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For product managers, staying on top of things means embracing cutting-edge tools that maximize productivity. Figuring out which tools to use, however, can be overwhelming.
For Humberto Arias, a senior product manager in Microsoft Digital, the company’s IT organization, Microsoft Copilot is the go-to choice for keeping his daily workflow moving smoothly. Copilot is our suite of AI-powered productivity tools and services that use large language models to help employees like Arias accomplish a variety of tasks.
One of the key ways Arias uses Copilot is to analyze data more effectively. It helps him generate reports he needs, which improves his overall decision making. For example, Arias uses Copilot to highlight research from Gartner, showcasing how Copilot can significantly enhance your efficiency, accuracy, and overall productivity—a trifecta crucial for any product manager striving to deliver results effectively.
In this video, Arias showcases how Copilot integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Azure DevOps (ADO). ADO is a pivotal tool for managing scenarios, user stories, and tasks. By using Copilot with ADO, product managers can unlock new levels of productivity.
Arias shares how he prompts Copilot to generate the insights he needed to compile a key user stories report. He adds a prompt tailored to his needs and it gives him the results he needs to quickly generate a compelling report.
Arias’ key strategies for maximizing the potential of Copilot include:
- Precision in prompting: Output hinges on the clarity and specificity of prompts. Arias stresses the importance of crafting precise prompts to yield accurate results.
- Platform optimization: While Copilot does well with text-based tasks in Word, its effectiveness varies more in other platforms such as Excel. Understanding these nuances helps in selecting the right tools for different tasks.
- Feedback loop: Keep interacting with Copilot as you go and provide feedback (thumbs up and thumbs down) on your answers. This collaborative approach helps Copilot’s responses improve over time.
- Enhance data quality: Using clear, concise user story titles will help Copilot generate effective reports for you.
- Consider how you write your prompts: Creating effective prompts that align to your organization’s style can replicate success across multiple projects.
- Business case advancement: Using Copilot responsibly when you create business cases enhances your credibility and impact. It also allows you to humanize information—to take raw data and technical details from development teams and transform them into something more consumable for decision-makers.
As Arias shows us, Copilot is a versatile AI tool that can add efficiency to any product manager’s day-to-day.
Thank you for watching Arias’ presentation on Copilot for product managers! We hope his story underscores not just the capabilities of Copilot, but also has given you ideas for using it in your daily activities.
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