The IoT Product Manager : A Handbook for Engineers, Data Analysts, and Other IT Professionals

Enhance your product management skills and set yourself apart from other product managers working in the IoT industry. This book shows you how to navigate through the world of small and Edge devices to successfully launch and monitor products connected together to make smart environments. Working in Agile environments, you'll learn to guide UI builds that serve customer needs and function the way top tech companies expect. Then measure the right product metrics and create reporting dashboards for your IoT products. That way you can effectively engage partners, engineers, and stakeholders. And you’ll learn the entire end-to-end development process of IoT products so that you can make sure you make the right moves at the right stages. After mastering the IoT product lifecycle and measuring your success against KPIs, you’ll see how to work with marketing to effectively launch your product in the marketplace. Finally, a self-interview section has been provided so that you can evaluate your skills and responses to common IoT Product Manager questions. Then take what you've learned and go out into the world to develop integrated IoT products that your customers love! What You'll Learn Create UI/UX experiences that engage and wow your customers Work in Agile environments with best business practices Negotiate effectively at each step of the product lifecycle Who This Book Is For Any wanting to build a IoT products. Aspiring Internet of Things product managers, product owners, analysts, business consultants, engineers, and business owners. Table of Contents 4 About the Author 7 About the Technical Reviewer 8 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 10 Chapter 1: History of Internet of Things 11 1.1 IoT Making Our Cities and Homes Smart 14 1.2 Becoming an Internet of Things Product Manager 17 1.2.1 IoT Product Manager 18 1.2.2 IoT Product Manager Duties and Responsibilities 20 1.3 Steps to Become an Internet of Things Product Manager 22 1.3.1 How to Become a Product Manager in IoT? 23 1.3.2 What Skills Do You Need As a Product Manager with IoT? 24 1.4 Why Companies Need an Internet of Things Product Manager 25 1.4.1 Seven Reasons Any Company Hires Your Product Manager 26 1.4.2 Internet of Things Product Manager Career Details and Qualifications 27 1.4.3 Internet of Things Product Management Career Description and Salaries 27 1.4.4 Internet of Things Product Manager Career Advice 28 Chapter 2: IoT Product Design 29 2.1 Five-Step Process for IoT Product Design 31 2.2 IoT Business Models 33 2.3 IoT Landscape 35 2.3.1 IoT and Industry 4.0 36 2.4 Three Types of Companies Working with IoT Today 37 2.5 IoT Hardware Components 43 2.6 Programming Platforms 47 Chapter 3: IoT Manager in the Agile Era 50 3.1 IoT Product Manager Journey 53 3.1.1 Technology vs. Product 55 3.1.2 Team and People Management 55 3.2 First Four Months 56 3.3 Role of IoT Manager in Organizations 59 3.4 IoT Product Manager Authority 63 3.4.1 Defining Product Road Map for IoT 66 Steps to Create a Product Road Map 67 3.4.2 Need Of Comprehensive Product Metrics and Quantitative Measurement Structure 69 3.4.3 Importance Of Implements Reporting Dashboards 72 Creating a Report for Higher Management 73 Getting Started with an Internet of Things Project 73 Setting Up IoT Project Manager Work Flow 74 Implementing Reporting Dashboards 74 The Questions to Ask Yourself 75 3.4.4 Partnering Closely with Key Stakeholders to Optimize Overall Product Adoption and Performance-Driven Growth 77 3.4.5 IoT Manager End-to-End Development 83 Skills Needed by a Product Manager 83 Responsibilities of a Product Manager 84 Competencies Needed by a Product Manager 85 Managing the Software Development Teams 85 Communicating with Customers 86 Taking Part in Quality Assurance Testing 87 Establishing a Go-to-Market Strategy 87 Creating a Sales and Marketing Plan 89 Chapter 4: IoT Product Development and Life Cycle 90 4.1 IoT Development Life Cycle 99 4.2 IoT Product Evaluation Metrics 103 4.3 Journey of an IoT Product 107 Chapter 5: IoT Product Manager and Life Cycle Management 118 5.1 IoT PM Conducts a Research 121 5.1.1 IoT Development vs. Software Development 126 5.1.2 IoT PM Focuses on Team Management 128 5.1.3 IoT PM Focuses on Product Strategic Decisions 133 5.1.4 IoT PM Focuses on Better Time Management Structures 136 5.2 Managing a Product Backlog 139 5.3 How an IoT PM Engages with Stakeholders to Scope Work 143 5.4 How an IoT Product Manager Makes Critical Decisions 145 5.5 How an IoT Product Manager Proposes Creative Solutions to Complex Problems 148 5.6 Four Steps to Launch and Operate a Secure IoT Product 152 Chapter 6: IoT Product Marketing 154 6.1 What Makes a Good IoT Product 159 6.2 IoT Product Marketing Strategy 160 6.3 IoT Trends: Revenue and New IoT Business Models 163 Chapter 7: Government Regulation on IoT 170 7.1 European Union (EU) Laws for IoT 170 7.2 United States (US) Laws for IoT 172 7.3 Canada Laws for IoT 175 7.4 Incorporate Standards and Regulations in Your IoT Product Strategy 176 7.5 IoT Product and Data Security 179 7.6 IoT Product Manager Skills for Future 183 7.7 IoT Products in 2030 185 Follow Along the Journey 188 Suggestion for Future Work 194 Index 197