With this course from the Modern Product Manager, you'll find a purpose-built curriculum from Alex Mitchell, a 4x Product Leader and Founder.
We're excited to have you here and excited to help you continue to learn and grow!
Course Curriculum
- Video Introduction: How to Succeed as a Product Manager (10:47)
- About Alex Mitchell
- 1:1 Coaching with Alex Mitchell
- What to Expect From This Course
- There is No Formula (For the Perfect Product Manager)
- The Different Types of Product Managers
- Slides for Introduction: How to Succeed as a Product Manager
- Concept introduction
- Video: Identifying and Understanding the Problem (20:27)
- Evaluating Your Company's Stage
- What Resources Do You Have?
- Biases and Existing Products
- Considering New Product Concepts and Problems to Solve
- 10x Improvement
- How Are People Solving The Problem Today?
- Bad/Good/Great Product Manager
- Test Your Learning!
- Slides: Identifying and Understanding the Problem
- Concept introduction
- Video: Ideating to Solve the Problem (18:51)
- Who to Involve in Ideation?
- How Long Should Ideation Session Be?
- Incremental Problem Solving is a Better Approach
- Should You Consider Competitors?
- Bad/Good/Great Product Manager
- Test Your Learning!
- Slides: Ideating to Solve the Problem
- Concept introduction
- Video: Developing and Selling Your Solution (18:00)
- The Right and Wrong Ways to Communicate Delivery Dates
- Speed to Value
- Stay Focused on Value With Your Pitch
- Selling the Solution to Your Customers
- Bad/Good/Great Product Manager
- Test Your Learning!
- Slides: Developing and Selling Your Solution
- Concept Introduction
- Video: Gathering Feedback (24:49)
- Stories, Backlog, and Estimation
- The Release Starts With The Team
- Expanding Testing to Co-Workers
- Engage Nearby Businesses / Testing Services
- Test With Your Target Population
- Bad/Good/Great Product Manager
- Test Your Learning!
- Slides: Gathering Feedback
- Concept Introduction
- Video: Transforming Your MVP into a Full Product (27:01)
- Feature Inventory and Evaluation
- Usage Audit and Why It's Important to Kill Underperforming Features
- Post MVP Feature Development
- The Importance of Onboarding
- Motivating Your Team Post MVP
- Are You Ready to Release?
- Bad/Good/Great Product Manager
- Test Your Learning!
- Slides: Transforming Your MVP into a Full Product
"Great resource for any product manager. Whether you're new to the job, or brushing up on best practices, this course has it all. [...] Packed with real world examples, just the way I like it!"
"[This Course] challenges you to think differently and do something new on every project. Really enjoyed the easy to follow text and project examples, highly recommended."
More About Alex Mitchell
Alex Mitchell is passionate about creating and scaling powerful web and mobile products that make a significant impact in millions of people's lives around the world. Alex deeply enjoys building and managing the product and development teams that help achieve that goal.
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Currently, Alex is Director of Product at Kin (www.kin.com).
He was previously, Chief Product Officer at ICX Media (www.icxmedia.com) and a Senior Product leader at both Upside Travel, (www.upside.com) and Vistaprint Digital (www.vistaprint.com/digital).
He also is a co-founder of the EdTech company Bullseye (www.joinbullseye.com).
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Alex Mitchell also offers 1:1 coaching on a variety of topics including Project Review, Career Strategy Sessions, Interview Preparation and more!
Learn more about 1:1 coaching options here: Coaching With Alex
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What if I join and decide the course was not right for me?
A: We provide a 30-day money back guarantee on our courses, no questions asked. However, we're confident you'll enjoy the course content and will do everything to help it work for you.
Q: How much time should I expect to spend on the program?
A: Typical students take several weeks to complete the Modern Product Manager courses. To get the most out of the program, you should expect to spend a minimum of 5 hours per week on program material.
Q: Will I get access to the material after the course is over?
A: Yes! And even better, you'll continue to get updates to the course as we continue to update it over the years.
Q: Will I be able to expense this to my company?
A: Every company has a different policy regarding education budget. If tuition reimbursement through your company is a possibility you'd like to explore, once you've applied we can provide insights that have helped past participants. Need help convincing your boss? Let us know!
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