Product Management

Overview

What you will learn

By the end of this Product Management course offered by University of Sydney , you should be able to:

• discuss the operating context and role of product management:

• recognise the importance of context and stage of your product in the product lifecycle in choosing the best approach to the practice of product management

• be aware of the various roles associated with the practice of product management

• identify what distinguishes successful from failed products

• progress your idea from a hunch to launching a solution with confidence:

• adopt a learning mindset to help define your product strategy and the steps to execute on your product strategy

• identify the different ways of defining a product strategy based on your operating context

• identify the core problem underlying your product and achieving problem/solution fit

• describe customer research methods and approaches to understanding your customer’s job-to-be done, and whether your idea is desirable

• determine whether your product idea is viable

• define your solution while minimising cost, effort and risk

• identify what it takes to develop a successful Minimum Viable Product and Go-to-market strategy

• identify ways to analyse key metrics and assess the performance of your product

• list the core capabilities required to be a successful product manager:

• be aware of the various ways of working to enable a learning mindset and to create the greatest value with least effort

• identify some of the core technology underlying most products

• recognise some of the key steps you might take in creating a compelling product management resume and preparing for your product management interview.