Product Management

Overview

Product management is one of the fastest growing and most lucrative jobs available today. Companies have awoken to the desperate need for product managers to create products that customers love, that integrate design, functionality, and business solutions. 

This is a one of kind Product Management certification offered by University System of Maryland - USMx. It covers the skill sets for the entire product lifecycle.

Designing the customer and user experience is essential to creating great products today. Gone is the old paradigm of “form follows function” model of design. The process must be iterative and follow the best product design and development processes. This essential product management course explains key design thinking principles around personas, story mapping, and prototyping. 

Product managers need to know and appreciate product designer tools and processes. By combining these principles with good scrum processes you’ll learn to create great products that don’t sacrifice design for functionality or feasibility.

Job Outlook

• The average salary for Product Managers in the U.S. is $125,835. (Source: Glassdoor)

• Product Managers are one of the fastest growing jobs with a year-over-year growth of 29% with over 35,000 new positions posted each week on LinkedIn. (Source: LinkedIn)

• Career prospects include roles such as Product Manager, Product Life Cycle Manager, Marketing Manager, Product Line Manager, and Director of Products.