Structured Decision Making for PMs

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


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

4 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

In-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

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

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  • Week 1

    Sep 9—Sep 15

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Sep

      11

      Session 1

      Wed, Sep 11, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Decision Making Hygiene

  • Week 2

    Sep 16—Sep 22

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Sep

      18

      Session 2

      Wed, Sep 18, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Mental Models for Decision Making

  • Week 3

    Sep 23—Sep 29

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Sep

      25

      Session 3

      Wed, Sep 25, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Decision Documents & Written Communications

  • Week 4

    Sep 30—Oct 4

    Week dates are set to instructor's time zone

    Events

    • Oct

      2

      Session 4

      Wed, Oct 2, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM UTC

    Modules

    • Technical Tradeoffs

  • Post-Course

    Modules

    • Bonus: Building Executive Presence

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

    5-6:30pm EST


  • Weekly projects

    2 hours per week


Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

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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