Product Management Short Course

How do companies like Google and Adobe decide which new features to launch for their users? Enter product managers. Lying at the intersection between business, design, and technology, product management is the practice of identifying and building out products that are viable, feasible, and desired by your customers.

Whether they're developing their own product or working within a larger organization, product managers work with key stakeholders, designers, and developers to ensure that the final product satisfies both business objectives and customer needs. It's no wonder why LinkedIn ranks product manager as one of its most promising jobs - openings for the role have grown 29% year over year in the United States alone.

Concentrate on the most important skills for navigating the product life cycle on the job, from planning and prioritization to validating assumptions and monitoring metrics. GA's product management advisory board curates the best practices and innovative teaching approaches of our entire expert network to meet evolving employer demands. Its work ensures that students graduate ready to tackle the challenges they'll face in the field as product managers.

This product management course is designed for students with a range of professional experiences - including beginners. Updated for 2020, its curriculum includes a renewed focus on Agile best practices, stakeholder management, and working with data. Take a deep dive into essential concepts and tools behind the end-to-end PM process, and get hands-on experience solving real problems for users.

Once you enroll, we equip you with online, self-paced preparatory lessons to set you up for success. Dive into essential concepts for product managers and gain a common vocabulary to start collaborating with classmates on day one.

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