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    Microsoft PM Challenge - 2019!

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    The document describes a product management challenge from Microsoft for students to design an employee engagement hub for large enterprises. It provides eligibility criteria for participating teams from select business schools in India. The campus round involves submitting a functional specification document within the deadline. Top 3 teams will receive prizes and an opportunity for pre-placement interviews. The winning campus team will participate in the final round at Microsoft's campus to present their solution for additional rewards. The challenge is to design a unified experience to keep employees informed, inspired and connected across their broader organization from any location.

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    Microsoft PM Challenge - 2019!

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    The document describes a product management challenge from Microsoft for students to design an employee engagement hub for large enterprises. It provides eligibility criteria for participating teams from select business schools in India. The campus round involves submitting a functional specification document within the deadline. Top 3 teams will receive prizes and an opportunity for pre-placement interviews. The winning campus team will participate in the final round at Microsoft's campus to present their solution for additional rewards. The challenge is to design a unified experience to keep employees informed, inspired and connected across their broader organization from any location.

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    The document describes a product management challenge from Microsoft for students to design an employee engagement hub for large enterprises. It provides eligibility criteria for participating teams from select business schools in India. The campus round involves submitting a functional specification document within the deadline. Top 3 teams will receive prizes and an opportunity for pre-placement interviews. The winning campus team will participate in the final round at Microsoft's campus to present their solution for additional rewards. The challenge is to design a unified experience to keep employees informed, inspired and connected across their broader organization from any location.

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    Microsoft PM Challenge - 2019!

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    Rajat Paliwal
    The document describes a product management challenge from Microsoft for students to design an employee engagement hub for large enterprises. It provides eligibility criteria for participating teams from select business schools in India. The campus round involves submitting a functional specification document within the deadline. Top 3 teams will receive prizes and an opportunity for pre-placement interviews. The winning campus team will participate in the final round at Microsoft's campus to present their solution for additional rewards. The challenge is to design a unified experience to keep employees informed, inspired and connected across their broader organization from any location.

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    Microsoft PM Challenge - 2019!

    ELIGIBILITY
    • Open to following select B-Schools of India:
     Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA)
     Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB)
     Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC)
     Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad Campus
     Indian School of Business (ISB) Mohali Campus
     XLRI, Jamshedpur
     Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK)
     Faculty of Management Students, Delhi (FMS)
     Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow (IIM L)

    • Open to all current first/second year PGP students (or as directed


    by your placement team)

    • Form teams to participate – Only 2 students allowed per team, all


    from the same Business School campus

    • Teams can have students from first year, or second year or a mix
    of both
    CAMPUS ROUND - RULES
    • Single submission per team.

    • Each team submission should have a Functional Specification


    document. Functional spec (max 1750 words) should contain
    o Problem Definition (approximately 400 words – focus on why – problem,
    customer value, business value)
    o Goals & Non-goals (approximately 200 words – focus on what – requirements
    & user scenarios that you aim to solve/not solve)
    o Feature description (approximately 900 words – focus on how – features
    leading to solutions for user scenarios)
    o Success Metrics (approximately 200 words – how to evaluate success for the
    features planned and the overall product)
    o Workflow (max 1 page (2 slides) – UX design, flow charts etc.)

    • PM Challenge starts today. Deadline for submission is


    mentioned in the introduction email.
    CAMPUS ROUND - REWARDS
    • All teams get to interact with Campus Mentors (Alumni
    working at Microsoft) for guidance and clarifications related
    to the challenge

    • Top 3 teams receive exciting prizes

    • All members of the top 3 teams for also get a PPI


    opportunity. ** You skip the resume review round and
    come straight for the group activity.

    • Top team gets to fly to Microsoft Campus to contest in the


    final round of Microsoft PM Challenge 2019
    FINAL ROUND - RULES
    • The top team from each campus will get 1-2 weeks time to
    prepare for the final round post announcement of the Final
    Challenge

    • Each shortlisted team is assigned a Mentor from Microsoft who


    will help answer queries, provide Product Management
    perspective and delve deep into the case

    • Multiple submissions per team are allowed; last of which would


    be considered for evaluation

    • Each team submission should have a Functional Specification


    along with a Power Point presentation

    • Functional spec document has same structure as campus round

    • Each team gets 15 minutes to present their solution to the


    Microsoft Leadership Panel @ Microsoft Campus; followed by 10
    minutes for Q&A
    FINAL ROUND - REWARDS
    • Bragging rights!

    • Exposure to Microsoft India Leadership Team

    • Travel to Microsoft Campus, Hyderabad

    • Attractive cash awards for members of Winning, First and


    Second runners-up teams

    • Exciting goodies for all finalists!


    CAMPUS ROUND CHALLENGE
    XLRI
    Building an employee engagement hub for enterprises
    Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the
    planet to achieve more. The M365 enterprise suite is one of the solutions which
    helps deliver on this promise by bringing together a set of best-in-class
    productivity hubs. For example, Teams is the hub for teamwork and OneDrive is
    the hub for files.

    Large organizations aim to engage their workforce by keeping them informed


    about company-level happenings and helping them connect with people beyond
    their immediate teams and regions. Their goal is to inspire employees by helping
    them (i) learn about and contribute to the great work being done across the
    organization and (ii) establish channels for collaboration and learning which are
    not limited to immediate team or office of the employee.

    This is an opportunity for Microsoft to offer a unified hub experience which can
    enable enterprises to meet their need for engaging and inspiring their employees.

    Problem Statement
    As a PM on the M365 team, design a unified experience through which employees
    can stay informed, inspired & connected with their broader organization from
    anywhere.

    M365 Basics: Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Stream, Yammer


    Are you ready?

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