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Balaji Abbabatulla
VP Analyst
Balaji Abbabatulla helps Product Management Leaders of Enterprise Software Application vendors with their product, technology and Go-To-Market strategies. Mr. Abbabatulla's research helps product planning by providing insights on competitive landscape of application vendors, product development through best practices to incorporate AI, and product leadership by identifying market growth opportunities. These insights will be especially valuable for product management leaders of procurement and supply chain management applications.
Previous experience
As a startup, Mr. Abbabatulla developed an invoice automation software platform and helped a Supply Chain software vendor migrate to a cloud architecture. Prior to this, he started and scaled the Product Engineering Services business of a global software services company in U.K. and Europe. He started his career in Automotive and Textiles manufacturing before shifting to software in the year 2000.
Professional background
Btronix Limited
Company Director
Mindtree Limited
Head of Product Engineering Services - UK & Europe
Future Software
Business Development - Europe
Areas of coverage
Supply Chain Technology Strategy and Selection
Product/Service Organization and Leadership
Product/Service Discovery and Validation
Product/Service Design and Creation
Product/Service Introduction and Delivery
Education
Post Graduate Diploma, Management, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India
Bachelor's Degree, Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Product planning, development and lifecycle management for e-invoicing application software
2Digitization of inbound B2B e-invoice from suppliers - receipt, validation and payment processing
3Incorporation of artificial intelligence technologies in enterprise application software, especially procurement
4Product introduction and GoToMarket strategy
5Deploying blockchain in enterprise application software products