What does a “Product Mindset” do
differently than a “Service Mindset”!
When does a person exhibit the
product mindset?
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When you are “Intrinsically”
motivated
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When “Product Acceptance” is
your “Reward”
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You are eager to implement features
that have not been completely
specified by the client.
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Are aware of the business domain of the client and
at the same time agree to the fact that there is a
higher degree of risk in product acceptance.
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Accept feedback and Identify
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Brainstorm to explore the
boundaries of what could be…
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Are ready to
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Think to launch a new set of
competitive advantages to market.
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Talk in terms of Customer
Value.
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Satisfaction is
achieving
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Always speaks in the customer context
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FAIL EARLY
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You are aware that rewards and
Recognition is based-upon product
acceptance in the market.
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Do not change technology and the team
that easily/frequently.
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Attach great importance to employee
satisfaction and considers that the loss of one
of them constitutes an important loss
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You still find time to do activities that are not directly
connected to work activity, such as article writing or
keeping professional blogs, putting forth technical
presentations etc.
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You take ownership of a problem
and take decisions to solve the
problems.
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The experience accumulated over time in the
development of the companies products makes a certain
person hard to be replaced.
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An employee has the possibility to work on mult
specialties and roles.
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Domain expertise is highly valued
and gauged in the product mindset.
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References
• http://www.svpg.com/
• http://www.todaysoftmag.com/article/487/product-mindset
• https://stratshireconsulting.wordpress.com/2014/06/10/the-product-
mindset/
• The way I am wired
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Editor's Notes

  • #8 Product mindset is the art of ideating about what the customers want from a product without them stating directly or exactly this thing, eventually developing a product customers are happy with.
  • #10 this means rework and greater chances of throwaways or product not being used for what it was built for.
  • #23 The position "earned" remains permanent and it strengthens over time. in new products, where a person brings along their reputation gained during the previous products. Growth of the company is according to the number of clients and outlets for their products and the relation between the profit and the number of employees in the product org.
  • #24 Team members are selected\interviewed much more carefully in order to see if they fit in with the team they will work in, both from the technical point of view as well as from that of personality
  • #31 An employee has the possibility to work for a longer period of time on a very particular product line. In this context, the employees are much more interested in remaining and specializing within the company.
  • #32 A person remains in a position for a longer period of time and the number of years spent in a domain does not constitute an argument sufficient for promotion. Domain expertise is highly valued.