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Dongfang Weidian has returned to calm.

We are working on two products: Micropoint Security Guard and Micropoint Antivirus.

In comparison, Micropoint Security Guard is easier to develop.

The person in charge of the project is Wu Hanqing. This is a process from 0 to 1. It turned out that those people at Dongfang Micropoint did not understand the market positioning of this product at all and lacked relevant experience.

Therefore, the development of security guards is basically to do whatever Wu Hanqing says.

It's a little troublesome to micro-point antivirus.

This product is already in shape.

As long as you get the sales license, you can directly put it on the market for sale.

As a result, after the company was sold, the big boss said that apart from retaining the active defense core technology of "simultaneous monitoring and dynamic protection", other aspects of micro-point antivirus must be completely rectified from head to toe.

This met with great resistance.

A mature product developed by a mature team has not been launched yet, so it is directly rejected internally? It was still rejected by a group of young layman college students.

It's outrageous!

It’s okay to engage in a free anti-virus model. Anyway, the company is owned by the big boss, and it has nothing to do with everyone whether it is making a loss or making a profit. However, micro-point antivirus is the painstaking effort of all colleagues. Micro-adjustment can be done, but it cannot be completely denied. It only needs to cancel the payment function and open all permissions.

Therefore, Ji Zian has a headache now.

Almost every one of his rectification opinions on micro-point antivirus will encounter huge resistance to implementation. Although Liu Yu and others have sold their shares, their influence is huge.

Seeing Zhou Buqi coming, Ji Zian complained again and again, saying that the management of the company was too difficult, and it was easier to manage college students in a milk tea shop.

Zhou Buqi sneered twice, "Do you understand now? You just say, should all those people be fired? It's easy to occupy the latrine and not shit, the key is to occupy the latrine and not let others do it." Shit, this is such an asshole.”

Ji Zian couldn't listen anymore, and said bitterly: "Boss Zhou, hurry up and have a meeting and talk to that group of people, there is too much resistance on my side. I thought that Micropoint Antivirus was just a rectification, and it should be corrected." It will be done soon, and then launched to the market. With the current efficiency, it would be great if the rectification can be completed before the end of the year.”

"You are the general manager, what about your decision-making power?"

"I can make a decision, but I can't handle one or two non-stop objections? Today you come, tomorrow he comes, and then the whole team comes together. They think they have been working in the antivirus industry for many years, understand users, Understand the market. Our understanding of the market and users is all on paper, and it’s a show.”

Zhou Buqi laughed angrily, "They don't know anything! They don't have any user experience in making a software, and people with no computer knowledge don't know how to use it. The operation is so complicated, it seems that they are quite good at it? This kind of software, How to promote it on a large scale? The convenience and fluency of operation are not as good as those rogue software.”

Ji Zi'an took it for granted, and said, "Yes, during this period of time, I have a good understanding of the anti-virus industry. Basically, except for Jinshan Antivirus, other anti-virus software is too cumbersome."

Zhou Buqi said: "So, a new position is to be established in the company, product manager."

"Product manager?"

"Yes, there is a gap between ordinary users and developers. The application and understanding of products are not at the same level. This is where the huge contradiction between the marketing department and the technical department lies. The marketing department understands the market, but does not understand technology. Technology Everyone understands technology, but does not understand the market. In the middle, product managers are needed as bridges."

Ji Zian slowly pondered over his words.

Zhou Buqi continued: "Product manager, you must understand technology, know the technical trend and the difficulty of implementation, in case the marketing department puts forward some technical requirements that cannot be realized. At the same time, you must also understand marketing, and you must be able to cooperate with the marketing department. User feedback and implementation. In terms of percentages, a product manager must have 35% of project management capabilities, 15% of personal leadership charisma, 20% of market business capabilities, 15% of R\u0026D technical capabilities, and 15% of communication and Ability to handle conflict."

Ji Zian is young, how can he understand this.

Based on his insignificant knowledge of the Internet, in his impression, none of the Internet companies seems to have added the post of product manager.

Not only domestically, but also abroad.

This is usually a position that some traditional world giant companies have to deal with extremely complex internal management.

The internal management of Internet companies is clear and clear, and this position is not needed.

He quickly took a pen to record.

Zhou Buqi said again: "In product management, the product manager is the leader, the coordinator, and the agitator. As a product manager, although he has great power over product development itself, he can control all stages of the product life cycle. work, but administratively speaking, he does not have his own subordinates like a general manager, but he has to mobilize a lot of resources to do things."

Ji Zian thought slowly and said, "So, this is a position that will test your EQ."

"Almost." Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "If product development is regarded as a rowing sport, then the product manager is the one who beats the drums at the front. He doesn't row the boat himself, but he must encourage every participant to do his best. Strength, but also to coordinate well, to use their strength in one place, and he also needs to ensure that everyone's direction is the same, and they all know which direction to go, and there can be no situation where someone is using the wrong strength."

In foreign giant companies, the position of product manager is quite common.

However, it is not popular in China, especially Internet companies, which pursue flat and minimalist management, and the fewer layers, the better.

Later, Zhou Hongyi of 360 found that the anti-virus software on the market was too fucked up and too anti-human.

In order to launch an anti-virus software that fits the market and is suitable for popularization by the whole people, the position of product manager was added.

The effect is excellent.

Made an excellent start.

Since then, other IT companies have learned and learned, and have added product manager positions one after another. Huaxia Internet can be regarded as having surpassed the United States in the application level of the product.

Especially in the era of mobile Internet.

The products developed by American Internet companies have high technical content, but the experience of using them is really not very good.

Comparing similar products in China and the United States, Huaxia's Internet products may not have high technical content, but the user experience is absolutely explosive. Foreigners can easily use it when they come to travel.

But the products in the United States are different. They still have the inherent thinking. If you go to a foreign country for a trip, the software apps there can make you dizzy.

Using Alibaba Cloud, laymen can easily get started; try Google Cloud again, and industry veterans are confused.

"Let's sharpen our guns in front of the battle, it may not be able to speed up the rectification and improvement of Weidian antivirus?" Ji Zian is still worried.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "Of course, I just want to give you a management idea. Some things are inconvenient for you as the general manager. You can let the product manager take the lead. But, now..."

"Do you have a good idea?"

"The root cause is Liu Yu's huge control over the original team, and they must be divided. In this way, you arrange it, slow down the rectification process of Weidian antivirus, and select elite forces to join Wu Hanqing's project team as security guards."

"Huh? Can this work?"

"Why not? We have a legitimate reason. The rogue software on the market is too fucked up. Our products must be launched as soon as possible to clean up the market environment! This is the strategy and the value of the company!"

Ji Zian fell into deep thought, already considering the consequences of such an arrangement and possible difficulties.

Zhou Buqi said with a smile: "You still lack confidence. Don't worry, once our micro-point security guard is launched, it will definitely ignite the market! People in the world have suffered from rogue software for a long time! With this huge success, you The authority of the general manager will be there. And most of those people have participated in the development of Weidian security guards, and they will feel empathy in terms of honor, and a healthy relationship will be established in this way.”

Ji Zian nodded, "Okay."

Then, Zhou Buqi became serious, and said in a deep voice: "Zian, these two products of Dongfang Weidian are of great significance, and they are tools for us to occupy the PC side. I will give you one month. Within one month, our Weidian Some security guards must be online. It must be in time for the start of the school season, which is a gift for college students across the country. During this period, whether you work overtime or work hard, you bring the team together and make the project come true.”

"I'm afraid..."

"There's no explanation! If Liu Yu dares to make trouble, he won't care if he quarrels and pats the table. Show off your general manager's power!"

"Okay, I see."

Ji Zian took a deep breath.

stressed.

Zhou Buqi nodded slightly and sighed, "Dongfang Weidian is a small company now, with a total of less than 60 employees. I can still give you ideas. When these two products are launched, they will definitely become bigger." When the time comes, I'm afraid I won't be able to deal with such a big situation. From the perspective of management, we are all laymen. You are the general manager, which is equivalent to the CEO. You have to find a way to recruit a president who is good at management Or COO."

Mentioning this, Ji Zi'an laughed immediately, and said, "That's a coincidence. I'm in touch recently. I have a senior who works as the vice president of finance at Sina. Recently, Sina's internal power struggle has been fierce. He seems to be Lost momentum."

Zhou Buqi didn't really like poaching people from big companies, so he paused and decided to support him, "If you think it's okay, then try it."

"He asked for an annual salary of 1.5 million." Ji Zian smiled wryly, "Now Dongfang Weidian's total annual salary is only about 3.5 million. When he comes, he alone accounts for 30% of the total salary."

Zhou Buqi waved his hand, "Money is not a big problem! You can handle this matter, no matter what, you should find a way to use the shortest possible time to produce the two products of Weidian Security Guard and Weidian Antivirus, and then let the company stabilize , hold the power."