6. How do you currently solve a product problem?
● Customer study
● BRD
● Tech spec
● Build / Execute
● Release Features
7. Evolving role of Product Management
Traditional Product Manager Evolving Product Manager
Gatekeeper Conduit
Protect team from business Connect team to business
Serve as customer proxy Connect team directly to customer
Own and manage Serve & catalyse
Decide Facilitate and build frameworks
Keep team busy Keep team inspired and informed
8. Evolving role of Product Management
Traditional Product Manager Evolving Product Manager
Manage Output Drive Outcomes
Projects Missions & themes
Features Workflows & experience
Static product Evolving experience & service
Single interface product Touchpoints, context and channel
Ship & forget Iterate & Monitor
9. Evolving role of Product Management
Traditional Product Manager Evolving Product Manager
Specification & upfront design Discovery and learning
Large batches Continuous delivery & small batches
Engineering solely focus on
building
Engineer contributes ideas as equals
10. Product Framework : Introduction to Task Brief
● What is the problem?
● Who is facing the problem & why do they need a solution?
● Why is it worth solving a problem?
● How do you measure success?
○ Metrics
○ Timeline to track
● What is the current behaviour?
● How do other players do it?
● Have we tried this before? What is the history?
11. Introduction to Task Brief
● What is the solution
○ Use-cases
○ Workflows
○ Error scenarios
○ Design
○ Tracking
○ Content
○ Marketing pitch
○ Discoverability strategy
● Feedback from team
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Product School’s Product Management Certificate Path comprises of 3 part-time courses for professionals with strong technical or business background who want to further explore Product Management at software-based companies.
During Product Management Training you will first learn Product Management fundamentals to understand the software product lifecycle and what it takes to successfully transition into a product management role.
You’ll then be trained to retrieve data, understand its value and make impactful decisions with SQL, data visualization and Tableau. Learn to understand your users to deliver exceptional UX/UI design and develop a robust digital marketing plan. During the Full Stack Product Management Training, you will deep dive into the technical knowledge to enhance your ability to work with agile teams.
Finally, Product Leadership Training will elevate your product knowledge to become an effective Product Leader. You'll do an in-depth analysis on how to implement best PM practices on a strategic level to significantly impact your company’s portfolio and revenue. Learn the soft skills to manage product teams and manage stakeholders to deliver performing products.
As well as individual courses we provide corporate training across the world! If you’d like to upskill your product team this is the best option for you. We have trained employees from multiple companies such as Deloitte, Salesforce, JP Morgan, Bank of America amongst many other companies across all industries.
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