πŸ“’ Rackspace Notification Center
Scope of the product was to build a Notification Center with real-time mobile alerts to enhance Rackspace’s customer engagement and operational efficiency.
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Client: Rackspace
Industry: Cloud Computing & Hosting Services


πŸš€ The Challenge

  • 🎯 Fragmented customer alerts across platforms β†’ Poor engagement
  • 🎯 No real-time iOS/Android push notifications β†’ Delayed responses
  • 🎯 Manual Salesforce workflows β†’ Inefficient communication

Objective: Build a unified Notification Center with mobile alerts and CRM integration to boost engagement and operational efficiency.


πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» My Role as Product Owner

  • βœ” Defined product vision and roadmap for cross-platform notifications
  • βœ” Authored 50+ Gherkin-based user stories for engineering/QA alignment
  • βœ” Led Salesforce Cloud integration with dev/admin teams
  • βœ” Executed UAT test plans and post-launch optimizations (65% adoption in 30 days)

πŸ› οΈ Key Features & Solutions

βœ… Centralized Notification Management

  • πŸ“Œ Unified dashboard β†’ Customizable alert preferences
  • πŸ“Œ Role-based tagging β†’ Critical vs. non-critical alerts

πŸ“± Mobile Push Notifications

  • πŸ“Œ Real-time iOS/Android alerts β†’ 40% faster incident resolution
  • πŸ“Œ Priority configurability β†’ Reduced user notification fatigue

πŸ”— Salesforce Automation

  • πŸ“Œ CRM sync β†’ 30% fewer manual updates
  • πŸ“Œ Customer insights β†’ Personalized communication

πŸ” Quality Assurance

  • πŸ“Œ Gherkin criteria β†’ 90% requirement-test alignment
  • πŸ“Œ End-to-end testing β†’ Zero critical post-launch bugs

πŸ“ˆ Impact & Results

  • πŸš€ 65% adoption within 1 month
  • πŸ“’ 50% faster customer response times
  • ⚑ 30% reduction in manual workflows

🎯 Key Takeaways

  • πŸ’‘ Unified platforms β†’ 2x engagement lift
  • πŸ“± Mobile-first alerts β†’ Real-time transparency
  • πŸ”— CRM automation β†’ Operational silos eliminated
  • πŸ› οΈ Behavior-driven development β†’ 25% fewer scope changes