbots - like ChatGPT - can converse on any topic, task-oriented chatbots - the focus of this paper - are designed for specific tasks, like booking a flight, obtaining customer support, or setting an appointment. Like any other software, task-oriented chatbots need to be properly tested, usually by defining and executing test scenarios (i.e., sequences of user-chatbot interactions). However, there is currently a lack of methods to quantify the completeness and strength of such test scenarios, which can lead to low-quality tests, and hence to buggy chatbots.
To fill this gap, we propose adapting mutation testing (MuT) for task-oriented chatbots. To this end, we introduce a set of mutation operators that emulate faults in chatbot designs, an architecture that enables MuT on chatbots built using heterogeneous technologies, and a practical realisation as an Eclipse plugin. Moreover, we evaluate the applicability, effectiveness and efficiency of our approach on open-source chatbots, with promising results.
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
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SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
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6. Agenda
1. What is a PM?
2. Building skills
3. Résumé design
4. Interview deep dive
a. Behavioural
b. Product
c. Technical
d. Analytical
5. Your elevator pitch
6. Playing to your strengths
7. What is a‘PM’?
Typically, product roles align to one or more of the responsibilities below:
Project Manager or Technical Product Manager
● Planning, designing, and execution of projects or products
● “How do we turn this vision into reality?”
Product Manager
● End-to-end product design, requirements, road-mapping, implementation, risk-analysis, user
adoption
● “What should we build and why?”
Program Manager
● Process optimization & improving business performance - or a blend of both Project and Product
● “How do we make this better?’
8. What is a‘PM’-Beyond the Buzzwords
As a PM, your job is going to be to identify the best problems to solve, to solve
those problems, and to make the business money.
You will interface with, and empower customers, developers, designers, upper
management, compliance teams, and your peers to ensure that you’re building &
delivering the best possible solution.
You are the primary instrument to make sure that everyone gets what they want.
Product Vision & Strategy - Driving Execution - Cross Functional Collaboration -
Communication - Risk Management and Unblocking
9. What skills do you need?
The name of the game is ‘interdisciplinary’
If you’re managing the design of a product, should be well-versed in how
different aspects of that product should come together.
10. Valuable PM skills
Customer Empathy
What should we build? Why should we build it? Who are the users? What are their
needs? Is this the real problem? How will we measure success?
Design (more than just looks!)
User-Centered Design, Human Factors, Mock-up Design, Lifecycle Design, study UI
Breakdowns, take a Design Course
Business
Stay current (TechCrunch, Y-Combinator), create SWOTs and build strategies
Technical & Data
Software Architecture, familiarity with programming concepts (1-2 high-level
languages), hackathons, basic statistics - trends, analysis, significance
Relationships & Communication
11. Where should you build skills?
Growth Mindset: Learn, Adapt, Apply
1. Build something! Analyze & strategize!
2. Do a product tear-down with friends. Identify opportunities to improve or
own something in your day-to-day
3. Study Great Products
4. Shadow a PM
5. Participate in a hackathon (non-technical participants are still valued!)
6. Build your website from the perspective of a PM
7. Take a free design course or boot camp
8. Join student design teams or volunteer
12. How technical should a PM be?
● Myth: You need to have a Computer Science degree to be a PM.
● Being “Technical” != Knowing how to code
● Being Technical can mean...
○ Ability to breakdown complex technical concepts
○ Desire to learn and adapt to new technologies
○ Asking the dumb questions
○ Being enthusiastic and curious
13. Your
Bread and Butter
1) Get good at breaking a big
problem down into smaller
problems
2) Always, always, always ask
questions
3) Try it out - don’t let perfect
stand in the way of good
14. What is a résumé really?
A promise that describes what you can deliver, based on what you’ve already
done
Like an essay, a résumé should craft your story - what you’ve achieved and
what you stand to achieve
A résumé should deliver a blend between the skills you possess, and the
impact you’ve created
15. What goes into a résumé?
1. Name & Title
2. Basic Contact Information
3. Skills (Technical & Non-Technical)
4. Education
5. Work Experience (Paid or Unpaid)
6. Volunteer Experience
7. Side Projects & Leadership
8. Accomplishments & Awards
9. Interests, Objectives, & Summary
16. Résumé Do’s and Don’ts
Do
● Lead each bullet with a unique, relevant action word
● Ensure each bullet has an associated skill and/or an impact
● Align your content & titles to the job to which you’re applying
● Be concise, keep your sentences short (ideally 2 lines max)
● Experiment with sans-serif fonts (instead of serif fonts)
● Look at the résumés of others, learn, iterate - and ask for feedback!
17. Résumé Do’s and Don’ts
Don’t
● Don’t go over 1-2 pages (typically 2 pages is for >10 years of experience)
● Don’t use qualifiers/adverbs without associated impact
○ E.g. “Greatly enhanced the product” vs. “Improved revenue by 67%”
○ E.g. “Massively decreased spending vs. “Reduced costs by 56%”
● Be careful with industry-specific acronyms & jargon - your résumé could
be screened by anyone
● Don’t include content you can’t speak to
● Don’t spend too long on cover letters
○ Cover letters typically go unread, unless the company is <50-100 people
19. Résumés -But I don’t have metrics!
1) You can seek out your former employer or coworkers to solicit metrics
2) You are allowed to estimate your impact
Don’t write down anything you’re not comfortable getting called out on, but
you are the expert on whatever you worked on. If you can walk me through
the justification, that’s just about good as having the raw data.
In fact, that walkthrough demonstrates a good analytics mindset.
20. Résumés -The F-Pattern
Research indicates that people read in an “F-pattern”. Consider structuring
your résumé content accordingly, especially if you’re using two-columns
21. Résumés -Additional Tips
● You can adjust your job title to better suit the role you delivered (within
reason)
● You can use color to highlight your impact, increasing recruiter readability
by 54 %
● Lead with impactful action words, but avoid words that minimize your
responsibility/leadership: e.g. Facilitated Communication
● Adjust your resume based on the job for which you’re applying
● Don’t have direct work experience? Projects count!
22. Résumé FAQ: To include old experience or not?
We’ve all been there.
If you have ‘old’ experience, or are early in University/College and only have
High School experience, it is fine to include it - until you don’t have to anymore
1) Pivot the experience to best reflect the skills & impact required to land
your desired position
2) Work (via the tips in this talk) to gain new, relevant experience
23. Résumé FAQ: Grades or Experience?
This will vary from company to company, but on average:
1. High grades + extracurriculars/experience/projects = awesome
2. Low grades + extracurriculars/experience/projects = great
3. High grades + no extracurriculars/experience/projects = alright
4. Low grades + no extracurriculars/experience/projects = not so great
Your grades are just one part of a complete picture that employers look at.
24. Résumés
☑ Are my skills coming across in this
bullet or section? Which skills?
☑ Is my résumé telling a story? What
story is my résumé telling?
☑ What impact have I delivered?
☑ Are my action words relevant and
unique?
☑ Is my résumé concise, easy to read,
and easy to understand?
Check Yourself
25. Interview-Types of questions
1. Behavioral: Tell me about your experiences and your personality.
○ Tell me about a time you had to influence someone.
○ Tell me about a project or team that you led at work.
2. Product and Design: Show me your product sense and decision making.
○ What is your favorite product and how would you improve it?
○ How would you design an ATM for a blind person?
3. Technical: Can you understand and communicate technical challenges?
○ Explain how the YouTube recommendation algorithm works.
○ Can you compare pros/cons of X different sorting algorithms?
4. Analytical: Can you leverage data to solve a problem?
○ Our user sign-offs dropped by 50%. Tell us how you would approach this?
26. [1] Behavioural
Questions you should always be ready for:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Tell me about a project you’ve worked on
3. Why are you leaving your job?
4. What do you want in your next role?
5. Why do you want to work here?
27. [2] Product Interview Guide
1. Scope the problem
a. Ask clarifying questions
b. Identify potential customers, competition, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats
2. Know your customer(s)
a. Build personas (demographics, behaviors, needs and wants)
b. Identify customer cohorts and problem hypotheses
3. Product ideation
a. List potential ideas
b. Select and justify an idea by tying back to needs
4. Go to market and measure success
a. Describe risks, explore ways to bring idea to audience
b. Create metrics
29. 1. Scope the problem
When you say ‘improve’ do you mean: Revenue, Retention, # of users, # of reviews, …?
Do we have any deadlines or targets that we’re trying to reach? No
Let’s identify the current (main) product scope of Google Maps:
● Search for destinations
● Share custom maps
● Plat routes, add stops
● Review locations
● Google street view
30. 1. Scope the problem (con’t)
Who are the current (or targeted) set of users for our improvements?
● People visiting places
● People planning trips
● People planning a visit to a business
● Business owners
You can ask which user we should focus on, or suggest which user to focus on by
analyzing the opportunity.
E.g. We have a dominant market share for the destinations & routes aspect of our
product, but we are currently undeserving the trip planning demographic. Look at Total
Addressable Market, Competition (next slide), Cost/Barrier to Entry etc.
31. 1. Scope the problem (con’t)
Market Analysis - for our set of users, what does the existing space look like?
Strengths Weaknesses/Opportunities
Maps: Bing Maps Trending things to do
Integrates with TripAdvisor
Low # of users, integrations
Social: Yelp, Foursquare, Instagram Massive user count
Social - images, influencers
Many reviews/ratings
Very little booking integration
No itineraries
Booking: AirBnB, TripAdvisor Ubiquitous (AirBnB)
Overseas presence (TA)
Little in the way of itineraries
Not much of a social aspect
32. 2. Know your customer(s)
Generate a persona(s) for your main customers (don’t forget to justify and summarize)
Hannah
● 27-35 years old
● Based in North America &
Europe
Behaviours
● Uses Google maps on her phone
● Goes on trips with friends
● Usually uses IG & TA to figure out where to go
● Books things via BnB
Needs & Wants
● Wants to know the best places to go/see/eat/do
● Share things to go/see/eat/do w. friends and vice versa
● Needs consensus from friends before booking
● Book things easily based on wants & consensus
33. 3. Product ideation
Start coming up with ideas! Don’t be afraid to think crazy/outside the box
1. Places to go/itinerary collections & community
2. Places suggestion bot (personalized, collects data from previous trips)
3. Concierge (we’ll plan your trips for you)
4. Trip assembler (you set your criteria, we’ll plan the trip)
5. Google places blog, feature, YouTube channel
Product Useful Innovative Inexpensive to Build Time to Market Score
1 3 3 2 2 10
2 2 3 1 3 9
3 2 1 3 2 8
4 3 3 1 2 9
5 1 1 1 3 6
34. 4. Go to market & success
What metrics would you look at to evaluate success?
● # of users
● # of collections, ratings, shares
● Demographics of distribution
● Revenue growth associated with ratings, traffic, and upsell
Who do we target first? How do we target them?
● Google flights, custom maps, show collections under restaurants
● Add a new tab to google homepage
● Add incentives for segments (power users, influencers, first time users)
35. 4. Go to market & success
What are the risks and potential improvements of your proposed solution?
Risks
● Adoption
● Quality & staleness
● Safety/abuse
Improvements
● Safety & moderation teams
● Featured things to do
● Curation & customization
36. Product Interview Guide
Clarify
Ask clarifying questions to
narrow down the problem
space
Improve
Finish with the gaps or
risks of the solution you
proposed
Assumptions &
Requirements
Acknowledge the assumptions
you’ve made about the problem or
the customer
Measure
Specify metrics of
success for your MVP
Design
Outline an MVP solution
that touches on the
problems you prioritized
Problem Solving
Stages
37. [3] Technical Interview Guide
Similar to Product - break a big problem into smaller problems.
1. Ask clarifying questions
2. Identify:
a. Users
b. System Considerations
c. Functions & Requirements
d. Components
e. Assumptions
3. Draw a system diagram
4. Identify algorithms, data structures, trade offs, efficiency and
improvements
39. Technical Sample -Clarifying Questions
Clarifying questions & features
1. Twitter has a number of features (list them). Which features would you
like me to address?
a. Sending a tweet
b. The timeline
i. User timeline: Your tweets
ii. Home timeline: People you follow, Reactions of people you follow
c. Following users
40. Technical Sample -Naive Solution (At Runtime)
Components
Tweet ID Content User ID User ID Name ...
Tweet Table User Table
Drawbacks
- Tweet table would get huge
- Massive Computational spike every time you open a timeline
41. Technical Sample -System Characteristics
Considerations
● Is the system more read heavy or write heavy?
● Does every need to receive the tweet at the same time?
○ How do we ensure reactions don’t show up before the tweet?
● How do we ensure tweets sent from one region can get read globally?
● Should the timeline be pushed, pulled or both?
● How do we ensure consistency between databases?
42. Technical Sample -Diagram (Tweeting & Following)
Alice’s tweet
Send
Alice - 100 Followers
Load Balancer
REDIS Tweet ID Sender ...
User: Bob
PUT Bob’s Timeline
Trade-offs
1. Pre-computed, replicated for quick load
2. Spending resources up front to boost user load times
3. Tweets are short, relatively low-cost
4. People with many followers may load slowly, how to address?
5. Extra logic: Spend more for users who visit more
Alice’s Followers
43. Technical Interview Guide
Similar to Product - break a big problem into smaller problems.
1. Ask clarifying questions
2. Identify:
a. Users
b. System Considerations
c. Functions & Requirements
d. Components
e. Assumptions
3. Draw a system diagram
4. Identify algorithms, data structures, trade offs, efficiency and
improvements
44. Technical Sample -Diagram (Accessing)
Browser
Load Balancer
REDIS Tweet ID Sender ...
Bob’s Timeline
Fastest Machine
1. Load Balancer needs to know which machine to query - hash look-up
2. Hybrid solution at runtime load solution for huge tweets
Extra Topics
1. Searching for tweets?
2. Text notifications?
3. Advertisement funnel?
GET
45. [4] Analytical Interview Guide
Framework is very similar to the Product Design question (re: clarifying
questions, users, requirements)
1. Be aware of and define funnels & timelines
2. Generate and test hypotheses
3. Propose a solution
47. Analytical Sample -Clarifying Qs
How does the user sign-up flow work?
How are we measuring user sign-ups?
Over what period have the sign-ups dropped off?
48. Analytical Sample -Funnel & Hypotheses
Website/App → Data Entry → Submit → Email Sent → User Clicks Verify
Generate Hypotheses
Broad
1. Are the disparities across demographics/locations/apps?
2. Have there been outages in any of our systems?
Specific [Per Funnel Component]
1. Intake: Have our ads stopped running?
2. Website: Are the forms working? Are we getting caught in a firewall?
3. Data Entry: Are the results making it into our database?
4. ...
49. Analytical Sample -Propose a Solution
Let’s say that the problem lies with the confirmation emails not being sent.
How would you propose a solution?
● Anomaly Detection for funnel stages
● Fail-safes & redundancy for email pipelines
● Delayed confirmation, access app & confirm later
50. Interview Tips
1. Practice. Practice. Practice.
○ Have answers ready for typical questions
○ Practicing white-boarding, or at least, writing down solutions
○ Practice out-loud, interview with a friend
2. Study the company
○ SWOT analysis, and have questions ready
3. Think out-loud, and summarize/recap where possible
4. STAR/PAR strategies, be detailed where it matters
5. Have copies of your resume and recommendation letters handy
6. Engage
○ “May I have a moment to think about this?” - have a sip of water
○ “Do you feel I’m on the right track with this solution?”- don’t be afraid to ask for a
hint/check in
51. Interviewing
☑ Have I practiced responses to
interview questions? Out loud?
☑ Have I performed a SWOT
analysis for the company?
☑ Have I thought about my
story? What are my passions?
What makes me unique?
Check Yourself
52. Networking -Where to look
Certain tech companies can receive >2,000,000 applications in a year.
Networking is essential to increase your odds - plus it’s good for your career!
1. Hackathons
2. Conferences, Career Fairs, Engineering Conferences
a. Canada: https://2021.cusec.net, http://cutc.ca
3. Facebook Groups, LinkedIn Groups, Slacks, Discords, and other
professional associations
4. Meetup
5. Eventbrite
6. Friends!
53. Networking -The Elevator Pitch
An elevator pitch is a quick summary of yourself, your skills, and your
objectives.
1. Start by introducing yourself
2. Summarize your history
3. Summarize what you do
4. Explain what you want
5. Finish with a call to action
54. Networking -An Elevator Pitch Example (Technical)
Hi there! My name is Aishwarya and it’s nice to meet you. I have a background
in Software Engineering from the Stevens Institute of Technology, which is
where I discovered my passion for user-centered design.
I’ve spent the last several years honing that passion by working in
Product-facing roles across a number of different industries in the Bay Area.
Right now I’m working as a Product Designer for L’Oreal, where I’m
responsible for the user-intake funnel of their ad campaigns.
I’d love to learn more about opportunities for improving advertising and
customer retention strategies. Could we chat over coffee?
Time: ~22 seconds
55. Networking -An Elevator Pitch Example (Non Technical)
Hi there! My name is Shahrukh and it’s nice to meet you. I’ve actually been a
teacher for the last several years and I’m really interested in leveraging my
talents in the software space.
As a teacher, I’ve developed the skills to context-switch quickly, balance
priorities, plan short-term and long-term strategies, handle unexpected crises,
and tactfully resolve difficult situations.
My background in philosophy also lends me the expertise to solve problems
in a novel way. Do you have any problem-solving roles in your company that
you are looking to fill?
Time: ~20 seconds
56. Networking -Elevator Pitch Tips
1. Write it down - but practice, practice, practice out loud
2. Take your time, but time yourself
3. Make it conversational - don’t be a robot
4. Create multiple flavors of your pitch based on your goals
○ E.g. Meeting a recruiter, meeting a colleague, or meeting a founder
5. Tell a story and showcase your passion(s)
57. Networking
☑ What steps am I taking to
expand my network?
☑ What kinds of people am I
trying to target in my network?
☑ Have I created and practiced a
compelling elevator pitch?
Check Yourself
58. Playing to Your Strengths
Contrary to popular belief, you do not need a tech degree to land a tech job
You do however, need relevant or applicable experience
You can gain relevant experience, from jobs that are not in tech
Think about how to leverage your passions to build or advertise skills
Think about the stories that make you stand out, use those stories to build
your career, use them in the interview
59. It Gets Easier
It is normal to:
1) Get rejected. Even for experienced professionals, rejections can
outnumber interviews.
2) Flub interviews. Especially for your first few, or early on in your cycle.
3) Feel overwhelmed. Being uncomfortable is how you learn! You don’t
need to be an expert at everything, you’ll build off your strengths
4) Feel envious. You can always make more, and some people are always
going to be one step ahead. Focus on being the best you that you can be.
60. Helpful Resources
● Product School (YouTube Channel)
● Cracking the PM Interview
● Decode and Conquer
● Swipe to Unlock
● The Design of Everyday Things
● Startup School (Y-Combinator)
● Blogs: https://www.bringthedonuts.com/
Example Questions
● StellarPeers
● Exponent
● Question Bank