Product Bootcamp
Product Bootcamp is a 4 week mini-course for beginners to product management. The goal of this course is to be able to grasp product basics and begin putting these basics into practice. The course is a unique learn-by-doing style course facilitated by Michael, a product expert and consultant with over 10 years experience building products and coaching other product managers.
Product Bootcamp is a 4 week mini-course for beginners to product management. The goal of this course is to be able to grasp product basics and begin putting these basics into practice. The course is a unique learn-by-doing style course facilitated by Michael, a product expert and consultant with over 10 years experience building products and coaching other product managers.
Product Bootcamp is a 4 week mini-course for beginners to product management. The goal of this course is to be able to grasp product basics and begin putting these basics into practice. The course is a unique learn-by-doing style course facilitated by Michael, a product expert and consultant with over 10 years experience building products and coaching other product managers.
Course Schedule & Structure
Location:
Remote - Zoom
Training Structure:
4 x 1.5-hour online sessions
*This course is interactive, learning-by-doing
Week 1: Product Management
What is a Product Manager?
Goals and Vision.
Week 2: Designing for the User
User Personas
User Research
User Experience
Week 3: Features and Roadmapping
Roadmap vs Features
Feature Mapping
Story Writing
Week 4: Experimentation and Product Success
Building Product Experiments
Lean Product Canvas & Achieving Product Market Fit
Interviewing for Product Roles & Getting Experience
Past Organizations: (Clients & Roles)
What other people say about working with Michael:
“Michael was a great mentor, his empathy and patience are keys when it's about helping on struggling in an environment that needs transformation. You feel collaborating with a friend, that's wonderful in term of getting confidence and growing psychology safety to progress on weaknesses and develop strengths.”
— Product Owner, Film
“Michael was very supportive to teach product management practices. I could always reach out to Michael to consult with him for various product challenges. Michael always encouraged new learning opportunities and we could experiment with them in our work.”
— Sr. Product Manager, Commerce
“Michael is one of the most astounding PMs I've had the pleasure to work with. I worked with him on a complicated product release involving >20 teams over a multiple-year timeline, and somehow he made it seem easy. He presented difficult decisions with clear criteria and facilitated large groups through clear decision making frameworks to us navigate complex project obstacles. He's kind and extremely collaborative, making him the dream addition to any team. I would work with Michael any day..”
— Sr. Program Leader, Sustainable Technology