Working with Engineering and Technology Basics
This module equips PMs with the technical literacy and collaboration skills needed to work effectively with engineering. You'll learn the fundamentals of how software is built, the role of APIs, databases, cloud hosting, tech debt, QA, and scaling challenges. More importantly, you'll learn how to communicate with engineers, respect trade-offs, and build trust so your team can deliver with speed and quality.
Lessons
Why PMs need technical literacy
PM's role with engineering
Understanding the software development lifecycle
Frontend vs backend vs infrastructure
APIs explained simply
Understanding databases for product managers
Cloud and hosting basics
Understanding technical debt
Understanding refactoring and why it matters
What are agile engineering practices?
Quality assurance (QA) basics
Understanding bugs vs features vs improvements
Understanding system limitations
Understanding estimation challenges
Understanding tech stacks for product managers
Mobile development basics: iOS vs Android, native vs cross-platform
Web development basics for product managers
Understanding data pipelines for product managers
Security basics for product managers
Understanding scalability concerns in product development
Understanding performance trade-offs
Open source and libraries
Common tech misunderstandings by PMs
balancing tech debt and new features
The role of architecture decisions
Engineering ceremonies PMs should join
documentation for tech collaboration
AI and engineering workflows
Working with remote or outsourced engineering teams
Building trust with engineers
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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.
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.
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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