Introduction to Product Management
Get a clear, no-fluff introduction to what product management really means. This module explains the role, core skills, and day-to-day reality of being a PM in 2025. You'll learn how the job differs across company stages, which skills matter most, how PMs make decisions, and why the role is vital in today's fast-moving tech world.
Lessons
What product management is (and isn't)
Product management vs adjacent roles
The product lifecycle overview
How to structure your day as a product manager
Understanding the PM mindset
Hard skills for product managers
Soft skills for product managers
Where PM sits in the org
PM in different company stages
Understanding different PM role types
How product managers are measured
How to create stakeholder maps
Decision-making under uncertainty
How to use data without drowning
Building customer empathy
From ideas to opportunities
How to write documentation that moves work forward
How to balance meetings and async work
How to collaborate effectively with designers
How to collaborate effectively with engineers
How to align with go-to-market teams
Ethical guardrails for product management
Common beginner traps
How to manage time as a product manager
Risk awareness for product managers
How to maintain documentation hygiene
Tools you'll touch
AI as a product manager's assistant
Preview of the PM career ladder
Why product management matters in 2025
Part of Product Management Foundations
The best course to master PM essentials, perfect for aspiring or junior product managers who want solid foundations.
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Understanding Users and Markets
User and market understanding is the foundation of great product management. Without it, everything else is guesswork.
Product Vision and Strategy
A strong vision and clear strategy are what separate successful products from feature factories.
Opportunity Discovery and Ideation
Before building features, great product managers discover the right opportunities to pursue.
Validation and MVPs
This module teaches how to validate ideas before wasting resources building them.
Strategic Decision-Making for PMs
This module focuses on the essence of product management: making strategic choices.
UX Fundamentals and Prototyping
This module introduces the UX basics every product manager should know.
Working with Engineering and Technology Basics
This module equips PMs with the technical literacy and collaboration skills needed to work effectively with engineering.
Principles of Effective Collaboration (Avoiding Process Pitfalls)
This module teaches PMs how to foster true collaboration across teams without falling into the trap of rigid process.
Stakeholder Management and Communication
This module teaches PMs how to manage one of the hardest but most crucial parts of the role: stakeholders.
Metrics, Analytics, and Data Literacy
This module equips PMs with the fundamentals of data literacy.
Building and Communicating Effective Roadmaps
This module teaches PMs how to use roadmaps as living communication tools rather than static promises.
Product Launch and Go-to-Market
This module teaches PMs how to plan, execute, and learn from product launches.
Customer Feedback and Continuous Discovery
This module shows how PMs can build an ongoing discovery habit by capturing, interpreting, and acting on feedback.
Product Iteration and Growth Loops
This module teaches how product iteration actually drives success post-launch.
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