Learn to excel in product management roles while learning directly from industry-leading product managers and real-world case studies from Amazon, Intuit, Procter and Gamble, Barnes and Noble, Whole Foods, Google, Twitter, Tesla, Dropbox, Eventbrite, Blue, Samson, Coffee Meets Bagel, Mixpanel, and more!
The Business of Product Management I
The Business of Product Management I
This course is part of Real-World Product Management Specialization
Instructor: Nancy Wang
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What you'll learn
Insist on the Highest Standards. Understand the PM discipline, famous product managers and their accomplishments, and how you can make your mark.
Customer Obsession. Learn why successful PMs start from the customer and work backwards to the product. Cultivate your intuition for this process.
Ownership. PMs own their products and think long-term. Learn how to keep your sights set on the long-term using tools like the PRD and PRFAQ.
Think Big. PMs communicate a bold direction that inspires results. Think and act big by selling MVPs and communicating opportunity to investors.
Skills you'll gain
- Innovation
- Product Strategy
- Customer experience strategy (CX)
- Customer Insights
- Competitive Analysis
- Product Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Product Development
- Persuasive Communication
- Market Opportunities
- B2B Sales
- New Product Development
- Product Roadmaps
- Market Analysis
- Technical Product Management
- Product Requirements
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LM
Reviewed on Sep 29, 2023
Great Introduction to Product Management. The homework assignments were great and gave me a taste of what to expect! I wish there was more quizzing on terminology.
MG
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2022
The course is well detailed and easy to understand.  It gives leaders a comprehensive set of actionable recommendations and a roadmap, for improving their product management function.
VV
Reviewed on May 21, 2023
This course made me feel even mor curious and empowered to be in product management! The questions on the quizes were sometimes a bit confusing so it took a few attempts to get it right.
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