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Product Managment

Product Management FAQs (for Chatbot)

1. Product Roadmaps

  • Where can I find the latest product roadmap?

    • The roadmap is maintained in [Notion/Jira/Confluence] and updated quarterly. It includes major epics, milestones, and OKR alignment.

  • What’s the typical timeline for a new feature (MVP to GA)?

    • MVPs typically go from discovery to release within 1–2 sprints. Enhancements or complex features may span 2–3 quarters.

  • How do product initiatives tie into company OKRs?

    • All roadmap items are tagged against OKRs in our planning tool to ensure alignment with revenue, engagement, or scalability goals.

  • How do I know if something is in discovery or in delivery?

    • Each roadmap card is labeled with status: Discovery, Validated, In Development, QA, Shipped.

  • What criteria do we use for prioritizing features?

    • We follow a RICE scoring model—Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort. Customer demand, revenue potential, and technical feasibility are key factors.




2. Feature Requests

  • How can a customer or team member request a feature?

    • Internal: Submit via Jira → Product Request board.

    • External: Requests are tracked via CSM inputs, Intercom tags, or Productboard customer portal.

  • What are the top requested features currently?

    • Top 3 features this quarter include:

      1. Offline mode in mobile app (Fieldforce)

      2. Exportable dashboards

      3. Auto-sync with 3rd party tools (e.g., Salesforce, Zoho)

  • How do we track the status of a request?

    • All feature requests are assigned a status: Pending, Backlog, Planned, In Dev, Released.

  • Can I vote on a feature?

    • Yes, Productboard and our internal Slack #product-feedback channel allow for voting and emoji reactions.




3. User Feedback

  • Where is customer feedback collected and stored?

    • Centralized in Productboard, with sources from Intercom, NPS surveys, CSAT, and CRM notes from CSMs.

  • How often do we run user interviews or surveys?

    • Bi-monthly for high-impact personas. Surveys are sent quarterly via email and in-app.

  • How is feedback analyzed and actioned?

    • PMs tag feedback by theme (e.g., mobile UX, performance issues) and prioritize via impact score. Insights are shared in the monthly Product Pulse deck.




4. Market Research

  • Where can I find competitor comparisons?

    • A maintained Competitor Matrix is in Confluence, with head-to-head feature comparisons, SWOT analyses, and pricing details.

  • Do we maintain customer personas?

    • Yes. We have personas for Consumer, Fieldforce, Admin, and Backend Ops. Each persona has defined goals, pain points, and preferred workflows.

  • What sources do we use for market insights?

    • Gartner reports, McKinsey trend dashboards, industry blogs, and customer interviews.




5. Product Documentation

  • Where is our user-facing product documentation?

    • Hosted at [docs.example.com] or integrated in the Angular frontend via a help widget.

  • Where are internal PRDs and specs stored?

    • Stored in Confluence or Notion under Product > Specs. Each PRD includes problem statement, goals, user stories, wireframes, and dependencies.

  • Are there version histories?

    • Yes, tracked via GitHub (for APIs) and Confluence update logs (for specs and guides).




6. Release Schedules

  • What’s our release cadence?

    • Web (Angular/Django) – every 2 weeks
      Mobile (iOS/Android) – monthly
      Backend services – Continuous Deployment with approval gates

  • How are stakeholders notified of new releases?

    • Via Slack #release-updates, release notes on Notion, and customer-facing emails for major changes.

  • Is there a beta user program?

    • Yes. Teams can nominate users via the Beta Feedback Form.




7. Product Strategy

  • What’s the long-term product vision?

    • To be the most intuitive, scalable, and field-optimized platform for utility management across geographies.

  • What’s our North Star metric?

    • Monthly Active Fieldforce Users completing Jobs in under X minutes.

  • What are our current strategic themes?

    1. Mobile-first experience

    2. Intelligent automations

    3. Seamless 3rd-party integrations

    4. Self-serve analytics




8. Pricing Information

  • Where can I view the current pricing plans?

    • Located in the Sales Wiki and at [pricing.example.com].

  • Do we offer custom enterprise pricing?

    • Yes. Sales and Product collaborate to define custom SLAs and pricing models based on volume and feature access.

  • Are there any upcoming pricing changes?

    • A/B tests are being run for new field-based pricing bundles for Q3.




9. User Stories / Use Cases

  • Where can I find common user journeys?

    • Defined in our User Journey Map located in Miro and linked via Confluence.

  • Do we use standard templates for stories?

    • Yes, we follow the Gherkin syntax: “As a [role], I want to [action], so that [benefit].”

  • Can I see real examples of customers succeeding with our product?

    • Case studies are maintained by Marketing and accessible in the Sales toolkit folder.




10. A/B Test Results

  • What tools do we use for experimentation?

    • Firebase Remote Config (mobile), LaunchDarkly (web), and Mixpanel Experiments (data analysis).

  • Where can I view test outcomes?

    • In the Experiments Tracker sheet (shared monthly) or in the Mixpanel Dashboards under Product Experiments.

  • What was our last major test?

    • Job assignment flow redesign (v2) → Increased completion rate by 12%.




11. Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • How does product work with engineering and design?

    • Each squad includes a PM, Tech Lead, Designer, and QA. Workflows include:

      • Weekly backlog grooming

      • Sprint planning

      • Daily standups

      • Post-mortems

  • What tools are used for collaboration?

    • Jira, Figma, Slack, Miro, Notion, Loom.

  • How are PRDs reviewed?

    • Each PRD requires peer reviews from Eng + Design before sprint inclusion.




12. Product Metrics & Analytics

  • What are our core KPIs?

    • DAUs, MAUs, Feature Adoption %, Retention Rate, NPS, Time to First Value (TTFV)

  • What tools do we use for analytics?

    • Mixpanel, Looker Studio, Amplitude, Segment

  • Can I request a new dashboard/report?

    • Yes. Fill out the Analytics Request Form (linked in #product-data Slack channel).