Technical Foundations for Product Managers
Technical Foundations for Product Managers
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Build confidence, improve communication with engineers, and excel in your product career
Hosted by
Colin Matthews
PM @ Datavant, MicroSaaS founder, 5000+ students
Last chance to enroll
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Course overview
Improve confidence & product decision making
Working in product without understanding technical fundamentals is guaranteed to make you feel like an imposter. Build credibility and feel confident negotiating scope with your engineering counterparts by leveling up your technical skills.
Hands on exercises
Get your hands dirty by designing your own applications, querying APIs, making pull requests to Git repos, and more. I'll teach you how to reason through technical tradeoffs and improve your technical literacy.
Demo day with experienced engineers
Work with your team throughout the course to prepare a detailed Tech Spec. Present at demo day and get real-time feedback from experienced engineers.
Who is this course for
01
Aspiring Product Managers.
Build confidence and gain a competitive edge in your job search
02
Non-technical PMs.
Overcome imposter syndrome, improve communication, and make better product decisions
03
MBA graduates and consultants.
Seamlessly transition into product by learning critical technical skills
What you’ll get out of this course
Build confidence
Feel more confident in your decisions by building a deeper understanding of technical tradeoffs
Improve communication
Engage engineering by using common language
Grow your technical skills
Understand fundamentals by learning and practicing essential concepts
Excel in your Product career
Gain a competitive edge in your career by demonstrating your technical acumen
Meet your instructor
Colin Matthews
Product Manager, Connections @ Datavant
As Product Manager of Connections, I lead a team of engineers building America's largest health data ecosystem. I make high-impact decisions daily that require deep technical comprehension.
5000+ 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.
Join an upcoming cohort
Technical Foundations for Product Managers
Cohort 1
$60 USD
Dates
Apr 10 - 29, 2023
Payment Deadline
Mar 27, 2023
Don't miss out! Enrollment closes in 4 days
Course syllabus
01
Why PMs with Tech Skills Win
Understand how technical skills fit into a PMs toolkit and why technical PMs get ahead faster.
02
Application Architecture
Start with fundamental application architecture and move to advanced topics such as containerization, microservices, and more
03
APIs
Learn how APIs work and why they are a requirement for almost every modern software product
04
Software Development Life Cycle
Build rapport with engineers by understanding development workflows and lifecycles.
05
Technical Literacy
Build pipeline, unit testing, CI/CD? Get up to speed with the most common technical concepts to increase confidence
06
Demo Day
Present your tech spec and get real-time feedback.
Course schedule
4-6 hours per week
Tuesdays & Thursdays
7:00pm - 9:00pm EST
Demo Day
3rd Saturday of the month
Weekly projects
2 hours per week
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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Join an upcoming cohort
Technical Foundations for Product Managers
Cohort 1
$60 USD
Dates
Apr 10 - 29, 2023
Payment Deadline
Mar 27, 2023
Don't miss out! Enrollment closes in 4 days