Learn Product Management
Kickstart your Product Management journey with our unique Product Management course designed and taught by industry leaders who will hold you by the hand and help you have a hassle free transitioning into Product management
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What will I learn?
Join Skillup Africa’s Product Management Course – Cohort Two
Inline with the goals of Skillup Africa to make premium Tech Skills training accessible and affordable for young Africans, we are introducing an intensive hybrid Product Management course that will help professionals trying to get into tech through Product Management or others who want to amplify their knowledge and experience in Tech, launch into Product Management. Our curriculum has been carefully created inline with global standards to help you become an all round Product Manager from the get go.
10 weeks
100% Virtual
150+ Hours
Expert Trainers
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Why Product Management?
There is an extremely high demand for Product Managers
Every development team needs at least one Product Manager but in many cases (especially in Africa), most teams have none. It has now become a reality that to build products that work, Product Management is key, hence the surge in demand for PMs. In the US alone, there are more than 100,000 PM roles that go unfilled for several months. As technology continue to advance and the need for tech solution increases, the need for product managers also increases
Paying or not?
PM is a highly rewarding career
A report by Hiring trends in the US reveals that some of the highest paid employees in Silicon Valley are Product Managers. There is a sustained global demand for Product Managers and this has increased the value of Product Management and the general PM offerings. If you are already a business professional, Product Management is one of the few skills you can learn in few weeks and sporadically increase your current value and employability.
Can I become a Product Manager?
Irrespective of your discipline and experience you can become an exceptional Product Manager
Whether you have a background in Engineering, Biological Sciences, Law, Marketing, Human resources management, Project management, Arts, Music or whatever field, you can become an amazing Product Manager with the the right resources, which this course provides. Your past experience or knowledge will further make you a more versatile Product Manager.
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Course Structure
The course is a 6 days/week (Monday – Saturday) program. We recommend that you schedule 2 hours each day for an optimal experience.
- Self-paced learning: Monday – Wednesday
- Group Discussion: Thursday
- Group Case study presentation: Friday
- Live Class: Saturday
Week One
Introduction to Product Management
This gets you familiar with what Product Management is and what it is not with a general overview of the product including the product lifecycle and the need of Product Management. Participants also get introduced to the common Product Management lingual and concepts
Week Two
Understanding Users, Competitive & Market Research
We dive deeper into the concept of the user/ customer, competitor/ market, ideas/ opportunities, and a lot more in between. Participants will learn how to extensively carry out research and analysis on each of the listed pairs
Week Three
Customer Research & Design Thinking
Learners will learn more about customers and their importance to Product Management and Product Development as a whole. They also will learn how to solve complex problems by creating viable solutions using design thinking methodologies
Week Four
Experimenting
Learners will learn how to build products with great product-market fit by the use of customer-centric approaches. Learners will also learn how to define and prioritize features of a product for optimal efficiency with in-depth studies into how to run experiments
Week Five
MVPs
Learners will learn more about the concept of MVPs and the different types and methods that exist. This also includes rapid prototyping and testing in order to develop the best efficient version of the product in record time. Learners will also be able to measure the efficiency of their MVP methods
Week Six
Building the product
This covers all the roles of a Product Manager in the actual development of the product from wireframing to creating epics to sprint planning and then defining the metrics for measuring success. Learners will be introduced to Industry-leading software solutions for managing product development
Week Seven
Product Marketing Management
This covers the roles of a Product Manager in taking the product to market, driving adoption, and tracking progress. This also includes extensive lessons on how to work with all stakeholders in the product lifecycle with tips on how best to position for a PM role
Week Eight
Agile (Scrum) Methodologies
This bonus week is an intensive course that was ideally the Scrum Master Certification exam preparatory course (valued at $200). The course covers all that is needed to pass the examination in a single sitting. The course is a deep dive into Scrum, its methodologies, guiding principles and applications
BONUS
Week Nine & Ten
Personal/Group Project
Participants will be required to carry out personal projects with some simulations similar to real-life scenarios to help them fully understand the concept of product management and to be able to hit the ground running after the training. Learners also work in groups to deliver a project
Week One
Introduction to Product Management
This gets you familiar with what Product Management is and what it is not with a general overview of the product including the product lifecycle and the need of Product Management. Participants also get introduced to the common Product Management lingual and concepts
Week Two
Understanding Users, Competitive & Market Research
We dive deeper into the concept of the user/ customer, competitor/ market, ideas/ opportunities, and a lot more in between. Participants will learn how to extensively carry out research and analysis on each of the listed pairs
Week Three
Customer Research & Design Thinking
Learners will learn more about customers and their importance to Product Management and Product Development as a whole. They also will learn how to solve complex problems by creating viable solutions using design thinking methodologies
Week Four
Experimenting
Learners will learn how to build products with great product-market fit by the use of customer-centric approaches. Learners will also learn how to define and prioritize features of a product for optimal efficiency with in-depth studies into how to run experiments
Week Five
MVPs
Learners will learn more about the concept of MVPs and the different types and methods that exist. This also includes rapid prototyping and testing in order to develop the best efficient version of the product in record time. Learners will also be able to measure the efficiency of their MVP methods
Week Six
Building the product
This covers all the roles of a Product Manager in the actual development of the product from wireframing to creating epics to sprint planning and then defining the metrics for measuring success. Learners will be introduced to Industry-leading software solutions for managing product development
Week Seven
Product Marketing Management
This covers the roles of a Product Manager in taking the product to market, driving adoption, and tracking progress. This also includes extensive lessons on how to work with all stakeholders in the product lifecycle with tips on how best to position for a PM role
Week Eight
Agile (Scrum) Methodologies
This bonus week is an intensive course that was ideally the Scrum Master Certification exam preparatory course (valued at $200). The course covers all that is needed to pass the examination in a single sitting. The course is a deep dive into Scrum, its methodologies, guiding principles and applications
BONUS
Week Nine & Ten
Personal/Group Project
Participants will be required to carry out personal projects with some simulations similar to real-life scenarios to help them fully understand the concept of product management and to be able to hit the ground running after the training. Learners also work in groups to deliver a project
Meet our Faculty
Meet the awesome professionals who have volunteered to share their knowledge thereby making this training possible and affordable for you.
Aditi AgarwalDirector American Express, USA
Aditi is an Agile Coach with over 22 years of experience in product development and management. She is a published author with several books on product management. She is an Agile guru who has trained over 50,000 students on Udemy alone. She is the founder of the Agile Academy among many other achievements. She is passionate about teaching product development
Aditi AgarwalDirector American Express, USA
Aditi is an Agile Coach with over 22 years of experience in product development and management. She is a published author with several books on product management. She is an Agile guru who has trained over 50,000 students on Udemy alone. She is the founder of the Agile Academy among many other achievements. She is passionate about teaching product development
Olu AsuniBusiness Analysis Lead, MTN South Africa
Olu is a Business Analysis professional with over 14 years of experience in building products and businesses. He holds a number of certifications including the IIBA CBAP, IIBA CPOA, PMI PMP and ITIL Foundation. He co-founded vLearnHQ.com where he and others connect young Africans with world-class learning opportunities in such disciplines as Design Thinking, Business Analysis and Project Manage. He loves to share his wealth of experience with young Africans and does that excellently well via several channels.
Olu AsuniBusiness Analysis Lead, MTN South Africa
Olu is a Business Analysis professional with over 14 years of experience in building products and businesses. He holds a number of certifications including the IIBA CBAP, IIBA CPOA, PMI PMP and ITIL Foundation. He co-founded vLearnHQ.com where he and others connect young Africans with world-class learning opportunities in such disciplines as Design Thinking, Business Analysis and Project Manage. He loves to share his wealth of experience with young Africans and does that excellently well via several channels.
‘Dele OsunmakindeAgile Coach | Scrum Professional, UK
A Philomath and a Polymath with over 20 years of experience in business and growing businesses and enterprises. He is a certified Scrum Master and a Certified Product Owner. He teaches a Certified Scrum Master certificate preparatory course and has taught about 500 individuals many of whom are now certified Scrum masters. He currently teaches Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship at De Montfort University
‘Dele OsunmakindeAgile Coach | Scrum Professional, UK
A Philomath and a Polymath with over 20 years of experience in business and growing businesses and enterprises. He is a certified Scrum Master and a Certified Product Owner. He teaches a Certified Scrum Master certificate preparatory course and has taught about 500 individuals many of whom are now certified Scrum masters. He currently teaches Management, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship at De Montfort University
Temitayo Diadem AdegokeProduct Specialist, Nigeria
In the last 11 years of his professional experience, Temitayo has worked as a professional in all roles in the product lifecycle (design, research, software development, testing, marketing, and growth) he has led the development of more than 15 startups and a number of other products. He currently works as the product lead for 3 different companies and does consult with firms as regards product development. He is the Provost of Skillup Africa and also leads a number of startups.
Temitayo Diadem AdegokeProduct Specialist, Nigeria
In the last 11 years of his professional experience, Temitayo has worked as a professional in all roles in the product lifecycle (design, research, software development, testing, marketing, and growth) he has led the development of more than 15 startups and a number of other products. He currently works as the product lead for 3 different companies and does consult with firms as regards product development. He is the Provost of Skillup Africa and also leads a number of startups.
Earn A Skillup Africa Product Management Certification
You get a certificate of completion for completing the course requirements (this is for all participants who completes the course) and a certificate of achievement for satisfactorily completing all course requirements.
Upon completion of the course and meeting all requirements, participants will get a professional certificate to affirm their knowledge. This certificate is shared both in hard and soft copies and can also be linked to your LinkedIn profile with a unique link for reference.
Testimonials
Here are some of the feedback we got from the participants
Amazing course, very experiential. So much more value than paid for.
Teria Yarhere
I am thankful for SUA for this course and I will sincerely recommend it to anyone wanting to break into tech or product management
OBIANUJU Onuegbu
Best place to start your career journey as a product manager, this course is well structured, rich and impactful contents that will prepare you to better handle challenges in the ever changing business environment and it is thought by friendly, seasoned and experienced facilitators. I am very happy to have been part of this program and it’s impact will drive me for a lifetime
Ebenezer F. Ojo
This is the best online tech course I’ve ever taken, so detailed, self-explanatory videos, knowledgeable tutors, it gives students room for other things, visit the site and go through the video at our convenience, the group project was superb, the live sessions was more educating. Long live SUA, long live Nigeria.
Zainab Oyinlola
Great Course learnt a lot, the facilitators are awesome as well. Very considerate of those who do not have prior experience or knowledge about Product Management
Funmilayo
The Product Management course was a very insightful and eye opening course into the field of product management. The Curriculum used for the training program was also quite comprehensive such that even a newbie to the field will learn enough to understand what it takes to be a product manager. The case studies used for illustration during the course of the training were also real life scenario digital or physical products that one could easily relate with
Victor Okeke
I fell in love with Product Management instantly. The instructor exposed us to alot about PM and i even got a paid PM internship before the course ended. I feel so confident that i can handle any product or firm
AbdulGaniyu Alabi
As a software developer, the program exposed me to structured paradigm an processes to software development. In addition, I have learnt some management skills as it relates to product development. I am glad I gave it a shot.
Omolaja Kazeem
I actually knew nothing about PM before signing up for the course, and even after trying to make some research online about PM, it was a bit difficult to get a grasp about what it was all about. But the very first class answered all of this questions, it has been worth-wile experience
Abegunde Seun
Just about 3 months ago I never knew that a field like Product Management existed. I heard about it first from our tutor whom I privately told about my interest in venturing into tech. He encouraged me to look at product management. Few weeks later he announced PM in 6 Weeks, opportunity at last, I signed and today I can tell you for free that I have been soaked in knowledge and can work as a great Product Manager. Thanks to the SkillUP Africa team
Fortune Angala
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