Success Stories / Product Strategy for $30B Scientific Instrument Manufacturer

Product Strategy and SDLC maturation for $30B Scientific Instrument Manufacturer

Product Management

Product Management,Technology Strategy + Planning

This scientific instrument manufacturing company contracted Cuesta to provide product management best practices and to collaboratively work to streamline and prioritize their product backlog.

Roadmap Definition
SDLC Blueprint
Product Advisory

Challenges

Product managers felt an insurmountable challenge as they had a clear future vision but were not clear on what would be an ideal MVP
Team struggled with conflicting opinions from stakeholders and redundancy in software across the company, with voice of the customer being diluted along the way
The Company’s cross-functional team needed to share a fully-aligned SDLC approach, including best practices and roles / responsibilities

Solutions

Cuesta brought a four-person team to identify key areas of focus and alignment within the organization and across business units
Cuesta assessed the current state of technology assets and preferred customer relationships
Leveraging this information, Cuesta generated a blueprint for adoption of specific SDLC best practices, including refinement of roles and responsibilities
Worked collaboratively with
The Company streamlined the product backlog and prioritized key development initiatives that best supported corporate strategy

Product Management, Software Systems & Platforms, Technology Strategy + Planning

Strategic Roadmap for Standards Development Organization

Standards Development Organization contacted Cuesta to assist with their multiyear journey to optimize all aspects of standards development to drive greater impact and prepare for future safety challenges

Product Management, Technology Strategy + Planning

Product Strategy for $30B Scientific Instrument Manufacturer

This scientific instrument manufacturing company contracted Cuesta to provide product management best practices and to collaboratively work to streamline and prioritize their product backlog.