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Portfolio Presentation

Mike Long
November 08, 2019

Portfolio Presentation

Mike Long

November 08, 2019
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  1. Mike Long Mike Long Product Designer + Manager Contents Background

    Management Experience Project Experience • Enterprise Identity Service • User Onboarding Experience • Application Development Bootstrapping
  2. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2
  3. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I was one of two designers in SF.
  4. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 We hired a couple more in SF, NYC, and Denver.
  5. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 Pivotal acquires Neo and absorbs SF staff.
  6. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 More hires in San Francisco and NYC.
  7. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I'm taking on manager roles, e.g., hiring and onboarding.
  8. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 More hires in SF and Denver.
  9. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I create and hire a new role for user research operations.
  10. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I'm managing full-time now.
  11. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 Advisor/mentor role across 12 teams in SF office.
  12. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 A few early hires contribute to attrition events.
  13. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 In spite of attrition, SF practice growing fast.
  14. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 On April 20th, Pivotal goes public.
  15. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 The design practice gets green light for global growth.
  16. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 Four more managers added across four cities.
  17. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 Most of my energy spent on hiring and onboarding.
  18. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I'm managing designers in SF, LA, and Palo Alto.
  19. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 We add another manager in SF.
  20. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 With more designers, allocations increases in complexity.
  21. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 More attrition as designers seek leadership roles elsewhere.
  22. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 Design leadership solidifies/ operationalizes practices.
  23. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 More attrition as lock-up date ends.
  24. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Designers R&D Teams Revenue

    (MM) 750 500 300 150 100 50 75 70 65 55 45 35 26 20 16 10 4 2 I resolve to take my planned sabbatical.
  25. My Values Questions Observations Change of perspective Self-reflection before before

    before before answers evaluations point of view criticism
  26. Persona Jane Enterprise Developer Needs to: • Contribute to a

    build or buy decision in her company • Learn what Pivotal Platform could do for her company • Share what she learned with her colleagues
  27. Persona Jane Enterprise Developer As Jane, I want to 


    deploy an app 
 in order to evaluate Pivotal Platform.
  28. Product Goals • A web search for Try Pivotal Platform

    will result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy. • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  29. Criteria • A web search for Try Red Hat OpenShift

    will result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy. • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  30. Criteria • A web search for Try IBM Bluemix will

    result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy. • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  31. Criteria • A web search for Try Heroku will result

    in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy. • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  32. Criteria • A web search for Try Pivotal Platform will

    result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy. • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  33. Criteria • A web search for Try Pivotal Platform will

    result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  34. 45 days of data — 8000 visitors — 25% completed

    Clicking on "Concepts" link and Node.js sample app.
  35. Criteria • A web search for Try Pivotal Platform will

    result in finding a canonical guide. • Success can be achieved in 15 mins or less. Success = deploy an app, make a change, redeploy • The getting started guide will reveal a path to learn deeper concepts.
  36. User Onboarding Experience Outcomes: • Top acquisition channel for our

    public cloud • Recognized as a well conceived "getting started" guide • Emulated by other teams
  37. Product Designer + Manager Contents Background Management Experience Project Experience

    • Enterprise Identity Service • User Onboarding Experience • Application Development Bootstrapping Mike Long Mike Long