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Why Do Products Fail?

  DIT Aungier Street, Dublin
  21 Mar 2013, 18h.30
Being Wrong
Understand the Past
Your product recently launched…
         …to an underwhelming lack of success.

You’re asked
the question…

…Why Did it Fail?
Learning is Good
But by the time your product has failed…
Remember the Future
Imagine that your product recently launched…
         …to an underwhelming lack of success.

You’re asked
the question…

…Why Did it Fail?
Scott Sehlhorst
Product management & strategy consultant
   8 Years electromechanical design engineering
       IBM, Texas Instruments, Eaton

   8 Years software development & requirements
       > 20 clients in Telecom, Computer HW, Heavy Eq., Consumer Durables

   8 Years product management & strategy consulting
       >20 clients in B2B, B2C, B2B2C, ecommerce, global, mobile

                                                                                       Agile since 2001
                                                                            Started Tyner Blain in 2005
                                                                                    Helping companies
                                                                             Build the right thing, right




                                                                                                       6
Co-Opting Root Cause Analysis
By understanding the reasons a product might
have failed before it fails, we can work to
prevent them
Focusing on One of Six Main Areas
Winnowing Scope Even Further
Tonight We’ll Look Outside-In
Several Ways to Fail to Help Users
Diving Into Five Reasons Why
Does Not Target the Right Users
Start by Identifying Possible Users
Understand Your User’s Ecosystem
Your notion of “importance”
may change

Your perspective will change
– users “do stuff”
annoyingly crossing your
(arbitrary) product boundaries


Maybe you’re targeting the
wrong users
Form a Rationale for User Importance
Does Not Focus on Important Goals
Does Not Focus on Important Goals
Insufficiently Addresses User Needs
Insufficiently Addresses User Needs
How long can I use my
phone without
recharging?

How much do I spend on
fuel for my car, for my
driving habits?
Does Not Account for Experience
Does Not Account for Experience
Does Not Account for Experience
Does Not Incorporate Context
Does Not Incorporate Context
Does not take into
account that user goals
vary as context of use
changes
Thank You!
Any Questions?



                                      Scott Sehlhorst
                       https://twitter.com/sehlhorst   Twitter
                  http://go.tynerblain.com/sehlhorst   About Me
                          http://tynerblain.com/blog   Blog
                http://www.slideshare.net/ssehlhorst   Slideshare
    https://plus.google.com/110352820346292209511      Google +


                                                                               Agile since 2001
                                                                    Started Tyner Blain in 2005
                                                                            Helping Companies
                                                                    Build The Right Thing, Right
                                                                                              26
References
There are a ton of references within each of these articles:
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/02/08/why-do-products-fail/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/07/17/why-do-products-fail-2/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/07/31/why-do-products-fail-picking-the-wrong-users/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/08/14/why-do-products-fail-picking-the-wrong-goals/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/09/11/why-do-products-fail-incomplete-solutions/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/09/25/why-do-products-fail-ignoring-learning-curves/
   http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/10/17/why-do-products-fail-ignoring-context/


Great stuff that influences me
   http://precious-forever.com/2011/05/26/patterns-for-multiscreen-strategies/
   http://www.uie.com/articles/experience_map/
   http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html

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20130322.why do products fail isa

  • 1. Why Do Products Fail? DIT Aungier Street, Dublin 21 Mar 2013, 18h.30
  • 3. Understand the Past Your product recently launched… …to an underwhelming lack of success. You’re asked the question… …Why Did it Fail?
  • 4. Learning is Good But by the time your product has failed…
  • 5. Remember the Future Imagine that your product recently launched… …to an underwhelming lack of success. You’re asked the question… …Why Did it Fail?
  • 6. Scott Sehlhorst Product management & strategy consultant 8 Years electromechanical design engineering IBM, Texas Instruments, Eaton 8 Years software development & requirements > 20 clients in Telecom, Computer HW, Heavy Eq., Consumer Durables 8 Years product management & strategy consulting >20 clients in B2B, B2C, B2B2C, ecommerce, global, mobile Agile since 2001 Started Tyner Blain in 2005 Helping companies Build the right thing, right 6
  • 7. Co-Opting Root Cause Analysis By understanding the reasons a product might have failed before it fails, we can work to prevent them
  • 8. Focusing on One of Six Main Areas
  • 10. Tonight We’ll Look Outside-In
  • 11. Several Ways to Fail to Help Users
  • 12. Diving Into Five Reasons Why
  • 13. Does Not Target the Right Users
  • 14. Start by Identifying Possible Users
  • 15. Understand Your User’s Ecosystem Your notion of “importance” may change Your perspective will change – users “do stuff” annoyingly crossing your (arbitrary) product boundaries Maybe you’re targeting the wrong users
  • 16. Form a Rationale for User Importance
  • 17. Does Not Focus on Important Goals
  • 18. Does Not Focus on Important Goals
  • 20. Insufficiently Addresses User Needs How long can I use my phone without recharging? How much do I spend on fuel for my car, for my driving habits?
  • 21. Does Not Account for Experience
  • 22. Does Not Account for Experience
  • 23. Does Not Account for Experience
  • 25. Does Not Incorporate Context Does not take into account that user goals vary as context of use changes
  • 26. Thank You! Any Questions? Scott Sehlhorst https://twitter.com/sehlhorst Twitter http://go.tynerblain.com/sehlhorst About Me http://tynerblain.com/blog Blog http://www.slideshare.net/ssehlhorst Slideshare https://plus.google.com/110352820346292209511 Google + Agile since 2001 Started Tyner Blain in 2005 Helping Companies Build The Right Thing, Right 26
  • 27. References There are a ton of references within each of these articles: http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/02/08/why-do-products-fail/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/07/17/why-do-products-fail-2/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/07/31/why-do-products-fail-picking-the-wrong-users/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/08/14/why-do-products-fail-picking-the-wrong-goals/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/09/11/why-do-products-fail-incomplete-solutions/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/09/25/why-do-products-fail-ignoring-learning-curves/ http://tynerblain.com/blog/2012/10/17/why-do-products-fail-ignoring-context/ Great stuff that influences me http://precious-forever.com/2011/05/26/patterns-for-multiscreen-strategies/ http://www.uie.com/articles/experience_map/ http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html