Product Thinking Episode 137: Answering Questions About Platform Product Management and What That Means
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Sep 20, 2023 This podcast episode explores the importance of efficiency and opportunity cost in re-platforming, emphasizing the need to quantify the benefits. It also discusses the role of a platform product manager and the importance of collaboration between the technical and commercial sides of a company. Additionally, the episode delves into the concept of discovery in platform product management and the various methods for conducting discovery work.
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Justifying Re-platforming
- Quantify the cost of current development work on platform issues.
- Translate this cost into a product strategy and business case to justify re-platforming.
Technical Product Management Focus
- Understand the platform's backend components, architecture, and workflows by collaborating with developers.
- Focus on improving the user experience for internal users, considering scalability and technical issues.
Internal User Focus
- Platform product management focuses on the internal user experience and often gets neglected.
- This presents an opportunity to gain goodwill by improving internal processes.