Product Management – e-learning with Skillsoft

Build comprehensive skills in product management and learn how to follow a product throughout its entire lifecycle, from idea and development to market, further development and phase-out.

Product Management is a structured learning path from Skillsoft that covers both the professional and interpersonal skills a product manager needs. You start with key principles in product management and build further with innovation, design thinking, market and competition, strategic thinking and team leadership.

The learning path combines analytical, strategic and communication skills and provides a broad perspective on how products can be developed and managed throughout their lifecycle.

What do you get out of the e-learning bundle?

Through the learning path, you can, among other things:

Understand the product manager's role and responsibilities throughout the product lifecycle
Work with key principles and methods in product management
Use innovation and creativity in product development
Understand how design thinking can be used in developing products
Analyze the market, competition and the product's position
Develop strategic and critical thinking
Adapt product strategies when needs and conditions change
Build and lead effective teams
Develop communication and analytical skills
See the connection between product, customer, market and business goals

Who is the bundle for?

The learning path is for you if you work with, or want to work with, product management.

It is particularly relevant for:

Product managers
Anyone who wants to move into a product manager role
People who work with product development
Professionals responsible for product strategy and market
Managers who work with product teams
Anyone who wants a broader understanding of the product lifecycle

Prerequisites

No mandatory prerequisites are specified for the learning path.

Before you start, there is an optional introduction with information about how the learning path is delivered and an overview of the Product Management path.

Course content

Product Management Introduction

The first part provides an introduction to basic product management and the product manager's role. You work with key concepts related to product, market and measuring results, among other things.

11 learning resources / approx. 6 hours and 23 minutes

Innovation and Creativity

This part focuses on innovation and creative problem solving and how you can challenge established solutions and develop new ideas.

5 learning resources / approx. 1 hour and 19 minutes

Design Thinking

Here you learn how design thinking can be used to understand needs, develop solutions and think in a more user-oriented way throughout product development.

6 learning resources / approx. 1 hour and 27 minutes

Marketing and Competition

This part is about the market around the product. You gain insight into how product managers can understand the competitive landscape, follow the market and help strengthen the product's position.

8 learning resources / approx. 2 hours and 32 minutes

Strategic and Critical Thinking

Here you develop skills in strategic and critical thinking. The focus is on staying ahead of change and being able to adjust strategies when conditions and needs change.

9 learning resources / approx. 2 hours and 35 minutes

Building and Leading Teams

The final part focuses on collaboration and leadership. You learn more about how product managers can build and lead effective teams and create good conditions for work to function across roles.

8 learning resources / approx. 2 hours and 24 minutes