The Tyranny of Benchmarking

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Note: Please read the speaker notes as you view the slides for best experience. This is a talk I delivered to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association on December 7th, 2011. It covers the pitfalls of common product management/design tools, processes, and assumptions and offers three alternate approaches to allow for great products. There are many examples included in this presentation: JetBlue, re.vu, Mint, EnerNOC, Blue Oasis Shrimp, Angie's List, Jazzercise, and Nest.

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The Tyranny of Benchmarking

Mike Hardinghttp://re.vu/mikeharding

follow: @mah1

© 2011 Mike Harding – All Rights Reserved

why do products fail?

market dynamics

market dynamics

competition

market dynamics

competition

technology

market dynamics

competition

technology

positioning

tools

tools process

tools process

assumptions

tools

assumptions

process

MarketRequirements

MarketRequirements

ProductDefinition

MarketRequirements

ProductDefinition

ProductDevelopment

MarketRequirements

ProductDefinition

ProductDevelopment

Ship it!

assumptions

processtools

leaders

laggards visionaries

challengers

vision

exec

utio

n

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Benchmarking is the process of comparing one's business processes and performance metrics to industry bests.

processtools

assumptions

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

tools process

assumptions

assumptions

processtools

FAIL!

not

one

instance

zero.

zero. nada.

zero. nada. zilch.

why doesn’t it work?

MarketRequirements

MarketRequirements

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MarketRequirements

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MarketRequirements

CustomerResearch

CustomerResearch

customers lie

CustomerResearch

Benchmarking

Benchmarking

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leaders

laggards visionaries

challengers

A

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laggards visionaries

challengers

A

B

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Benchmarking

vision

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leaders

laggards visionaries

challengers

A

C

E

D

F

U

Benchmarking

Benchmarking

Assumptions

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

X

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

X

X

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

X

X

X

target market

customer input

competition

differentiation

X

X

X

X

assumptions

processtools

FAIL!

what does better look like?

A change in perspective is worth 80 IQ points.

- Alan Kay

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

Designas a

Product

BestImaginable

Product

Selfas a

Customer

Designas a

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

What is the best imaginable experience possible?

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

what are you trying to accomplish?

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

is it best imaginable?

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

BestImaginable

Product

?

BestImaginable

Product

what are you trying to accomplish?

BestImaginable

Product

Designas a

Product

when is the last time you heard this about a hotel?

Designas a

Product

I love you, I love you, I love you!

Designas a

Product

I never met an Ace Hotel that I didn't like and so far I've

met 3 out of 4 of them.

Designas a

Product

My room came with a guitar which made me excited -

"Look, I could play a guitar!”

Designas a

Product

loved the vintage feel but VERY clean and everything

done RIGHT.

Designas a

Product

This place is not just for hipsters darlings. We are 25 years too old for such a label and loved every little thing about our stay here!

Designas a

Product

LOVE LOVE LOVE The Ace in NYC.

Designas a

Product

For under $100/night, you can get  a great room in the heart of the Pearl District.

Designas a

Product

Ace Hotel Portland is very Portland. And by "Portland" I mean weird. In a good way.

Designas a

Product

It doesn't get better than the Ace!

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Designas a

Product

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

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Customer

Selfas a

Customer

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Customer

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Customer

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Customer

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Customer

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Customer

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Customer

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Customer

Selfas a

Customer

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Customer

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

HR Professionals:Yuck, breaks my tools!(but I’d contact anyway)

Selfas a

Customer

HR Professionals:Yuck, breaks my tools!(but I’d contact anyway)

Candidates:When can I create my re.vu?

Selfas a

Customer

HR Professionals:Yuck, breaks my tools!(but I’d contact anyway)

Candidates:When can I create my re.vu?

Hiring Managers:Wish more candidates would

use this sort of resume.

Selfas a

Customer

Selfas a

Customer

re.vu user growth 2011

which do you prefer?

let’s see some more examples

example 1

example 2

example 3

example 4

example 5

example 6

escape

perspectiveescape

experiment

perspectiveescape

experiment

perspectiveescape

SUCCEED!

aspire to design GREAT products

Thank You!

The Tyranny of Benchmarking

http://re.vu/MikeHardingfollow: @mah1

© 2011 Mike Harding – All Rights Reserved