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Structured Decision Making for PMs

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6 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Feel confident in your decision making with a step-by-step approach.

Course overview

Making decisions is tough.  High visibility, high risk, high impact.


You want be to in the driver seat on your product but sometimes authority seems to slip away. Chances are you’ve felt anxious about making big (or small) commitments when you feel out of control. Here’s some hints you should build on your decision making & influence skills:


When there’s real problems, stakeholders email your boss for updates and you get added back in as a CC.


You nervously hover the “send” button on an progress update to executives about changing deadlines.


You have to decide between doubling-down on a legacy service or building something new from scratch — and have no clue where to start.




Making good decisions with clarity isn’t hard - you just need a process


Some product managers seem like breeze through challenging stakeholders and complex decisions. They’re seen as a steady pair of hands - the person that gets called in when things go sideways.


Their secret is simple: knowledge and experience. They have a plan for navigating complex situations and have the reps to back up their confidence.


This cohort is designed to give you the same thing in a low-risk environment. Learn the process for good decision making, discover how to facilitate focused discussions to move forward, and build your communication skills to share the end result. 


In this live, interactive course, you’ll work with a group of peers to give you the support, guidance, and accountability you’ll need to finally master structured decision making.


After only 4 weeks, you’ll be amazed you worked any other way.




Now imagine if you could:


✅ Assess your organizations decision making culture and mold your communications to match


✅ Map the full opportunity and solution space to arrive at new, unique insights


✅ Build a decision doc that streamlines communication and puts you in the drivers seat


✅ Improve communications with senior stakeholders and executives


✅ Navigate technical tradeoffs with ease




Get started today.


1️⃣ Start with my free 6-day email course to start applying structured decision making today (sign up below!)


2️⃣ Enroll in the 4-week cohort to build your skills with assessing decision hygiene, mental models for decision making, written communication, and building executive presence


3️⃣ Continue your journey with bonus content on technical tradeoffs and more!

Who is this course for

01

Senior product managers.

Level up your communication skills and executive presence.

02

Startup founders and executives.

Build a discipline of good decision making by setting a strong example.

03

New Product Leads.

Excel in your new role by leveling up the decision making skills on your team.

What you’ll get out of this course

Assess your organizations decision making culture and mold your communications to match


Map the full opportunity and solution space to arrive at new, unique insights


Build a decision doc that streamlines communication and builds authority


Improve communication with senior stakeholders and executives


Navigate technical tradeoffs with ease

This course includes

6 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

20 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

4 projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 25—Oct 27

    Oct

    25

    Kick Off: Structured Decision Making

    Fri 10/254:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Oct 28—Nov 3

    Decision Hygiene

    • Oct

      30

      Session 1

      Wed 10/309:00 PM—10:00 PM (UTC)
    9 more items

Week 3

Nov 4—Nov 10

    Mental Models for Decision Making

    • Nov

      6

      Session 2

      Wed 11/610:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)
    5 more items

Week 4

Nov 11—Nov 17

    Decision Documents & Written Communication

    • Nov

      13

      Session 3

      Wed 11/1310:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)
    6 more items

Week 5

Nov 18—Nov 24

    Nov

    20

    Session 4

    Wed 11/2010:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

    Technical Tradeoffs

    4 items

Week 6

Nov 25—Nov 29

    Nov

    27

    Structured Decision Making Q&A

    Wed 11/2710:00 PM—11:00 PM (UTC)

Meet your instructor

Colin Matthews

Colin Matthews

Today, I work as a product manager leading a team building America's largest health data ecosystem. I make high-impact decisions daily that require deep technical comprehension.


8500+ students have taken my courses on Udemy and Pluralsight with a 4.5/5 average rating.


I've built and sold a SaaS product as a team of one - from application development, to marketing and sales.


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Course schedule

4-6 hours per week

  • Wednesdays

    5-6pm EST


  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week


Free resource

Structured Decision Making for Product Managers

Why do some decisions feel simple and others are painful and divisive? It has everything to do with how the decision is presented. Check out this free 8-part email course covering the basics of making good decisions in complex environments.

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Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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