Hey, I’m Dara Afraz. I’m a Senior Product Manager of Platform Services at Beyond Limits: Industrial Enterprise AI, a series-C startup (est. 2014, HC 350+), spun out of NASA tech. My background includes multidisciplinary design, web development, and involvement in cognitive science research.
PM & STRATEGY
Product Roadmapping
Prioritization, Work Slicing
Product Comms
Prioritization, Work Slicing
Product Comms
Cross-functional Alignment
Customer-Centricity
OKRs & Success Metrics
Customer-Centricity
OKRs & Success Metrics
Discovery Workshops
Roadmapping
Backlog Grooming
Roadmapping
Backlog Grooming
Sprint Planning
Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Jira, Confluence, BitBucket
Agile, Scrum, Kanban
Jira, Confluence, BitBucket
TECHNICAL & TOOLS
System Thinking
Technical Decision-Making Fluency
Technical Decision-Making Fluency
Documentation & Diagrams
API Design Literacy
API Design Literacy
Data Flow & Integration Awareness
Front-End Fundamentals
Front-End Fundamentals
Git & Version Control
Scrum, Jira, & Confluence
Scrum, Jira, & Confluence
DESIGN LEADERSHIP
Journey & Experience Mapping
Interaction Design
Behavioral, Attitudinal, and Performance UX Metrics
Interaction Design
Behavioral, Attitudinal, and Performance UX Metrics
User Research & Problem Framing
UX Strategy in Product Planning
Information Architecture
UX Strategy in Product Planning
Information Architecture
Wireframing & Prototyping
UI/UX Audit & Heuristic Eval.
Data-Driven UX Decisions
UI/UX Audit & Heuristic Eval.
Data-Driven UX Decisions
Design Systems (Implementation & Management)
Responsive Design
Responsive Design
SOFT SKILLS
Strategic Decision-Making
Stakeholder Communication
Bias Toward Action
Stakeholder Communication
Bias Toward Action
Navigating Ambiguity
Leading Without Authority
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Leading Without Authority
Continuous Improvement Mindset
Outcome-Oriented Prioritization
Problem Decomposition
Cross-Functional Facilitation
Problem Decomposition
Cross-Functional Facilitation
Hypothesis-Driven Development
Experimentation Mindset
Interpersonal Intelligence
Experimentation Mindset
Interpersonal Intelligence
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CASE STUDIES
Hybrid AI Platform: Knowledge Management Component (details soon)
How I Transformed an Engineering-Led Initiative Into an Organized Product Team With a Design-Driven Scrum Process
See full work index →
WRITING
Appetite Meets Opportunity: A Pragmatic System for Chipping Away at Design Debt︎︎︎
Spectrums of Delusion: How Mapping Misalignment Makes Decisions Easier︎︎︎
Speed, Perceived: Designing Interfaces That Feel Fast (Even When They’re Not)︎︎︎
Design Is Not a Department: Rethinking the Org Chart of Problem-Solving︎︎︎
Low Fidelity, High Leverage: Blueprinting for the Invisible Half of Product︎︎︎
Process as a Medium: Designing the Conditions for Better Work︎︎︎
Read on substack ︎︎︎
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