Claude Code & Tech Foundations for Product Managers
Vladimir Kalmykov
Lead PM @ Booking.com, PhD CS
Andrew Mende
Sr. PM ML @ Booking.com, MBA
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Learn by doing. Focus on what Big Tech PMs need — nothing more.
✅ Why invest in learning with us?
We are Lead PMs at Booking.com, each with over 10 years of experience in the field. We have a rule: teach only what Big Tech PMs actually do in their daily job, avoiding the rest.
✅ What can this course do for your career?
Technical understanding (API, services, databases, architecture) is no longer optional but a basic expectation for Product and Project managers. We will close this gap, so you can confidently speak with your engineers and elevate the quality of your strategy, PRDs, and user stories.
When the tech basics are clear, it is very natural to master how Claude Code can speed up your PM tasks. You will be able to ask AI about features in code, parse Jira, fetch analytics from the database, and vibe code prototypes.
✅ What makes this course different?
The course is 20% theory and 80% hands-on because that’s how real skills stick. Don't be scared - you are a hand-held all the way.
In the Tech part, you call APIs, define services, and draw architectures. In the Claude part, there is a real codebase, real Jira, real database, real Confluence, and you use Claude AI to do PM tasks like ... in your real job.
How cool is that?
What you’ll learn
Master tech to speak the same language as your team. Use it to get fluent with Claude code and AI prototyping.
Get comfortable with AI agent: see how tools empower it to act on your behalf, this is no longer just a chat
Practice using Claude to ask questions about git codebase, create reports from Jira tasks and do analytics
Create your own Claude skills and vibe code new features on top of the existing product
Master core concepts of tech: services, APIs, architecture, databases
Learn what PM's job ("what/why" of tech) and what's not ("how" and details of tech)
As a result, speak the same language as your developers and gain their respect
Build the ability to gauge feature sizes using PM tools (Service Blueprint, Service Diagram, Sequence Diagram, Complexity Framework)
Learn how to write solid PRDs that touch on every angle of the product/features
Understand the role of a PM in product reliability: SLIs, testing, outages
Use newly gained vibecoding skills to build a full-stack (frontend, backend, databases) with Replit AI
In contrast to Claude, it manages everything out of the box: Git, databases, and hosting. You just focus on building.
When happy with the functionality, deploy it to users worldwide in 1 click
Learn directly from Vladimir & Andrew
Andrew Mende
Sr ML Product Manager Booking.com, MBA
Who this course is for
Senior Product Managers who want to level up their technical acumen and speed up their work with Claude
Jr/Middle Product Managers who want to lead with confidence and accelerate their growth
Program/Project Managers, Producers, Designers, Data Analysts, because tech foundations and Claude are the same for everyone
Prerequisites
No prior tech or AI experience needed
The course is designed to explain the tech foundations and Claude Code from the first (intuitive) principles.
Claude Pro for 1 month
You need Claude Pro (20$) to do exercises from the course
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Vladimir Kalmykov & Andrew Mende in a real-time, interactive format.
50+ hands-on exercises on "Claude Code for PMs" simulator
You'll start with very simple UI-only features and then add backend logic, API integrations (OpenAI, Stripe), and databases to build a functioning full-stack product. Get one of the AI-prototyping lessons for free at the "Free Resources" section of this page.
200+ hands-on exercises on "Tech Foundations for PMs" simulator
You'll build Service Blueprints, Service Diagrams of an Uber-like app, Spotify app, Food Delivery app, and so on. You'll call APIs, create a Sequence Diagram, define SLIs/SLOs, write tests, etc. All from PM's lens. Get one of the Tech lessons for free at the "Free Resources" section of this page.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
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Course syllabus
3 live sessions • 27 lessons
Week 1
Jul
1
Workshop #1: Tech Foundations
Hands-on Homework #1: Claude for Jira and understanding the codebase
[Optional] Hands-on homework: Tech 101
Week 2
Jul
8
Workshop #2: Claude 101 (MCP, tools, skills) and the first prototype
Hands-on Homework #2: create your own skills, vibecoding, analytics
Free resources
Schedule
Live sessions
2 hrs / week
Wed, Jul 1
3:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
Wed, Jul 8
3:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
Wed, Jul 15
3:30 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)
Projects
3-5 hrs / week
The core of the course: guided hands-on projects you complete in between the live workshops. 80% of practice is here!
Testimonials
The course and simulator are well-structured and include plenty of hands-on practice. After finishing it, I started to understand developers much better, can speak their language, and ask the right questions. It also helped me see the strong and weak points of a product by understanding its architecture. Big thanks to Vladimir!
Natalie
Product ManagerIt’s often hard to learn about technology at this level because the boundaries are blurry, and most resources are built for engineers. That’s why this course is such a gem — it’s a one-stop shop for everything you need to know.
Jess
Project ManagerI cannot recommend this course enough and I wish I had found something like that sooner! It helped me to grasp the core topics and now I actually understand what my BE team is building and how I, as PM, can contribute in the technical conversations!
Volha
Product Manager
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