Product management fundamentals
What PMs actually do, the product lifecycle, and the mental models that distinguish great PMs from coordinators.
User research for PMs
Discovery techniques: user interviews, surveys, behavioral analytics, and synthesizing research into product decisions.
Market analysis & competitive research
Market sizing, competitive landscape, and developing a point of view on your market that informs product strategy.
Product strategy & roadmapping
Defining a product vision, setting strategy, and building a roadmap that aligns teams without becoming a commitment trap.
Writing product requirements
PRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, and the documentation that aligns engineering, design, and business.
Agile & delivery
Scrum, Kanban, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and working effectively with engineering teams.
Product metrics & analytics
Defining the right metrics, setting up tracking, interpreting data, and making metrics-driven product decisions.
Stakeholder management
Influencing without authority, managing up, communicating with executives, and aligning cross-functional teams.
Go-to-market strategy
Positioning, pricing, launch planning, sales enablement, and the PM's role in getting a product to market successfully.
Technical skills for PMs
APIs, system design basics, SQL, and the technical understanding that makes you a better partner to engineering.
Advanced PM skills
Product-led growth, pricing strategy, platform thinking, and the skills that distinguish senior PMs.
Capstone — product strategy & launch
Full product lifecycle from discovery to launch to iteration. The portfolio project that demonstrates senior PM capability.
Trek complete. What's next?
You've walked the full roadmap. Now ship the capstone, write about it, and share the path with the next engineer who needs it.