Here are three main achievements during my time(Feb 2024 - Aug 2024) as a Product Manager at PLUS:
- Negotiated and Implemented Screen Pal Pilot: Successfully led negotiations with Screen Pal's support team and director of sales, resulting in the piloting of their recording software. This initiative enhanced the organization's content creation capabilities. Additionally, conducted comprehensive research on various screen recording software options to ensure the best solution was chosen.
- Automated PII Removal Testing: Developed and implemented an automated script for testing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) removal. This innovation saved over 6000 minutes in the testing process, significantly improving efficiency while enhancing data privacy and compliance efforts.
- Streamlined Attendance Workflow: Spearheaded the development and implementation of an automated attendance workflow using Zoom reports. This initiative resulted in a remarkable efficiency boost, saving over 400 hours monthly for tutors, allowing them to focus on more value-added activities.
Played a significant role in the PLUS organization by focusing on several key areas:
- Developed and executed strategies aligning with organizational goals.
- Managed projects efficiently, ensuring timely and within-scope completion of tasks.
- Fostered team collaboration, enhancing a cohesive work environment.
- Provided insights that significantly enhanced project outcomes and improved processes.
Key Accomplishments:
- Automated Attendance Workflow: Spearheaded the development and implementation of an automated attendance workflow using Zoom reports. This initiative resulted in a significant efficiency boost, saving over 400 hours monthly for tutors, allowing them to concentrate on more value-added activities.(5mins *4sessions *300tutors * 4weeks/(60min/hr))
- Feature Improvement Initiatives: Conducted a comprehensive analysis of app usage data to identify features that were underutilized and required further promotion. As a result of these efforts, achieved a notable 24% reduction in dead clicks on the website. Additionally, provided detailed insights and actionable recommendations for UI/UX improvements by consistently monitoring weekly website performance metrics.
- Negotiation and Implementation of Screen Pal Software: Successfully led negotiations with Screen Pal's support team and director of sales, culminating in the piloting of the Screen Pal recording software. This enhanced the organization's recording capabilities, facilitating better content creation and communication.
- Stakeholder Communication: Took the initiative to author the year-end email report, ensuring effective communication of the organization's progress, achievements, and strategic direction to key stakeholders. This report played a crucial role in keeping stakeholders informed and engaged.
- Research and Recommendation of Video Summarizing Applications: Conducted an in-depth evaluation of various video summarizing applications, ultimately recommending Fathom for its comprehensive feature set. This decision was strategically aligned with the organization's needs, enhancing its internal capabilities and productivity.
- Data Analysis and User Insights: Leveraged app log analytics to gain a deeper understanding of user needs and behaviors. Suggested valuable changes to the app based on these insights and implemented additional logging analytics to further explore user behaviors and refine the app's functionality.
- Comprehensive Documentation for Onboarding: Created extensive documentation to improve the onboarding process for new tutors. Collaborated with the design team to standardize documentation formats, ensuring clarity and consistency across the organization, thereby facilitating smoother onboarding experiences.
- Product Research and Comparison: Conducted thorough research on various products, including Intercom and Zendesk, providing the organization with critical insights that informed decision-making processes. This research played a vital role in selecting the most suitable tools for the organization's needs.
- Automation of PII Removal Testing: Developed and implemented an automated script for testing Personally Identifiable Information (PII) removal, which resulted in saving over 6000 minutes and significantly streamlined the testing process, enhancing data privacy and compliance efforts. (20mins per PII report *300 reports)