AMRUTH CHARMANA M

insights & lessons from the frontline

  • Are you building on existing knowledge or reinventing the wheel?

    Are you building in the dark, constantly seeking new insights, or are you building on existing knowledge, reinventing the wheel with every new initiative? Leveraging the Past: Identifying and Utilizing Known Data for Efficient Product Discovery In the dynamic world of product management, the drive to innovate and discover new solutions for users is constant.… Read more..

  • How do you clarify roles and responsibilities in decision-making?

    Have you ever been in a product meeting where a crucial decision needed to be made, but it was unclear who was responsible for making the final call? Or perhaps team members weren’t sure who needed to provide input or who just needed to be kept in the loop? This ambiguity can grind progress to… Read more..

  • How does your product create, deliver, and capture value?

    Ever feel like your product’s financial health is a black box? Like understanding the engine of a car, truly grasping how your product operates financially requires a look under the hood. It’s not just about building great features; it’s about ensuring your product creates, delivers, and captures value in a way that sustains and grows… Read more..

  • Are you seeing the full picture of your users’ lives?

    As product managers, we often analyze data, conduct surveys, and even bring users into lab settings for testing. While these methods are invaluable for understanding opinions and tracking behavior, they can sometimes offer only a partial view. To truly build products that resonate and solve real problems, we must venture “beyond the surface” and observe… Read more..

  • Are you building the right product before building it right?

    This is a fundamental question every product manager, entrepreneur, or team member involved in product development must confront. The graveyard of promising ideas is filled with products meticulously built to perfection, only to discover they didn’t actually solve a real customer problem or weren’t desired by the market. So, how can you avoid investing significant… Read more..

  • Are you truly understanding how your users interact with your product?

    As product managers, we often feel like we’re piloting a ship through complex waters. We have a destination in mind – a successful product – but without clear instruments, it’s hard to know if we’re on course, if the engine is running smoothly, or if the passengers (our users) are happy. Decoding User Behavior: Building… Read more..