With the #PMChallenge, a dream feature that you like will be implemented in the operating system.
OnePlus, being a community-centric brand has reached out to its fans to design a brand new feature for its Oxygen OS that will be implemented in a future rollout of the UI. The brand is calling it the #PMChallenge where users are invited to help them design a new Oxygen OS feature. To participate in the Product Manager Challenge, participants need to follow a simplified version of the product pitch process that OnePlus product managers use every day.
As per a forum post, OnePlus states, “Every day, we get hundreds of ideas for how to improve our devices. Much of this feedback gets picked up by our bug hunters or through surveys, making OxygenOS truly a software system that we’ve built together as a community. However, due to sheer volume, some passionate ideas undoubtedly get overlooked. Perhaps you’ve posted a few suggestions yourself, convinced that these changes will create a better device experience.”
The post goes on to read, “But put to the test, would your idea survive the logical hoops of implementation? For those of you who’ve seen the show Shark Tank, you know what I’m getting at. If you have a dream feature you’d like to see implemented into OxygenOS, we hereby invite you to take on our Product Manager Challenge.”
OnePlus has created a simplified version of the product pitch process that our product managers use every day. Submit a PRD (product requirements document) answering the following questions in a new thread (with #PMChallenge in the title) in the Tech section before February 22.
Also, those interested have to be sure to:
The following questions will be used to scrutinise a user’s pitch:
@Gary C. and few senior members of the software team will pick the best idea to implement into OxygenOS. The winning feature will be announced by mid-March and the software team will begin working on it right away. When the feature is ready, the brand will fly you out to a OnePlus launch event near you for a VIP experience so that you can witness its launch in real life. You’ll also receive the device you helped build.