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Quantum Cloud Computing (QC) and Killer Apps built on it can help create products with life-changing feature experiences. So, what's happening?

I have always wanted to write an article that explained why I chose the Q-bits background image for my LinkedIn profile. For those who follow the evolution of quantum computing and know its intricate evolution path, they will readily see the disruptions a quantum cloud compute environment is all set to produce in the near-future. Others- mainly the skeptics, the curious and the uninitiated, please read on. I may end up changing your world view on Quantum Computing and what is can do for us, homo sapiens and the planet we inhabit. Of course, I am not saying we have the first Quantum Computer available for sale on an e-commerce site and SW vendors are shipping applications that run on Quantum computers. There is still the issue of non-availability of a taxonomy-defined instruction set needed to actually program Quantum Compute (QC) machines, even if the hardware could be prototyped. But, to think that articulating a quantum processor instruction architecture set is
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Are you weaving human beings' 3 basic behavioral cravings (Competence, Autonomy, Connectedness) into the very fabric of your product design, UX, marketing, support, the entire launch cycle? If no, you should.

Think about Maslow's hierarchy of needs (see Maslow's hierarchy of needs ) and the basic needs he espouses: his pyramidal hierarchy of needs meets our physical existential requirements. But there is also the behavioral cravings that humans have and that also has a hierarchy of needs. For a product, there is also the need to meet a customer's psychometric or behavioral needs. And, again, there are basic behavioral needs that are at the bottom of the pyramid. As a product manager, ask yourself, if your product appeals to the 3 basic behavioral needs that each of us exhibit in our lives and how the product addresses those needs. Psychologists have identified 3 basic needs that most of us want to have a grip on: Competence, Autonomy, and Connectedness. Are you doing A/B testing where you are taking into account a customer's behavioral needs? Are you incorporating these basic cravings of ours into the UX design? Behavioral need 1: Competence - Human beings have a
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Using Issue Trees to investigate Product Cycle and Launch Challenges is an important arsenal in a product manager's armory

Most of the times, as a product manager, I solve complex problems under constraints within a short 2 to 3 weeks time, while not sacrificing creative thinking. The actual work shown here below demonstrates how I use a technique called Issue Tree Analysis (that I learnt from McKinsey Academy's problem Solving Leadership Program that I was nominated to attend by my company GE Digital) to investigate in a structured yet creative way. Structuring the issue as a SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, Timely) problem  and ensuring the identified issues were MECE (Mutually exclusive, completely exhaustive) were the most significant challenges I faced. On the positive side, such issue trees helped me capture a 360 degree view of the impacts solving the problem would have and help cover any unexpected failures due to major risk items not being identified for mitigation.
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Read my new free e-book: "11 ways to feature boost your Software Platform to Delight and Monetize"

I recently published a simple, 4-page e-book: "11 ways to feature boost your Software Platform to Delight and Monetize". In this e-book, I present 11 succinct strategies that helped power boost an actual customer's software platform capabilities to delight their customers while extending monetization methods in ways that product managers, marketers and entrepreneurs normally may not have thought of typically. Download this e-book at the link below to get the maximum out of your platform.It is your development money, after all. Send me an email at sbadrus@digitalmobileforce.com if you don't agree with my suggestions or want to debate further. Look me up on LinkedIn or on Slack under the moniker "Product Lord" ( I am active in the product management and marketing channels). Free E-Book Download here
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Are Product Managers ready for challenges in this exploding technology world? Rate yourself with the work stream chart below.

Product management is an intricate function and is really a confluence of Technology, Users and the Business. Some Product Managers (PM) love to use the venn diagram where they show that PM is the intersection of Users, Technology and Business and leave it at that. But I am a keen- eyed product manager, more organized and methodical and find that the PM work streams need to be spelt out a a lot more deeply. As a PM, I really love this detailed work stream interactions (not my chart; if you need source, ping me) based triangular confluence below. It demonstrates why Product Managers have to keep an eye on so many stakeholder interactions and not just be writing out engineering specs and participating in stand-up meetings. It take a lot folks to get a good product out and then measure the success KPIs of the product post release. Maintain or kill decision post release is one of the hardest things to do especially when you have sunk in millions of dollars into your product managemen
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HealthCare Apps on Android Mobile Platforms command Second Best Pricing

Above chart indicates that not only are healthcare apps ranked second in price paid per app but the percent of paid apps (of all apps published) is the highest in the top 10 price per app cohort. It appears android users are voting with their feet on the value of mobile healthcare apps and app makers are increasingly able to move away from free apps. Healthcare software vendors may want to carefully look at mobile apps publishing as an additional way to monetize their value based care software revenue streams.  Source: Data is from AppBrain, a company that compiles Android Appstore analytics. The data is as of November 30, 2016.
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Quickly Landing pricing and sales strategies for worldwide audiences when footprints are as numerous as 200 plus local markets. And a happy 2015 to everyone.

As 2014 closes today, I find that I am fortunate enough to work in a company (Microsoft) that has a massive worldwide footprint. This allows me to learn how complex international audiences respond to changes in corporate pricing and sale strategies. "Landing" a pricing or sales strategy worldwide requires patience, diplomacy, great negotiation skills, and impact modeling, in that order. If your global footprint is quite huge, like it is in my firm, landing periods could be as long as 3 years depending upon the complexity of the pricing strategies. One way to speed up landing strategies is to deploy intelligently automated tool sets that accelerate landing and feedback loops so sales and pricing strategies can be tweaked dynamically based on local market feedback. But automation is not the be all and end all. It is one thing to sit in corporate head quarters and price out a service and it is quite another thing to systematically field test the acceptability of the price in a
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