Technical Product Management

1h 5mBeginner2022-02-02

Authors

Marily Nika

AI Product Lead at Google, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School

Course details

Are you interested in exploring a career as a Product Manager in a tech organization, but are concerned you may lack the technical background required? If you’re passionate about technology, are always thinking about new product ideas and enjoy solving problems, then the role of a technical product manager might be just right for you! There’s no straightforward path that leads to a career in technical product management and indeed the role needs a fluid skill set that requires you to wear different hats throughout the product development lifecycle—from idea generation, to coming up with creative solutions, to the implementation stage, and final rollout. In this course, Dr. Marily Nika covers what the role of a technical product manager entails and describes some of the key concepts, skills, mindsets, and frameworks that will make you a great fit for this role, with or without a technical background.

Skills covered

Product ManagementPersonaBusiness Analysis and Strategy

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Technical product management

1. Technical Product Management

02 - The technical product management role
03 - The digital product life cycle
04 - The PM skillset

2. Idea Generation

05 - Are you solving a real problem
06 - Avoiding the shiny object trap

3. Adding the T to PM

07 - Technical influence and how you can earn it
08 - Working with engineers - Dos and don ts
09 - Technical concepts for PMs - APIs
10 - Technical concepts for PMs - Algorithms

4. R&D

11 - User pain points, use cases, and needs
12 - Designing the MVP

5. Metrics

13 - How should you measure success
14 - The acquisition funnel

6. Rollout

15 - Rolling out your product
16 - Your role as a PM during rollout

Conclusion

17 - Breaking into product management