Product Development

This course introduces Product Development, with a focus on the role a Product Manager plays and key activities that occur during development, including the lifecycle of a code change, creating test plans, getting early feedback, effectively prioritizing issues, and running a go/no go launch meeting.

• Introduction to Product Development
• An introduction to the Product Development course, prerequisites, a brief history of product development, and an overview of the course project.
• Influencing without Authority
• Influencing without authority is a critical skill for a PM. Building credibility and trust are key components, along with being able to negotiate and say no.
• Development Methodologies, Collaboration, & Tools
• As a PM you won't write code but you do need to understand how work gets done. This lesson covers different development methodologies, how to communicate, and an overview of key engineering processes.
• Testing, Feedback, and Preparing for Launch
• PMs are responsible for shipping high-quality products. This lesson covers using testing and real-world feedback to improve your product, and how to determine when your product is ready to launch.
• Project: Managing Product Development
• For this project, you will identify risks and issues by creating a test plan and getting feedback from dogfooders. You will then prioritize that feedback and run a go/no go launch meeting.