AMA: Cortex VP of Product, Kara Gillis on Product Development Process
November 13 @ 10:00AM PT
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
Based on my experience at Cortex, here's how I'd approach adapting the development process for ML/AI features:All AI-driven features go through a Research Preview designa...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
Our post-launch review process is embedded directly into our stage gate criteria and living documentation approach, creating continuous feedback loops rather than discret...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
I'm a big fan of quarterly planning. But I absolutely HATE overly complicated, unnecessarily long planning of any kind. I like the kind of planning that provides clarity,...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
We use a tiered approach that matches the validation rigor to the feature's business impact:Participant Selection:Tier 1 features (flagship/new products): Start with desi...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
We use a two-stage review process that separates "are we solving the right problem?" from "are we solving the problem right?" This ensures engineering understands not jus...
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Cortex VP of Product | Formerly Splunk, Deloitte • 5mo
Our product development process starts with tiered feature classification (Tier 1: flagship, Tier 2: new functionality, Tier 3: enhancements) that determines the rigor of...
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