Timeline
FEB 23
Intent to Participate Open
MAR 13
Intent to Participate Close
MAR 10
Team Registration Open
MAR 23
Qualifier
MAR 17
Problem Statement Release
MAR 16
Team Registration Close
MAR 29
Protothon
MAR 31
Product Conference
MAR 12
Mixer
Problem Statement
You are the Product Manager at [Company], a once prominent digital software firm now facing reduced market share. Despite continued operations, [Company] grapples with rejuvenating its position to regain competitive edge. Your task is to spearhead efforts addressing market decline and steering the company towards recovery. This entails reevaluating the user mission and strategizing ways to enhance [Key Performance Indicator], the key metric driving market resurgence.
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As the [Company]’s Product Manager, your expertise in product strategy, user experience, and data analysis will prove crucial. Embrace collaboration, innovation, and data-driven decision-making throughout. From 30 companies like Apple Health, Grammarly, PicsArt and 5 objectives spanning user engagement, customer satisfaction, revenue growth, market share, and customer acquisition/retention - select your focus. Leveraging modern tech solutions, your leadership can revitalize [Company]’s presence among industry leaders by achieving [Key Performance Indicator].
Download the comprehensive problem statement now to begin this transformative journey!
1. Open to all: Grad or undergrad students, any major.
Guidelines
2. Every participant must be registered on the APMC website.
5. Team registrations open on March 11th. Remember, to register your team before 15th March by filling out the form.
3. On the 23rd of February, click the intent to participate button on the Protothon 5.0 page. (Closes March 11th)
6. The top 10 Qualifying teams will present at the Protothon 5.0 finale. Top 5 finalist Protothon teams will present at the Product Conference.
4. This will register you for the mixer on 13th March to help form your team.
7. For any support during the process reach out to s.sundermetpalli@northeastern.edu
Incentives
Prizes up to $400
Networking & Collaboration
Skill Enhancement
Gain Experience
Meet
Mentors
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Judges
Passionate. Driven. Ambitious.
The success of APMC's Protothon is due to our incredible team of judges. From various companies and industries, our judges come together to ensure the fair and accurate judging of each event. Learn more about our team by scrolling down below.
Priyanka Pande
AI ML Product Manager
Smarter Travel
Colm Naylor
Product Manager
Whoop
Anuj Kapur
Product Manager, Mobile
Edelman Financial Engine
John Friar
Entrepreneurship Professor
Northeastern University
Protothon
Flashback
Protothon 4.0
Testimonials
Coming from software background, product management was completely a different field for me, Protothon 4.0 gave me platform to learn new skills and challenge myself. The constant guidance from mentors made this journey more valuable.
Shweta Shinde, MEM Fall 2023
The Protothon 4.0 hackathon provided hands-on experience in solving real-world product issues, prompting us to think like product managers from the company.
Pragnesh Anekal, MSIS Fall 2023