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Updated October 2023: Over 4,000 students who have taken this course have gotten jobs as Product Managers! Students now work at companies like Google, Zynga, Airbnb, Wal-Mart, Dell, Booking. com, Jet. com, Vodafone, HomeAway, Boeing, Freelancer. com, Wayfair, & more!

The most updated and complete Product Management course on Udemy! You'll learn the skills that make up the entire Product Management job and process: from ideation to market research, to UX wireframing to prototyping, technology, metrics, and finally to building the product with user stories, project management, scoping, and leadership. We even have interviews with real life PMs, Q&A sessions with students, and a comprehensive guide to preparing and interviewing for a Product Management job

Right now, there are over 3,000+ job listings worldwide that are looking for Product Managers, that pay on average $100,000 / year.

The demand for Product Management is increasing at an insane rate. More and more companies are finally figuring out how important this discipline and this role is to their success. 

But how exactly do you get into the field? There aren't any degrees in Product Management & there are no certifications. Most Product Managers get into the field through luck or connections. That ends here - we'll get you up to date on ALL the skills you need to learn Product Management AND have the best chance at getting the job you want. There's no more ambiguity to it. We'll show you what you need to know and what you have to do - all taught from a Product Management insider.

Students aren't required to know anything beforehand - we'll teach you the fundamentals, how to apply them, how to develop into an advanced product manager, and finally how to maximize your chances to get a job as a Product Manager.

Your instructors:

Cole Mercer has been a Senior Product Manager at Soundcloud, Bonobos, Mass Relevance, and has taught the Product Management course at General Assembly in Manhattan, NYC.

Evan Kimbrell is a Top rated Udemy instructor with 11 courses on everything Entrepreneurship. His courses have over 630,000 students, 32,000+ 5 star reviews, and an average rating of 4.9 / 5.0.


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Understand the varying role of a Product Manager through different types and sizes of companies

Decide which type of Product Manager best fits one's goals and personality

Understand the Product Lifecycle and how it applies to every product

Understand the modern Product Development Process that both Fortune 500s and Startups adhere to

Know how to identify ideas worth pursuing and dedicating resources to

Understand how to get at the root of customer pain points

Understand and communicate customer pain by type and frequency

Assess the core problem of a product

Find and compare competitors and competing products

Differentiate between Direct, Indirect, Substitute, and Potential competitors

Understand the process of Customer Development and how it relates to being a Product Manager

How to find potential interviewees for product interviews, user tests, and exploratory interviews

How to structure and run a customer interview

How to model interview questions correctly while avoiding bias

Navigate the four different types of customer interviews

Find potential interviewees both internally and externally

Write emails that will get users and potential customers to respond

Build user personas based on both qualitative and quantitative data

Understand the difference between a wireframe, a mockup, and a prototype

Sketch out a wireframe with just a pen and paper

Use Balsamiq to create wireframes at an intermediate level

Use a sketch system called POP for digitizing product sketches

Create specs for epics and user stories

Properly apply acceptance criteria

Run a variety of MVP experiments, such as pitch experiments, redirects, shadow buttons, and more

Correctly evaluate which product metrics to track and which to ignore

Apply the AARRR framework to your product

Apply the HEART framework to your product

Track your metrics using a variety of software

Create a product and feature roadmap

Create a product backlog and properly prioritize features

Calculate team velocity and build estimations for product delivery

Understand the difference between Agile and Waterfall development

Understand the difference between two popular Agile frames: Scrum and Kanban

Learn software development concepts like APIs, mobile development, Front End, Back End, MySQL, programming frameworks, and more

Communicate effectively with all the stakeholders of a product

Communicate effectively with engineers in a way they will appreciate and understand

Communicate effectively with designers by focusing on the things they care about most

Communicate effectively with executives and higher-ups

Understand the role of technology in modern Startups and Fortune 500s

Understand the basics of "The Cloud" and Servers vs. Clients

Understand the basics of front-end vs. back-end technology, tech stacks, and how they integrate together

Understand the basics of APIs, what they do, what they look like, and how your team might use them

Understand how to obtain relevant experience to set up for a transition to Product Management

Build a portfolio that will assist in a hiring application

How to self-brand online and build a following pre-hire

What to look for in Product Management jobs and what to ignore

How to apply insider tips and tricks to getting hired as a Product Manager

Craft a resume that appeals to a hiring manager for Product Management placement

Ace the Product Manager interview

Excel beyond getting hired

Yêu cầu

  • No pre-requisites, although familiarity with basic business concepts is helpful

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18 sections

Before Starting the Course

5 lectures
Course Overview
05:06
First Thing to Do
01:24
Choose your own adventure - we'll tell you which lectures to watch *SAVE TIME!*
00:33
Join our community on Slack!
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Review sheets, activities, & resources - all in one PDF!
00:17

Introduction to Product Management

13 lectures
What is a Product Manager?
03:30
What is a Product?
02:54
[POP QUIZ] Products and Product Managers
5 questions
[ACTIVITY] The Big, Bloated, Blue Bird
01:32
Three Different Types of Product Manager Roles
04:30
How to Think About the Type of PM You Want to Be
04:01
Product vs. Project Management
06:41
A Day in the Life
04:48
Why Product Management is Awesome
01:46
[QUIZ] The World of Product Management
3 questions
Hooray for free stuff!
01:40
Q&A Section 2: SQL, Service Businesses, and All About Being a PM
00:53
Section 2: Review & Recap
00:00

Introduction to Product Development

15 lectures
The Four Major Phases of the Product Lifecycle
03:14
[POP QUIZ] Did You Catch All of That?
2 questions
[ACTIVITY] Six Products Four Phases - Can you guess which?
00:21
Product Lifecycle Phases: Real World Examples
04:06
The Product Development Process
03:22
Getting Deeper Into the Product Development Process
04:40
[ANOTHER POP QUIZ] Product Lifecycle and Development Quiz
3 questions
What is "Lean Product Development"?
01:56
What is "Agile"?
01:37
What is "Scrum" and How Does it Work?
04:17
What is "Kanban" and How Does it Work?
02:50
What is Waterfall Development?
01:12
Real World Examples of Waterfall and Agile
04:26
[QUIZ] Speaking "Product Development"
7 questions
Section 3: Review & Recap
00:00

Ideas and User Needs

8 lectures
Introduction to Ideas and User Needs
02:01
Where Ideas Come From as a PM
04:53
[POP QUIZ] On the Origin of Ideas
6 questions
Getting to the Real User Needs
07:58
[ACTIVITY]: Separating the Signal from the Noise
00:26
Users vs. Customers
01:41
[QUIZ] Ideas and User Needs
4 questions
Section 4: Review & Recap
00:00

Competitive and Market Analysis

17 lectures
Market Research - Sizing the Market
04:09
Introduction to Finding Competitors
03:04
Finding Competitors as a Product Manager
12:18
Direct / Indirect / Potential Competitors and Their Impact
07:30
[POP QUIZ] One Company to Rule Them All
5 questions
The Five Criteria for Understanding Competitors
06:03
The Last Three Criteria for Understanding Competitors
05:26
[POP QUIZ] The Dating Game
7 questions
What's a Feature Table?
02:03
Putting Together a Feature Table
06:03
[ACTIVITY] Oculus Rift Between Your Friends
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Practice Building a Feature Table
08:30
Analyze Specific Features
11:42
[ACTIVITY] Wunderlist and Their Not-So-Wunderful Dilemma
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Monitoring Competitors
10:51
What Do We Ultimately Care About as a PM?
01:33
Section 5: Review & Recap
00:00

Customer Development

17 lectures
What is Customer Development?
06:11
The Four Types of Interviews
10:22
Key Differences in Customer Development
02:36
[POP QUIZ] Customer Development
8 questions
Who You Should Talk To
10:00
Finding Interviewees Externally
11:26
Finding Interviewees Internally
09:22
How to Get Them to Talk
09:36
Practice Writing Emails
09:14
How to Run a Customer Interview Correctly
08:22
Putting the GO in Pokemon Go
00:00
Good Questions, Bad Questions
07:10
Building User Personas Off Your Interviews
03:28
Real World Example of a User Persona
01:48
The Product Manager & The Data Diet
04:29
[QUIZ] Understanding Customer Development
3 questions
Section 6: Review & Recap
00:00

Designing and Running Experiments

26 lectures
What is an MVP?
06:37
How do product managers think about MVPs?
06:59
7 steps to running an MVP experiment
04:11
[POP QUIZ] You Down with MVP?
5 questions
Identifying your assumptions
07:17
FOLLOW ALONG: Let's identify the assumptions for Zirx
07:05
Finding the riskiest assumption of them all
05:56
Making decisions: The risk / difficulty square
05:57
What is a hypothesis?
03:45
Putting together a hypothesis
07:56
FOLLOW ALONG: Identifying Zirx's hypothesis
04:14
What's a minimum criteria for success?
08:28
Creating a formula for your MCS
08:18
OPTIONAL: Making the calculation for startups
03:18
MVP techniques: emails, shadows, & whoops
08:39
More MVP techniques: walk me throughs & pitch experiments
07:29
Even more MVP techniques: bellhops, Dorothy, & Frankensteins
06:57
In depth: Email based MVPs
03:27
In depth: Shadow buttons
02:31
In depth: Coming soon & 404 MVPs
03:42
In depth: Explainer videos
05:22
In depth: Piecemeal MVPs
04:42
In depth: Concierge service MVPs
04:20
OPTIONAL: How do big companies think about MVP experiments?
05:08
Evaluating results & Learning from them
05:19
Section 7: Review & Recap
00:00

Conceptualizing the Solution

9 lectures
Introduction to Wireframing
05:36
Wireframe, Mockup, Prototype
11:02
Let's Jump into Sketching
09:01
Sketching Out a Mobile App
07:30
OPTIONAL: Using POP features in Marvel
08:57
Intro to Balsamiq
11:07
Building YouTube in Balsamiq
08:27
[QUIZ] Just Making Sure...
7 questions
Section 8: Review & Recap
00:00

Metrics for Product Managers - Defining Success and Measuring Results

10 lectures
Introduction to Metrics
07:31
Real Life Examples of Metrics
07:53
Metrics of All Kinds
15:08
How to Pick Good Metrics
11:57
Using the HEART Metrics Framework - Part 1
10:04
Using the HEART Metrics Framework - Part 2
11:46
Using the AARRR (Pirate) Metrics Framework
06:40
Tracking Your Metrics in Practice
05:16
[QUIZ] Pirates of the Correlation
8 questions
Section 9: Review & Recap
00:00

Building the Product - Project Management for PMs

9 lectures
Introduction to Epics
05:15
Let's Get Into Epic Specs
04:49
User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
04:33
Real Life Example of Epics, Specs, User Stories, and the Backlog
12:07
Estimations and Velocity
09:24
Roadmapping
05:40
Prioritization
07:20
[QUIZ] Epic Feature, Bro
7 questions
Section 10: Review & Recap
00:00

Working with People and Stakeholders

6 lectures
General Communication Skills
02:40
Working with Engineers
04:22
Working with Designers
03:42
Working with Executives and Others
03:42
[QUIZ] How to Win Friends and Influence Products
6 questions
Section 11: Review & Recap
00:00

Technology for Product Managers

7 lectures
Why Learn Technology?
03:04
"The Cloud", Servers, Clients, and the Inner Workings of the Internet
05:29
Understanding the Front End, Back End, and Tech Stacks
08:20
Understanding APIs - Application Programming Interfaces
05:09
Additional Technology
05:52
[QUIZ] Turn it, leave it, start format it...technologic.
4 questions
Section 12: Review & Recap
00:00

What You Should Do to Prepare Yourself for the Job

5 lectures
Getting Relevant Experience
04:52
Building a Portfolio with a Side Project
02:56
Branding Yourself
03:05
[QUIZ] Prep Yourself
3 questions
Section 13: Review & Recap
00:00

How to Look for a Job in Product Management

4 lectures
Where to Look and What to Look For
03:33
Inside Advice on Your PM Job Hunt
02:27
[QUIZ] Dreams Don't Work Unless You Do
3 questions
Section 14: Review & Recap
00:00

How to Get the Job in Product Management

6 lectures
Resumes
04:08
Interviewing for Product Management
04:00
How to Answer Interview Questions the Right Way
04:53
Insider Tips for Getting the Job
08:16
[QUIZ] Be Like Cole
4 questions
Section 15: Review & Recap
00:00

After You've Got the Job

2 lectures
The First Things to Do
05:49
End of Course
02:56

Extended Interviews with Current Product Managers

4 lectures
Interview with Daniel Demetri, Product Lead @ Earnest, Ex-PM @ Google
27:31
Interview with David Lifson, VP of Product @ Homepolish
20:00
Q&A Section 2 (part 1): Introduction to Product Management
28:12
Q&A Section 2 (part 2): Introduction to Product Management
24:04

Bonus Section

1 lectures
Bonus Lecture
00:17

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