Introduction to Ka-Product Engineering Framework
An introduction to Ka - Product Engineering Framework, designed to help build & manage product centric businesses.
About this article
Ka-framework is structured as a set of protocols, best practices and tools to efficiently build & launch products.
This article introduces the framework from a bird eye view, outlining its high level aspects and the key area of focus. In other words, explains the approach the framework takes towards Product Engineering.
This article, followed by subsequent detailed follow-ons will provide details on how to use them - if you choose to.
Details which are considered proprietary, may not be discussed in depth. You can always reach out to us if you are interested and want to know more.
Hope this is of help to you!
Brief history
Ka framework started as a Rapid Prototyping Platform, designed to build software products in a standard, consistent and accelerated fashion.
However, soon it was apparent that the framework can extend beyond software and encompass further aspects of building and launching products as a business.
As of now, this framework has expanded to cover product definition, financial modeling, funding, market analysis etc., and it is still expected to expand further.
What this framework is and what it is not?
Depending on the aspect of the production engineering, Ka Framework contains templates, processes, best practices, along with their prescriptive usage.
Individual aspects are interconnected in their usage, meaning the output of one aspect may feed as an input to another aspect. For example, the output of 'Product Definition' directly feeds into the the 'Rapid Prototyping' aspect of software development. At the same time, the aspects can be used independent of each other, meaning 'Rapid Prototyping' and 'Product Definition' can be used independently by themselves.
This framework does not completely automate the product engineering. In other words, each of these aspect will require manual input and involvement at various stages, and is not meant to be a fully automated solution.
When to & who can use this framework?
Ka framework may come handy if you are interested in launching a software product along with its associated business, and not sure of the best practices at various stages.
Learning curve needed to understand the framework has not been assessed yet. However, there is always a learning curve needed to build a product and launch it as a business, irrespective of whether you choose to adopt this framework or not.
For those who already know about an aspect (say financial modeling), this framework may just end up providing the templates. However, for those who are new to an aspect, the framework can not only provide the templates, but also the know-how needed to use them.
Ka product-engineering focus area
Human capital & team structuring
Processes, templates and best practices for human capital requirement assessment, structuring and its management.