Learning Objectives:

• Learn the types, roles, responsibilities, and skillset of a product manager.
• Understand the importance of communication skills for product managers.
• Understand the responsibilities of product managers in large organizations.

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Who is a Product Manager?
• Types of Product Managers
• Responsibilities of a Product Manager
• Meet the Product Managers at Google

Readings:

• Developing a Product Mindset
• Skillset of a Product Manager
• A Sample Job Description of a Product Manager
• Importance of Communication for Product Managers
• Product Management at Tesla
• Product Management at Start-Ups

Quiz:

• Product Manager: Definition, Responsibilities, Skills, and Types

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the responsibilities of product owner, project manager, and program manager.
• Gain an understanding of the differences between the product manager and other roles.

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Product Owner: Definition and Responsibilities
• Product Manager vs. Product Owner
• Project Manager: Definition and Responsibilities

Readings:

• Product Manager vs. Project Manager
• Program Manager: Definition and Responsibilities
• Product Manager vs. Program Manager

Quiz:

• Comparing Product Manager with Similar Roles

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of stakeholders and how product managers deal with different stakeholders.

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Who is a Stakeholder?
• Process of Managing Relationships with Stakeholders in Product Management

Readings:

• Tactics for Managing Product Stakeholders

Quiz:

• Stakeholders in Product Management

Learning Objectives:

• Learn the importance of stakeholder collaboration.
• Understand the process of stakeholder collaboration.

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Importance of Stakeholder Collaboration
• Stakeholder Identification and Analysis

Readings:

• Stakeholder Identification and Analysis in Detail
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Manage Stakeholders Expectations

Quiz:

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Identify, Analyse, Plan, and Engage

Learning Objectives:

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Facilitating Workshops with Stakeholders
• Collaboration with Manufacturing Teams
• Collaboration with Sales Teams
• Collaboration with Product Marketing Teams

Readings:

• Defining Design Requirements with Stakeholders
• Collaboration with UX Teams

Quiz:

• Stakeholder Collaboration in Product Management

Learning Objectives:

• Gain an understanding of different types of frameworks in product management including Agile, Kanban, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Learn the stakeholder collaboration process for different product management frameworks.

Module Components:

Video Lectures:

• Difference between Kanban and Scrum
• Advantages of Agile Framework
• Disadvantages of Agile Framework

Readings:

• Frameworks for Stakeholder Collaboration in Product Management: An Overview
• Agile Product Management
• Scrum Product Management
• Working with Stakeholders in Scrum
• Kanban Product Management
• Working with Stakeholders in Kanban
• Understanding the Waterfall Framework

Quiz:

• Frameworks for Stakeholder Collaboration in Product Management

Module Components:

Readings:

• Why Collaboration Is the Key to Building Better Products