Easily integrate Smartsheet into
Azure DevOps in less than 90 seconds
Accelerate Time-to-Market and Drive Innovation Across Your Product Teams and Systems
KEY BENEFITS
Plan, Track, Release: Effortlessly Connect Smartsheet Plans with Azure DevOps Work Items
Sync Work Items: Automate tracking and reporting of epics, features, tasks, and bugs
Boost Collaboration: Enhance transparency and communication between product dev stakeholders
Clear Timelines: Improve insights into dev timelines and resource availability
Efficient Forecasting: Simplify forecasting for accurate planning and execution across the portfolio
Unified Data, Reduced Errors: Ensure data reliability by automating transfer across systems.
FEATURES
Access Governance and Security Control
Gain precise control over user access and secure sensitive information within Smartsheet. Administrators authenticate permissions between systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
Intuitive Workflow Design and Data Mapping
The Workflow experience and features are designed to help users quickly create and customize sheets and solutions that meet their unique business needs. These features save time and effort by allowing users to map system fields to Smartsheet columns and configure data flow direction without the need to write or maintain any code. This helps users to standardize their templates, reduce manual work, and automate data connectivity.
Streamlined Portfolio Management with Control Center Integration
The "Add Smartsheet Control Integration" feature automates data connectivity in Smartsheet at scale. When a Control Center blueprint provisions a sheet, the Connector can be easily configured to integrate relevant data for each project, eliminating the need for manual configuration every time a new sheet is created. With this feature, users can manage projects and portfolios with connected data, allowing them to stay on top of deadlines, budgets, and other important project metrics. Additionally, it provides real-time visibility and insights into the project status, enabling users to make better decisions and take proactive actions.
Automates Routine and Repetitive Tasks
Automation allows users to automate repetitive tasks and workflows, such as sending notifications, updating data, and generating reports. This capability helps users save time and effort, reduce manual errors, and streamline their project management process. It also ensures consistency and accuracy in the entire project management process, resulting in better decision-making and improved project outcomes.
Flexible Workflow Scheduling
Imagine that you have a bi-monthly backlog process where new tasks originate from ADO or a tracking process that needs data synchronized with Smartsheet in near real-time. With the SoftwareX Connector, you can automate your data to synchronize based on specific cadences, saving time and reducing the likelihood of errors in data entry and analysis.
Customizable Dashboards and Reports
Leverage Smartsheet's customizable dashboards and resource management views to gain comprehensive insights into your product development processes. Easily visualize project status, resource allocation, and key metrics, empowering your team to make data-driven decisions and optimize performance across your entire product portfolio.
Advanced Workflow Logs
The Smartsheet Azure DevOps Connector provides advanced workflow logs, which allow teams to track data changes and gain insights into the data transfer process. This enhances transparency and accountability, making it easier to identify and resolve issues.
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Product Manager to lead our SoftwareX Product StudioAs an ideal candidate, you will have a keen eye for gaps in SaaS product offerings and the innovative mindset to fill them. You’re a highly skilled market analyst with a proven ability to strategize the full lifecycle of product production — from conception through release. You may already be a confident leader who has experience guiding cross-functional teams in the successful creation of products that improve consumer experience and grow market share. Objectives of this Role Drive the product and business-planning process across cross-functional teams of the company Analyze customer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation Analyze product requirements and develop appropriate programs to ensure they’re successful achieved Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple products Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate go-to-market plans Daily and Monthly Responsibilities Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans Collaborate closely with Sales, Consulting, and development on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization Develop product positioning and messaging that differentiates SoftwareX and its features across primary market segments Skills & Qualifications: 8+ years of direct Smartsheet building experience 2-3 years of product management experience Bachelor’s degree in product design or engineering Strong experience in a dynamic product management role Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle Highly effective cross-functional team management Previous experience delivering finely-tuned product marketing strategies Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills Apply Today! Click Here to Apply