Learn Product Management to Grow as an Engineer

Advance your career beyond just execution regardless of what language you use (Python, Javascript, Java, or any other)


What you'll learn
New skills and knowledge necessary to advance your career beyond the pure technical execution of junior positions to a Staff Engineer and beyond.
New skills and knowledge to empower your growth in product-led tech organizations, giving you a competitive edge compared to other developers.
How to get better context and motivation by understanding WHY features you build are needed.
How to work with product managers and other key decision-makers in your team and sell them on your ideas.
How to work with product users and build up user empathy.
What is the role of a Product Manager within the product management process.
What is the product management process and what steps it includes.
How to understand product strategic initiatives, including product strategy, product roadmaps, and product goals.
How to discover and validate a problem or product opportunity.
Who are product stakeholders and their role in product management.
How to ideate solutions.
How to build up solution experiments (prototypes) and get feedback from users and stakeholders.
What’s the difference between product release and launch and how to launch a product to market.



Requirements
No previous Product Management knowledge is required.
Knowledge of the software development process in an Agile environment.
A computer with access to the internet.
No paid software required.

Description
Last Updated: July 2024
Are you planning to
advance your career
beyond the pure technical execution of junior positions to a
Staff Engineer and beyond
?
Do you want to work on cutting-edge technologies and innovations
but feel stuck with execution work
and don’t have any exposure to the strategic product initiatives and roadmap?
Have you ever
struggled to convince your product manager to plan a code refactoring
but failed as it does not affect customers in an obvious way?
Or have you ever been in a situation when you were asked to build a feature without context on
WHY
it is needed?
Perhaps
you are de-facto playing a PM role
in a tech startup that does not have a product team yet, even in the formal software engineer role, and
want to know how the product management process really works
?
Finally, maybe you are considering whether
transitioning to a product manager role
could be your next career challenge.
If any of these questions resonate with you, we are inviting you to join us at the
Product Management Crash Course for Developers!
You will learn
the end-to-end product management process, from defining product vision and strategy through product discovery to launching a product to market.
This
knowledge is a must-have
for those looking to grow to a
Staff Engineer and above,
as your influence must extend beyond the engineering team and technical expertise. You will need to understand
how key strategic product decisions are made
to inject engineering context there and
how to bring the most value to your business and customers
.
It's common practice in many companies to require people to demonstrate their ability to perform new role duties before promoting them. So, a strong strategy to get ahead is periodically showcasing your
product skills
, gaining more exposure to strategic product roadmap, and
using the knowledge from this course to boost your career
.
Moreover, if you can speak the
Product team's language
and understand what drives their decisions, it will be much easier to frame your requests in a way that appeals to them. This can be an indispensable tool for
pushing your engineering ideas forward
.
The Crash Course includes:
5.5 hours of HD videos on product management
with real-life up-to-date examples.
50+ methods, tools, and frameworks
used in product management in 2024.
A step-by-step "homework"
for working on your own challenge (optional).
Quizzes
to check your learning progress.
100+ downloadable PDFs with lecture summaries and additional resources
you can refer to so that you can quickly refresh the course content and further expand your knowledge.
Learners community
where you can connect with your instructor and the other students of the course to ask questions, give and receive support, and get an extra hit of accountability.
New course lessons and updates.
As building a good product is all about continuous improvements, we will be adding new materials and resources to the course - to reflect your feedback, our new experience, and industry trends.
And yes, If you don't like the course, you can get a refund within 30 days, of course! So just try it.
Upon explicit request, we will provide you with a
signed certificate of completion from FutureVersity
- an educational company helping people learn and practice product management (this is in addition to Udemy's certificate).
You'll find more details on how to get your certificate in the course.
Your instructors:
Hi, I'm Frank, founder of Sundog Education. As one of Udemy's top instructors, I've had the privilege of teaching
over 850,000 people around the world in the fields of data engineering, machine learning, AI, and technical management.

Before my teaching career, I spent nine years at Amazon headquarters, where my career spanned from senior engineer to senior manager - ultimately leading the engineering team for IMDb and racking up 17 issued patents in my field.
As part of the senior management team, I worked across the organization ensuring our engineering strategy aligned with our product strategy, and that's what this course is about.
Understanding product management is a useful skill for any engineer seeking career growth, and I'm excited to offer Anna's expertise to you!
Hi, I'm Anna - Founder and Lead

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