SHYAM RAMAPRASAD
Product Manager, Technical Product Owner,
Specialist in e-commerce and enterprise software solutions
About me
I am a Product Manager living and working in Hamburg, Germany. I have 6+ years of combined experience at a large IT consulting company, an SME, and a start-up in the logistics and supply chain sectors. I specialize in product management, B2B and B2C e-commerce platforms, enterprise software solutions, and web applications.
Where I work
I’m a Senior Product Manager at a private shipping container service provider LOTUS Containers GmbH. I managed the full-stack agile development of a B2B shipping container marketplace platform which is now an e-commerce logistics startup company and a member of the Digital Hub Logistics Hamburg. As the head of the Business Intelligence department at LOTUS Containers, I also managed the end-to-end development of a new cloud-based CRM system alongside other internal projects.
Prior to my experience in Germany, I was a Senior Systems Engineer at the multinational Indian IT consulting firm Infosys Limited where I managed the development of an internal immigration system which enabled thousands of employees to travel onsite on their assignments.
How I work
Understand
Empathize with the stakeholders, understand their problems, identify their pain points and develop an action plan to achieve their vision, mission, and objectives.
Experiment
Build and test prototypes and mockups with real people, conduct experiments and/or surveys to validate the ideas, help the product team to develop the lean product mindset.
Align
Act as an interface between the stakeholders and the product team. Ensure transparency and facilitate the product team by elucidating the vision, context, and expectations of the stakeholders.
Deliver
Create user stories, prioritize the backlog, collaborate with the development and QA teams to plan sprints, develop, and execute the product roll-out strategy.
Discover
Explore various ways through which the needs of the target audience can be best satisfied. Identify strategic opportunities, empower the product team to come up with new go-to-market designs & ideas.
Monitor & Iterate
Closely analyze the product metrics. Record key results and milestones. Evaluate the success or failure of the product team. Retrospect and iterate to enhance the product and its offering.