Intro to Product Management

It is a three-day course introducing the role of a product manager in organizations and their basic tools.  It focuses on good practices that are universal for all industries, therefore it is useful for people starting their adventure with physical and digital products as well as services. The course is also available online.

Wojciech Ozimek will be your trainer

Benefits

You will learn what is the role of Product Manager
You will learn the processes and practice major tools

Who will benefit the most

Startup owners

The course can help startups to accelerate growth and reduce the risk of failure by teaching skills how to quickly develop, test and introduce products and services to the market in a systematic way.

Product Managers and Product Owners

The training can help experienced product managers to systematize and expand their knowledge so they can be more effective and to boost their product career.

People who want to start a product career

It is an excellent training for engineers and other specialists who want to start their product career as it leads step by step through the process of product development and management and its major tools.

Prefer open training?

Check out upcoming dates in our training calendar

Agenda for the first day

Introduction to product management

We will discuss what are the key knowledge areas that characterize the best product managers. 

Product Strategy

Topics: Company goals and Product Vision,  Types of business models,  Business Model creation and testing, Product Strategy,  Communicating strategy

Product Discovery

Types of market research (Quantitative and Qualitative, Primary and Secondary), research  tools at different stages of the Product Life Cycle, Continuous discovery

Prefer open training?

Check out upcoming dates in our training calendar

  • Introduction to product management

We will discuss what are the key knowledge areas that characterize the best product managers.

  • Product strategy

Topics: Company goals and Product Vision,  Types of business models,  Business Model creation and testing, Product Strategy,  Communicating Strategy

  • Product Discovery

Types of market research (Quantitative and Qualitative, Primary and Secondary), research tools at different stages of the Product Life Cycle, Continuous discovery

Agenda for the second day

Product Delivery

Different types of NPD Processes and their pros and cons:  Integrated, Stage-Gate, Lean, Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Open Innovation, Cocreation.   Design and Development Tools, Project management, Production, Supply Chain, Certifications

 Product teams

types of products teams (heavy, lightweight, spinout), Roles in the product team, When to hire a PM and the role of PM at different stages of product life cycle

  • Product Delivery

Different types of NPD Processes and their pros and cons:  Integrated, Stage-Gate, Lean, Design Thinking, Lean Startup, Open Innovation, Cocreation.   Design and Development Tools, Project management, Production, Supply Chain, Certifications

  • Product teams

Types of products teams (heavy, lightweight and spinout), Roles in the product team, When to hire a PM and role of PM at different stages of product life cycle

Agenda for the third day

Product metrics

Financial metrics and PnL, Non-financial product metrics: types and examples, Product analytics

Product LifeCycle Management 

Diffusion of innovation and chasm, Pricing, Role of product marketing and GoToMarket planning, Product and/or Sales led growth –  a role of sales in NPD

  • Product Metrics

Financial metrics and PnL, Non-financial product metrics: types and examples, Product analytics

  • Product LifeCycle Course summary

Diffusion of innovation and chasm, Pricing, Role of product marketing and GoToMarket planning, Product and/or Sales led growth –  a role of sales in NPD

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