Product Management Toolkit: Presentation Skills – Part 1

One of the more coveted roles in the Industry is that of Product Management. Being from the Banking & Financial Services background, I can vouch for the same being true for this Sector as well. Product Managers are supposed to be the ‘brains, eyes and ears’ of the Product they are managing. Right from conceptualizing …

Product Management Toolkit: Presentation Skills – Part 1

One of the more coveted roles in the Industry is that of Product Management. Being from the Banking & Financial Services background, I can vouch for the same being true for this Sector as well. Product Managers are supposed to be the ‘brains, eyes and ears’ of the Product they are managing. Right from conceptualizing …

Product Management Toolkit: Product P&L

This post marks resumption of the Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers after a gap of a month or so. Here, some concepts around Product P&L are discussed. The post draws upon Cash Management business in an Indian context. Background: One of the key responsibilities of a Product Manager in Banking is to manage …

Product Management Toolkit: Liquidity Management

This post is in continuation of my earlier posts under Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers. It seeks to provide some ideas on Liquidity Management, a key aspect from the perspective of a Corporate Treasurer. This is a one of the important areas for a Product Manager handling Cash Management Services. Background: Liquidity Management focusses on …

Product Management Toolkit: Payment Gateway Solution

This post is in continuation of my earlier posts under Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers. Here, some perspectives are provided on Payment Gateway Solution, an Online Collections Solution for Corporate/ Financial Institution clients. The Solution is being introduced from an Indian perspective; in case of other geographies, the Solutioning would differ. Background: An important component …

Product Management Toolkit: Post Dated Cheque (PDC) Management

This post is in continuation of my earlier posts under Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers. Here, an overview is provided of Post – Dated Cheque (PDC) Management, which is a slightly niche area of Receivables Management under Cash Management Services. Background: Besides structuring Solutions for Cash/ Cheque/ Electronic Collections under Receivables Management, a Product Manager …

Product Management Toolkit: Virtual Accounts

This post is in continuation of my earlier posts under Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers. Here, some perspectives are provided regarding Virtual Account Management, a key Solution sought by Corporates/ Financial Institutions from banks offering Cash Management Services. Background: The key function of a Product Manager handling Cash Management is that of a Solution Provider to clients. …

Product Management Toolkit: Product Development Lifecycle

This post is in continuation of my earlier posts under Product Management Toolkit Series for Product Managers. Background: The typical Product Life Cycle classifies the following stages of a Product: Introduction, Growth, Maturity & Decline. Many of us would have come across this classical definition in Marketing textbooks. However, in this post, we would look at …

Virtual Accounts

This post contains some perspectives on Virtual Account Management, a key Solution sought by Corporates/ Financial Institutions from banks offering Cash Management Services. Background: The key function of a Product Manager handling Cash Management is that of a Solution Provider to clients. Virtual Account Management is a key tool in his/ her repertoire for addressing clients’ transactional banking requirements. …