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Product Management Bootcamp

This training is designed by top professionals to help you start your career in Product Management. Designed for those looking to get started in the industry and want to fast-track their career through in-depth knowledge and also want to build a leading industry relationship that converts to jobs.

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12 Weeks (weekends only)

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A 3 months experiential learning and hands-on training session.

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Learn through real-life problems

Product Design

Work in a team to develop a product prototype.

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50% on your own + 50% in live classes

Oluwole Ogunlade

Growth Consultant, Cross-border Payment Processor

I got the best experience from the Utiva Product Management program, it was a hands-on learning experience as we were splitted into groups and given real life business cases to work on as a team. For me I enjoyed the expertises of the facilitators and the quality of materials we were given. Above all the community style of learning is everything.

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Fast Track Your Career In Product Management; Learn Product Management Best Practices Live, Led by Experienced Product Leaders

Product Managers are responsible for owning a product at every stage of its life cycle, bringing it from ideation to market, and ensuring success. Balance business viability, technical feasibility, and customer desire to lead products and features toward long-term success. Learn from leading experts in the industry and develop the capacity to drive successful projects. Balance business viability, technical feasibility, and customer desire to lead products and features toward long-term success. Learn from a seasoned expert.

What you will learn

Unit 1

Product Management Fundamentals

Covers the foundational aspects of product management, including the role and responsibilities of a product manager. Introduces key product management methodologies, the pillars of product management, and the application of human-centered design to solve user challenges effectively.

Key skills: Product knowledge, Product Strategy, Team Leadership

Utiva has impacted my career progression in a positive way as the changes in the last couple of months have been rapid. I've had to change roles from a business-oriented role to a...

Evelyn Ebo

Role and expectations of a product manager

Explains the critical responsibilities of a product manager, including managing the product lifecycle, aligning team efforts with business goals, and ensuring customer satisfaction through well-defined objectives.

Apply product management methodologies and pillars of product management

Introduces the foundational frameworks of product management, such as Agile, Lean, and Waterfall, emphasizing how to choose and apply the right methodology for specific scenarios.

Understand human centred design and its application

Focuses on the principles of designing products that cater to user needs, preferences, and pain points. Discusses methods to integrate empathy into the product development process.

Unit 2

Design Thinking

Focuses on transitioning from initial ideas to creating and testing prototypes. Emphasizes the importance of gathering feedback and iterating on ideas. Includes practical guidance on writing a Product Requirement Document (PRD).

Key skills: Design thinking, Empathy mapping, User research, User Persona

Utiva improved my skills as a product manager, especially as someone who did not have a tech background, built my leadership skills, and increased my confidence in myself.

Noella Onwuachi

Understanding how to move from virtual ideas to creating and testing prototypes

Guides participants through the journey of brainstorming innovative ideas and converting them into tangible prototypes. Discusses tools and techniques to ensure ideas are practical and actionable.

Testing ideas and getting feedback

Teaches participants how to conduct usability tests, gather meaningful feedback from users, and iterate on their prototypes to improve functionality and user experience.

Writing of product requirement document

Introduces the structure and components of a PRD, focusing on how to document product vision, features, and functionality in a clear and concise manner for stakeholders.

Unit 3

Product design for product managers

Highlights the role of product designers in the development process and explores the distinctions between product design and UI/UX. Includes an overview of the product design process, practical use of UI/UX tools, and fundamentals of prototyping, wireframes, and user experience.

Key skills: Product Prototyping, Wireframing, User Testing, Iterative Product Development

Utiva has positively and gave me the leverage to transition from a banking operations role to a Product Management role.

Olasunkanmi Adetola

Understand role of product designers in product development

Explains the collaboration between product managers and designers, highlighting how design decisions impact product usability and user satisfaction.

Understand the process of product design

Breaks down the design process, from user research and ideation to wireframing, prototyping, and testing, emphasizing its iterative nature.

Understand how product design is different from UI/UX

Clarifies the distinction between product design (solving problems and defining features) and UI/UX (creating intuitive user interfaces and experiences).

Know the tools used in UI/UX (practicals)

Provides hands-on experience with industry-standard tools like Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD to help participants understand their practical applications.

Understand prototyping and wireframes

Covers the basics of creating wireframes to visualize product ideas and prototypes to simulate product functionality before full development.

Fundamentals of user experience

Explains key principles like usability, accessibility, and user-centric design, ensuring products are intuitive and meet user expectations.

Unit 4

Agile Methodology & Scrum Framework

Explores the differences between Agile principles and traditional methodologies, such as Waterfall, while examining their strengths and weaknesses. Delves into the Scrum framework, emphasizing the creation of user stories, story points, and their application in project planning.

Key skills: Agile Framework, Development Process, Iterative Product Development

Utiva has positively and gave me the leverage to transition from a banking operations role to a Product Management role.

Olasunkanmi Adetola

Identify sequential phases in the software development process

Explains the traditional step-by-step approach to software development, highlighting phases like requirement gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.

Differentiate Agile principles from traditional methodologies

Compares Agile principles with traditional methodologies like Waterfall, focusing on flexibility, adaptability, and iterative improvements.

Compare strength and weakness of waterfall and agile approaches

Discusses the pros and cons of both methodologies, providing insights on when to use each approach based on project needs.

Recognize the significance of Scrum in project management

Highlights the key elements of Scrum, including sprints, roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner), and ceremonies, and how they foster collaboration and transparency.

Craft user stories and apply story points in project planning

Teaches how to write user stories that capture user needs and assign story points to estimate effort and prioritize tasks effectively.

Unit 5

Prioritization techniques

Explains the importance of prioritization in making effective decisions. Introduces various prioritization methods and explores the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as a tool for driving focus and efficiency in product development.

Key skills: Product Planning, MVPs, Prioritization Frameworks

Utiva has impacted my career progression in a positive way as the changes in the last couple of months have been rapid. I've had to change roles from a business-oriented role to a...

Evelyn Ebo

Understand the significance of prioritization in effective decision-making

Explores how prioritization helps teams focus on high-impact tasks and ensures resources are allocated to areas that maximize value.

Identify various methods employed for prioritization in decision-making process

Introduces frameworks like MoSCoW (Must-have, Should-have, Could-have, Won’t-have), RICE (Reach, Impact, Confidence, Effort), and the Kano Model for making informed prioritization decisions.

Understand the importance of minimum viable product

Discusses the role of MVPs in validating ideas, reducing time-to-market, and enabling rapid iterations based on user feedback

Unit 6

Jira

Provides a comprehensive guide to using Jira in product development. Covers task management, team collaboration, and how to leverage Jira’s features for effective workflow organization.

Key skills: Vision and Strategy, Jira

Utiva improved my skills as a product manager, especially as someone who did not have a tech background, built my leadership skills, and increased my confidence in myself.

Noella Onwuachi

How to use Jira in product development

Provides a comprehensive guide to setting up Jira projects, creating tasks and user stories, managing sprints, tracking progress, and using Jira dashboards to improve team efficiency.

Unit 7

Product discovery

Covers the process of identifying product opportunities using a dual Agile framework. Focuses on evaluating methods to determine the viability of a product or feature, ensuring alignment with user needs and market demand.

Key skills: Product Discovery, Product Viability

Utiva has positively and gave me the leverage to transition from a banking operations role to a Product Management role.

Olasunkanmi Adetola

Understand the process of identifying opportunities with a dual agile framework

Explains how to uncover valuable product opportunities by combining discovery (identifying problems and user needs) and delivery (executing solutions) using Agile practices.

Evaluating methods to gauge the viability of a product or feature in a given context

Introduces techniques like market research, competitor analysis, and user interviews to assess the feasibility and potential impact of a product or feature.

Unit 8

Product vision and strategy

Explores the importance of vision and strategy in shaping product direction. Discusses how objectives, key results, and roadmaps guide development. Also examines different types of roadmaps and their significance in achieving strategic goals.

Key skills: Product Vision, Strategy, Objectives, Key Results, Roadmaps

Utiva improved my skills as a product manager, especially as someone who did not have a tech background, built my leadership skills, and increased my confidence in myself.

Noella Onwuachi

Understand the role and vision in product direction

Discusses how a clear product vision aligns the team’s efforts and guides long-term decision-making.

Understand role of strategy and product direction

Explores how strategic planning ensures a product meets business objectives while addressing user needs.

Understand product objectives and key results

Teaches how to define measurable objectives and track progress through key results.

Understand roadmap and it's significance in product development

Highlights the role of roadmaps in communicating timelines, priorities, and deliverables to stakeholders.

Identify various types of roadmaps

Explains different roadmap formats, such as feature-based, timeline-based, and goal-oriented roadmaps, and their use cases.

Unit 9

Product metrics and API

Introduces the value of metrics in measuring product success. Covers best practices for connecting metrics to strategy and leveraging data-driven insights. Provides a foundational understanding of APIs and their role in product management.

Key skills: Product Metrics, Data-Driven Insights, API Fundamentals

Utiva has impacted my career progression in a positive way as the changes in the last couple of months have been rapid. I've had to change roles from a business-oriented role to a...

Evelyn Ebo

Best Practices for Metrics

Discusses how to select and track meaningful metrics that align with product goals.Explores the role of data in making informed product decisions and driving improvements.

Values of Data and Metrics

Explores the role of data in making informed product decisions and driving improvements.

Connecting Metrics to Strategy

Teaches how to link metrics to strategic objectives and measure progress effectively.

Fundamentals of API

Provides a basic understanding of APIs, their role in enabling integrations, and how product managers can work with technical teams to leverage APIs effectively.

Unit 10

Stakeholder management and product launch

Examines strategies for managing diverse stakeholders effectively. Explores techniques for successful product marketing, pricing strategies, analytics, and identifying growth metrics. Discusses product-led marketing and best practices for launching and scaling products.

Key skills: Stakeholder Management, Product Marketing, Pricing Strategies, Analytics

Utiva has impacted my career progression in a positive way as the changes in the last couple of months have been rapid. I've had to change roles from a business-oriented role to a...

Evelyn Ebo

Learn Successful Product Marketing

Explores strategies for positioning, promoting, and communicating the value of a product to its target audience.

Apply Effective Revenue Models and Pricing Strategies

Teaches how to select and implement pricing models that align with market demands and business goals.

Implement Analytics for Data-Driven Decision Making

Covers how to use analytics tools to monitor product performance and make evidence-based decisions.

Analyse various strategies during product launch

Discusses best practices for planning and executing a successful product launch.

Identify key metrics used to measure product growth

Explores growth metrics like customer acquisition, retention, and engagement to assess product success.

Understand the concept of product-led marketing

Introduces a product-first approach to marketing, where the product itself drives user acquisition and growth.

Recognize techniques to identify stakeholders involved in a project

Teaches how to map stakeholders, understand their influence, and address their needs.

Understand strategies to effectively manage diverse types of stakeholders

Provides methods to build relationships and communicate effectively with different stakeholder groups.

Taught by Experienced Industry Experts

Utiva Instructors are experienced practitioners who work at the world's most innovative companies. They're experts in their field, and enter the classroom with years of experience making sure you're learning the most up-to-date and practical skills companies around the world need.

Oluwafemi Ojoko

Senior Product Manager

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Build and Showcase Your Product Portfolio Project

To earn your Product Management certification, showcase everything you've learned in a pitch presentation where experts evaluate your new product management skill set. Every week, you'll be provided with clear steps to iteratively develop your final project. By the end of the course, you'll have created a formal product management proposal presentation, demonstrating your end-to-end product, implementation, and launch strategy.

Olatunji Abayomi

Product Manager

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Upon completing Utiva's Product Management Course, you'll receive an industry-recognized, professional Product Management certification to share with your network and showcase all that you've learned. Utiva certificates are formatted for sharing on LinkedIn.

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Evelyn Ebo

Product Operations Specialist, Advans Nigeria

Utiva has impacted my career progression in a positive way as the changes in the last couple of months have been rapid. I've had to change roles from a business-oriented role to a digital-oriented role. I've had opportunities to implement my learnings in real-life scenarios, had a role change to a Digital role, scholarships, and also volunteering roles. I feel fulfilled implementing my passion

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