Research Engineering

How to do applied research and development on the cheap

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1. RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING Olivier Yiptong
 TDSG April 14’
2. Research & Development 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 R&D as % of revenue Merck & Co. Novartis Merck & Co Novartis
3. Research & Development
4. Process
5. Process
6. Process
7. Product lifecycle <2 years 2-6 years 3-10 years Patches Service Packs Major releases Research Hardware Integrators Chercheurs Involved parties OEMs ISVs Large accounts Other customers Consumers Communauties
8. Process stage 0 So, they take these guys’ stuff: Then give work to these guys:
9. Process stage 1 Then, magic
10. Process stage 2
11. Process stage 2
12. Process final stage
14. R&D 101 • To be a True Innovator™ you need to follow the Process™ • All serious Innovators follow the Process • It’s gonna work, Trust Me™
15. R&D 102
16. R&D Spend
    Nov 2013
18. WHAT IF I TOLD YOU YOU DON’T NEED $$$ TO THE FIRST FAIL
20. Product Development with Data • Make your product • Collect data • Make experiments • Improve as you go
21. Product Development with Data
22. Product Development with Data
23. Real Product Development
24. Product Development with Data • Luck Driven development? • Hunch Driven development? • Hope, Build and Pray development? • Hypothesis-Driven development
25. RESEARCH ENGINEERING • Engineer things to be reliable • Do them quickly • Test hypotheses • Build features
26. RESEARCH ENGINEERING
    • Personalization Study 1: Precision • Personalization Study 2: Engagement • Personalization Study 3: User Interface
27. THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR ! • Need representative sample of real users • Need to collect correct data, impacting regular UX as little as possible • Need small cross-functional team
29. QUESTIONS? https://careers.mozilla.org/