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Pragmatic Institute Case Study

NCR Corporation

Introduction

This case study of NCR Corporation is based on a February 2017 survey of Pragmatic Institute customers by TechValidate, a 3rd-party research service.

“Allowed me to contribute to the organization by focusing on the problems.”

“The most significant impact realized as a result of taking the training is the ability to understand the user.”

Challenges

  • Took training courses from Pragmatic Institute in order to:
    • Increase strategic focus
    • Gain clarity in roles and responsibilities
    • Align with internal departments
  • Prior to training, NCR Corporation was experiencing:
    • Roadmaps that were guided by opinions and not market facts: Very often
    • Delivered features that weren’t being used by customers: Very often
    • Revenue goals that were not being hit: Very often

Use Case

  • NCR Corporation employees have taken the following training courses:
    • Foundations
    • Focus
    • Build
  • The entire product management team attended the Pragmatic Institute training.
  • Has offered Pragmatic Institute training to its employees for 1-2 years.

Results

  • Pragmatic Institute training has helped NCR Corporation:
    • Gain a better understanding of product roles within their organization
    • Increase executive support for product efforts
    • Increased confidence in the roadmap
    • Better align with internal teams
  • Quantifiable results since taking Pragmatic Institute training are estimated at:
    • Increased understanding of the market and its relevant problems: 75-99%
    • Increase in product / feature usage: 50-74%




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