Real-World Product Management Specialization

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Real-World Product Management Specialization

Name: Real-World Product Management
Rating: 4.524379811804962 (799 reviews)

Sponsored by AWS.. Is product management right for you? How do you get your first, or next, product management role? Learn from Nancy Wang, one of the youngest general managers and director of product and engineering at AWS, and 20 other real, full-time product leaders, including CEOs, who make hiring and promotion decisions across the industry! Learn from the same playbooks as Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and startups! Hone your skills with real-world projects and hundreds of real PM interview questions. ACE® approved—upon completion, you can earn up to 6 college credits.

Instructor: Nancy Wang

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4 course series

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4.5

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1 month

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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4 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.5

(799 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

1 month

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

How elite PMs work backward from their customers using personas, interviews, journeys; PRDs, PRFAQs; MPVs, market sizing, and competitive analyses.
How elite PMs show their success using velocity, KPIs, OKRs, North Stars, A/B/n tests, NPS, CSAT, CES, cohort analyses, LTV, pricing, and financials.
Lead and work with customers, engineers, designers, data scientists, AI, and ML! Practice technical skills asked by Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
Ace PM interviews! Train using real PM interview questions. Using our app, practice on hundreds asked by Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft.

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Specialization - 4 course series

Learn product management using the same curriculum as Amazon and Google PMs! Gain insights to impress on your first (or next) product manager (PM) role.

Lead instructor Nancy Wang, Director and General Manager of Data Protection Services at Amazon Web Services, and former Rubrik and Google PM leader shares the key business, technical, design, and leadership skills necessary for success at PM roles at the world’s top technology companies. These skills will serve you throughout your career.

Learn the most desired product management skills from 20 product leaders at Amazon, Google/Alphabet, Facebook/Instagram, and Silicon Valley startups. View the full list of our industry leading teaching talent in our course descriptions below!

Ready to interview? We dedicate 30% of this Specialization to teaching how to impress during your next interview and role. Learn how to systematically attack each type of product management interview question. Watch two live PM interviews (one Google, one Amazon) with real-time feedback and practice your interview skills with hundreds of real PM interview questions asked by Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft! This Specialization is ACE® approved—when you complete it, you can earn up to 6 college credits.

Applied Learning Project

Bring your own product or idea as we:

1. Map your customer personas and journeys

2. Involve non-buyers to influence buyers

3. Apply Bain's elements of value

4. Draft PRDs and PRFAQs

5. Size your product market using TAM, SAM, and SOM

6. Perform competitive analyses

7. Draft your product vision, roadmap, and backlog

8. Draft Google-style OKRs

9. Design an A/B test

10. Calculate NPS, CSAT, and CES

11. Addict your customers across your product journey

12. Price your product

13. Research competitors' LTV

14. Analyze financial statements

15. Lead with designers & engineers

16. Answer real technical PM interview questions

17. Practice real behavioral, product design, strategy, data analysis, and estimation PM interview questions.

(Facebook calls the question types above leadership & drive, product sense, and execution -- you'll practice those too!)

18. Resist your proxies

19. Realign your metrics with your product vision

And more!

The Business of Product Management I

Course 115 hours4.5 (774 ratings)

What you'll learn

Insist on the Highest Standards. Understand the PM discipline, famous product managers and their accomplishments, and how you can make your mark.
Customer Obsession. Learn why successful PMs start from the customer and work backwards to the product. Cultivate your intuition for this process.
Ownership. PMs own their products and think long-term. Learn how to keep your sights set on the long-term using tools like the PRD and PRFAQ.
Think Big. PMs communicate a bold direction that inspires results. Think and act big by selling MVPs and communicating opportunity to investors.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Tech Leadership

Category: Go-to-market Strategy

Category: Product Management

Category: Product/Market Fit

Category: B2B Sales

The Business of Product Management II

Course 213 hours4.6 (222 ratings)

What you'll learn

Invent and Simplify. PMs require innovation. Explain how startups unseat powerful incumbents and how those incumbents stay relevant.
Learn and Be Curious. Learn about KPIs, Google-style OKRs, and Facebook-style North Stars. Master the statistical underpinnings of A/B/n testing.
Deliver Results. Increase customer retention, loyalty, and advocacy; monetize across the customer journey; show success with financial statements.

Skills you'll gain

Category: OODA Loops

Category: KPIs OKRs North Stars

Category: A/B/n testing

Category: Customer Retention

Category: Monetization Strategy

The Art & Science of Product Management

Course 39 hours4.4 (147 ratings)

What you'll learn

Leading Designers.Learn basic design concepts. Understand differences between designers and PMs, and how those differences promote synergy.
The AI-ML-Powered PM. Learn the difference between AI, ML, and deep learning. Spot examples of how AI might supercharge your products or PM work.
Leading Engineers.Learn basic software engineering concepts. Understand differences between engineers and PMs, and how to promote synergy.
Ace PM Technical Interview Questions. Use basic engineering concepts to answer real PM interview questions from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Technical PM Interview

Category: Lead Designers

Category: AI/ML

Category: Lead Engineers

Category: Technical Literacy

Acing the Product Management Interview

Course 414 hours4.7 (113 ratings)

What you'll learn

Earn Trust. Learn where most job opportunities are found, how to network effectively, and how to continue networking throughout your career.
Hire and Develop the Best. Leaders raise the bar with every hire. Learn how to meet that bar by practicing real PM interview questions.
Interviewer Sense. Nancy, having interviewed many PM candidates, explains her thoughts and strategies during mock Google and Amazon interviews.
It’s Always Day One. Learn about your next opportunities for learning, how AWIP can help advance your career, and how to build your brand.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Estimation Interview

Category: Product Design Interview

Category: Strategy Interview

Category: Behavioral Interview

Category: Data Analysis Interview

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Nancy Wang

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This Specialization has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution.

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Yes. The Real-World Cloud Product Management Specialization has secured a credit recommendation from the American Council on Education's (ACE) ACE Credit Recommendation, which is the industry standard for translating workplace learning to college credit. Learners can earn a recommendation of 6 college credits for completing the program--the equivalent of 1.5 college courses at the undergraduate level. This aims to help open up additional pathways to learners who are interested in higher education and prepare them for entry-level jobs.

To share proof of completion with schools, certificate graduates will receive an email prompting them to claim their Credly Badge, which contains the ACE®️ credit recommendation. Once claimed, you will receive a competency-based transcript that signifies the credit recommendation, which can be shared directly with a school from the Credly platform. Please note that the decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution and is not guaranteed.

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Real-World Product Management Specialization

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Details to know

See how employees at top companies are mastering in-demand skills

Advance your subject-matter expertise

Earn a career certificate

Specialization - 4 course series

The Business of Product Management I

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

The Business of Product Management II

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

The Art & Science of Product Management

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Acing the Product Management Interview

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Instructor

Offered by

Industry partners

Get a head start on your degree

Degree credit eligible

Why people choose Coursera for their career

New to Design and Product? Start here.

Open new doors with Coursera Plus

Advance your career with an online degree

Join over 3,400 global companies that choose Coursera for Business

Frequently asked questions

Can I get college credit for taking the AWIT Real World Product Management Specialization?

How do you share your proof of completion with the educational institutions for transferring credit?

Where can I find more information on ACE credit recommendations?

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