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Maziar Adl

Maziar Adl
My main job is to run our Southern California-based venture, Gocious, a product roadmap platform for manufacturers that empowers better product innovation for discrete manufacturers. I oversee the end-to-end design, implementation, and development of Gocious products and features. I have a long history of bringing automation and digital transformation to different organizations to ensure they stay competitive by taking advantage of recent technology and organizational trends.
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5 Common Mistakes to Avoid in Cyber-Physical Product Planning

Cyber-physical products—integrated systems that blend hardware, software, and connectivity—dominate automotive, medical device, and industrial manufacturing industries. From self-driving cars to smart medical devices, these systems require seamless operations in real-world environments. These requirements make the design and development uniquely complex.

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Beyond the Framework: Essential Skills Product Managers Need to Make Strategic Product Decisions

Product management requires staying up-to-date on trends and customer feedback while continuously coordinating with stakeholders. These objectives become especially challenging with complex products and large product portfolios. Managing complex product portfolios becomes easier with invaluable tools like Agile, Stage-Gate, and Waterfall frameworks because they provide structure, promote alignment, and help teams meet their project goals on time and closer to the projected budget. However, these frameworks, while powerful, are not silver bullets. They don't make strategic decisions for you.

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Double Click: Gocious Adaptive Roadmaps

Explore the Benefits of Customizable Dashboards for Greater Alignment and Transparency

Roadmaps drive alignment, transparency, and strategic decision-making across product teams. As a central hub for planning and execution, they enable product managers to visualize goals, track progress, and communicate updates effectively. In fast-moving industries, having clear, well-structured roadmaps empowers teams to navigate complexity, ensure feature traceability to customer needs, and adapt quickly to changing market conditions.

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Product Management Glossary: Key Terms and Their Definitions

The world of product management encounters an array of technical terms, phrases, and acronyms that can confuse even seasoned professionals in the product management realm. To aid both aspiring product managers and those who want to master their field, we’ve created this comprehensive glossary of fifty essential product management terms and their definitions to help you collaborate better with your colleagues and boost your knowledge. 

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Bridging the Gap: Product Management Strategies for Hybrid Hardware-Software Development

Product management is a multidisciplinary function that focuses on transforming ideas into tangible outcomes by guiding them through strategic planning, development, and delivery. Product managers and their teams create a central hub for aligning cross-functional departments, including development, engineering, marketing, and sales, to ensure that products meet market demands and business objectives.

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7 Trends in Cyber-Physical Product Management Product Managers Need to Follow in 2025

Understanding emerging trends empowers product managers to make smarter decisions about their product portfolios. Staying in the know also helps product managers anticipate market demands, outpace competitors, and champion meaningful innovation. By staying informed, product managers can position their products, teams, and organizations for long-term success in an increasingly connected and technology-driven world.

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Mastering Sustainable Product Lifecycles: Smart PLM Strategies for Modern Manufacturing

Concerns over climate change, pollution, and resource depletion drive a growing global environmental consciousness. Individuals, businesses, and governments recognize the need to prioritize sustainability at all levels of business and society. This shift in mindset is reshaping industries, policies, and daily habits, which for manufacturers means focusing on more sustainable product lifecycles.  

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How Product Roadmap Software Helps Manufacturers Mitigate Inflation Risks

Manufacturers face mounting risks and challenges, including rising costs, supply chain disruptions, and shifting consumer behavior. Navigating these pressures requires real-time insights and agile strategies. The right product roadmap software provides manufacturers with the tools to monitor critical data, adjust to market changes, and maintain clarity, all while enabling faster, more confident decision-making.

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The Future of Manufacturing: Why Sustainability Matters

Sustainability is not a new term in business by any means. Still, it is a concept that continues to make waves across industries. For product manufacturing industry, sustainability refers to both the products and the operations. For example, manufacturing companies can focus on conserving energy and natural resources and prioritize social and economic responsibility to support sustainable manufacturing initiatives.

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How to Leverage Agility in Product Management During Uncertain Markets

In today’s world of constant flux, product managers face the formidable challenge of navigating volatile markets. Whether it’s shifting consumer preferences, unexpected policy changes, or disruptions in regional markets, agility has become the cornerstone of successful product management. Adapting quickly while making informed decisions can distinguish between merely surviving and thriving.

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Flexibility Across Frameworks: Gocious for Agile, Stage-Gate, and Hybrid Product Development

How Our Roadmaps Work with SAFe, Hybrid, and Custom Operations

As manufacturers, your companies operate in an environment of constant innovation, high competition, and complex product portfolios. To stay ahead, companies often adopt structured frameworks to manage product development. Popular methodologies include SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Agile, Hybrid approaches, and Stage-Gate processes. While these frameworks provide valuable structure, they also come with unique challenges, particularly when companies attempt to scale them across diverse operations and numerous teams.

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Strategic Product Portfolio Management 101: Long-Range Planning for Complex Product Lines

Strategic product portfolio management is the backbone of sustained business success. Unlike tactical management—which focuses on task lists and short-term goals—strategic product portfolio management centers on long-range planning, ensuring your organization can navigate complexities and seize opportunities over the years ahead.

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