Team of PGPEM students takes the win at IIM Indore’s flagship case competition
Vishesh Garg, Gourav Kumar, and Naveen Rathani of PGPEM 2025 ace product management challenge
26 March, 2025, Bengaluru: A team of three students from the 2nd year Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management (PGPEM)—Vishesh Garg, Gourav Kumar, and Naveen Rathani—emerged as national winners of ProdWhiz, the flagship product management case competition of IIM Indore, held from 20 January to 16 February.
Designed to simulate the real-world challenges of a Product Manager, the competition focused on InnovAI, a Generative AI-powered productivity assistant tailored for corporate professionals and small business owners. Participants were tasked with developing a strategic product roadmap, governance model, and growth plan for the platform’s successful implementation and scalability.
The team’s winning approach focused on user segmentation, feature prioritization, and scalable monetization, leading them to deliver structured, data-driven product growth and market execution strategies.