kudos aristotle: using ethos, logos & pathos to improve the xilinx customer experience
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Dan O’ConnellCustomer Quality ManagerXilinx
Kudos Aristotle: Using Ethos, Logos &
Pathos to Improve Customer Experience
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From
–“Your software is horrible and makes me sad”
To
–“I see you have really put in a lot of effort into
making this a great piece of software. I love you
Xilinx. Fan for life”
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Customer Experience
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Pronounced Zy-links
World’s leading manufacturer
of programmable devices
50% Market Share
3000 employees
FY15 revenue $2.4B
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Xilinx Key Facts
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Wide Range of Growth Markets
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Data Centers
Wireless HetNets
Nx100G Wired Networks
Vision & Connected Control
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TiTimee
Hardware Block
Description
Intellectual
Property
Integration
Embedded Software
Integration
Programmable Chip Design Cycle
Verification &
ValidationDevice
Prototyping
Software & Design Tools
Chips
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1. Jesus
2. Napoleon
3. Muhammad
4. Shakespeare
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. George Washington
7. Aristotle
8. Alexander the Great
9. Thomas Jefferson
10. Henry VIII of England
100 Most Significant Figures in History
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“Aristotle Contemplating theBust of Homer”, Rembrandt
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Rhetoric is the art of persuasion, the
goal of which is to move others to
take action
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1. Ethos – Trust, Authority
Right questions, of right people, at right time
When?
• After significant action
Who?
• Design Tool Users
How?
• Simple Survey
• 1minute
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Automatic Root Cause Analysis
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Highest priority for Xilinx to Improve?
Quality
Tools crashed unexpectedly
Please share an example
3 Levels of Diagnostics
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3. Pathos: Emotions, Beliefs
Engage audience's sympathies and imagination
Abstractions of logic into something palpable
Monthly Exec report of all customer comments
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“I’ve never been so angry about
any other software as much as
Xilinx's crap”
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“As Vivado has such a high
learning curve, I am going to look
into your competitor’s parts”
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Insights to Action
Survey
Response
Tactical Strategic
What are patterns of frustration?
What new initiatives are required?
Decision & Execution
Categorise & Pareto
Clarification
Route
To
Experts
SMEs decide type of follow-up
Outcome of Follow-up Captured
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Vivado Release Philosophy Change
Feature Driven Quality Driven
2012 2015
.1 Development .2 Development .4 Development.3 Development
Features and Large Scale Bug Fixing
Urgent Device Support and Bug Fixes
Asymmetric Release Philosophy
April JuneEarly
October
Late
November
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