Product Management

Product Management covers theories, skills, and tools to manage a product's lifecycle from initial ideation to customer use, emphasizing applying product thinking to building solutions.

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Lectures are small, with a median of 12 enrolled students in the recorded sections.

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply skills, templates, and tools for each step of the product management life cycle.

  • Describe the terms, roles, responsibilities of a product manager.

  • Apply different product management communication methods for key stakeholders across a company including designers and engineers.

  • Analyze and compare different product management strategies.

  • Describe how to manage product version cycles and multi-product cycles.

  • Develop and present a complete product proposal including all elements of the product management lifecycle.

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OTM 300 or declared in the Business Exchange program

    • OTM 300
    • declared in the Business Exchange program
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OTM 401

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  • Any of
    • OTM 300
    • declared in the Business Exchange program

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Product management: theories, skills, and tools required to manage a product's lifecycle. Covers all elements of product development from initial ideation to customer use. Emphasis on applying product thinking to building solutions, bringing concepts to life through real-world situations.

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Topics

  • Product development from initial ideation to customer use
  • Terms, roles, and responsibilities of a product manager
  • Managing product version cycles and multi-product cycles

Skills

  • Apply product management theories, skills, and tools across the product lifecycle
  • Apply communication methods for key stakeholders including designers and engineers
  • Analyze and compare product management strategies
  • Develop and present a complete product proposal

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