MOBILE
LEAP
FROGGING
AT THE WORLD BANK
BEFORE WE BEGIN
This is my experience at the World Bank.
A journey into Strategy and Product Management.
In few bullets, from when I landed in the US to now.
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed are my own and od not reflect
WBG official strategy nor are official statements.
23 RD OF AUGUST
The move
5TH OF SEPTEMBER
Founded in 1947
15000+ staff
Funding 6000+ projects
Working in 100+
countries
Lot of knowledge here
<IMAGE WB>
First impact
SEPTEMBER
Many apps – work in progress
OCTOBER
Processes and approvals
NOVEMBER
Mobile beyond device
iPad4 and Mini released
DECEMBER
Networking & helping out
Windows phone 8 Finances 2.0
Tracking and Launching
JANUARY Blackberry Z10 Firefox OS, Ubuntu OS
Around the User Experience
FEBRUARY Google Glass available Minor releases for several apps
Mobile Enterprise Solutions
MARCH iOS 6.1 iOS 7 rumors
APRIL
New products and moonshots
GOAL:
END
EXTREME
POVERTY
Datafinder 4.1, Finance 2.0.2 Facebook Home IFC Data now available
LOOKING AHEAD
JUNE
OCTOBER
JANUARY 14
Windows phone 8
THE OPPORTUNITY:
BEYOND DEVICE
SO FAR…
• Main projects growing (VPU awarded, roadmap, good metrics, lot of things coming in June, October
• Networking and supporting across the whole group mobile initiatives
• Little control, lot of efficient support, quick actions and parallel long term building (hiring, workshops, events, …)
• High impact/risk projects on mobile kick-started
THE CHALLENGE:
SPEED
DISCUSSION
BONUS SLIDES FOR DISCUSSION
REAL VALUE OVER TIME?
I= r * T
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THE OPPORTUNITY
BEYOND THE DEVICE
• Mobile vs. Shoes
• Mobile vs. Toilet
• Mobile vs. Food
A single small tool that
gives us superpowers.
OPPORTUNITY TO
REACH AUDIENCES
OPPORTUNITY TO SOLVE
HARD CHALLENGES
If designed the right way
MOBILE IS NOT ONLY PLENTY OF
DIFFERENT DEVICES
Is a different paradigm
OPPORTUNITY TO
CHANGE THE RULES
Changing crisis management
MOBILE IS NOT ONLY ANOTHER
FORMAT TO SUPPORT