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Data‑Driven Product Management

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Learn product management in this practical course covering product strategy, digital design, market analysis and product analytics. Build successful products and find product-market fit using Google Analytics and real examples.

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Fundamentals of Product Management and Analytics

33 Videos

In this module, we will explore the core principles of product management and learn how data-driven decisions influence product success—supported by real-world case studies and industry failures.

33 items

2.24 hr

  • What is Product Management
  • Life of a Product Manager
  • What doesn't a PM do
  • Product Manager Perceptions
  • Traits of a Good Product Manager
  • Chief Customer Officer
  • The World of Product Management
  • Product Manager from practical experience
  • Fundamentals of Product Management
  • Classification of Products
  • Brands
  • Product Mix Decisions
  • Product Line Decisions
  • New Product
  • NPD Process
  • Reasons for a New Product Failure
  • Product Life Cycle Management
  • Product Life Cycle Strategies
  • Product Market Fit
  • Case Study: Ford Edsel
  • Why Ford Edsel Failed
  • Microsoft Zune - the iPod killer
  • Why Microsoft Zune failed
  • Microsoft Zune - Assignment Questions
  • The Experience Gap
  • Research in Product Life Cycle
  • Applying Data Science to Product Design
  • Applying Data Science to Product Design - Assignment
  • Applying Data Science to Product Design - Solution
  • Optimization
  • Beyond Burger - Market Timing
  • Apple Newton - Market Timing
  • Summary

Product Strategy

17 Videos

This module focuses on defining a clear product vision, identifying market opportunities and aligning product goals with business objectives.

17 items

1.27 hr

  • Product-Market Fit Analysis
  • How do you get to product market fit
  • Product Strategy and Business Strategy
  • Product Strategy Framework
  • Product Vision
  • Product Vision Examples
  • Product Vision Playbook
  • Opportunity Space
  • Production Vision Principles
  • Production Vision Personas
  • Production Vision Crafting the vision statement
  • Production Vision Framework
  • Production Vision Communication
  • Production Vision Measure
  • What is a successful product vision
  • Qualtrics Experience Management Vision
  • Summary-2

Digital Product Design

16 Videos

In this module, we explore designing products aligned with customer needs using market segmentation, unit economics, product-market fit and the JTBD framework with real-world examples and interactive discussions.

16 items

1.34 hr

  • Unit Economics
  • Calculate and analyse Unit Economics
  • What is not Product Market Fit
  • Product Market Fit - Market Segment
  • Bases for Segmentation
  • Segment Attractiveness
  • Product Market Fit - Market Segment Exercise
  • Product Market Fit - Market Segment Exercise continued
  • Product Market Fit - Market Segment Qualtrics example
  • Market Segmentation studies
  • Market Segmentation studies continued
  • Iterative Approach to arrive at optimal solution
  • Determining a sound segmentation solution
  • Product Strategy Market Segmentation - Assignment
  • Product Strategy Market Segmentation - Discussions
  • Market Segmentation - Minimise the variables

Market Opportunity Analysis and Product Discovery

39 Videos

In this module, we cover market opportunity analysis, product discovery and the process of identifying and screening new product ideas, while exploring strategies for leveraging market trends and overcoming development challenges.

39 items

2.55 hr

  • Market Opportunity
  • Benefits of Market Analysis
  • Types of Market Opportunities
  • Market Research
  • Market Opportunity Research
  • Opportunity Hypothesis
  • Stripe IPO
  • Leveraging Market Trends
  • Leveraging Market Trends - Discussion
  • Unchanged market segment for years - Assignment
  • Unchanged market segment for years - continued part
  • Large products that are ageing fast
  • Large products that are ageing fast - Discussions
  • Large products that serve multiple purpose - Facebook example
  • Large products that serve multiple purpose - Whatsapp Example
  • Broken experiences that are ignored
  • Big news or market changes around you
  • How to understand what has changed - Recap
  • Product Strategy and Market Identification
  • Market Identification - In product Data
  • Market Identification - Competitive Analysis
  • Market Identification - Company Annual Reports
  • Market Identification - Research Reports
  • Market Identification - Social Media
  • Product Strategy - Leveraging Market Trends
  • Product Discovery
  • New Product Development - A critical element
  • Challenges to new product development
  • New Product Development Process
  • Sources of Ideas
  • Internal and external sources of ideas
  • The most common techniques to identify ideas
  • Idea Screening
  • A product manager’s dilemmas
  • The influence of risk on screening
  • Checklists of ideas
  • Estimating an idea's worth
  • Product idea acceptability parameters
  • Organisational point of view on idea suitability

Product Differentiation and Value Proposition

19 Videos

In this module, we explore traditional frameworks like PESTEL, SWOT and Porter's Five Forces and new approaches like the Ansoff Matrix, to create compelling value propositions and differentiate products effectively.

19 items

1.07 hr

  • Value Proposition
  • Importance of Value Proposition
  • Types of Value Proposition
  • Value Proposition Canvas
  • Beyond Value
  • Value and Business Model Innovation
  • Qualtrics CX Executive Buyer
  • Qualtrics CX executive buyer discussions
  • Summary-3
  • Competitive Analysis
  • PESTEL Analysis
  • Porter's Five Force Model
  • SWOT Analysis
  • BCG Matrix
  • Perceptual Mapping Framework
  • Differentiation
  • Types and advantages of Product Differentiation
  • Ansoff Matrix
  • Executive version of Product Strategy

Product Analytics using Google Analytics

20 Videos

In this module, we cover utilizing Google Analytics for tracking product performance, focusing on real-time, audience, acquisition, behavior and conversion reports. We also explore Mixpanel for advanced analytics and user insights.

20 items

2.31 hr

  • Product Analytics - An Introduction
  • Ways to use Product Analytics
  • Product Analytics - Role of Product Manager
  • Product Analytics - Key Metrics
  • Product Analytics - Types of Analysis
  • Product Analytics - PIRATE Metrics Framework
  • How to use product analytics platform
  • Product analytics solution for every organisation
  • Product analytics vs marketing analytics
  • Google analytics
  • Google analytics - Real time reports
  • Google analytics - Audience reports
  • Google analytics - Acquisition reports
  • Google analytics - Behaviour reports
  • Google analytics - Conversion and other reports
  • Product analytics - Mixpanel
  • Mixpanel - hands on
  • Firebase
  • Firebase hands on
  • Summary - 4

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Guided Projects

Solve real-world projects with a step-by-step guide, starter code templates, and access to model solutions to boost your skills and build a standout resume.

  • GUIDED PROJECT 1
  • Market Opportunity Analysis for a New Fitness App
  • Choose a new fitness app idea (e.g., a personalized workout app or wellness tracker) and perform a market opportunity analysis to evaluate its potential in the current market.
Fundamentals of Product Management and Analytics
Product Strategy
Digital Product Design
Market Opportunity Analysis and Product Discovery
Product Differentiation and Value Proposition
Product Analytics using Google Analytics
  • GUIDED PROJECT 2
  • Product Strategy and Analytics for an E-commerce Platform
  • Select an existing e-commerce platform (e.g., Shopify, WooCommerce, or a niche marketplace) and develop a product strategy based on analytics insights to enhance customer experience and increase conversions.
Fundamentals of Product Management and Analytics
Product Strategy
Digital Product Design
Market Opportunity Analysis and Product Discovery
Product Differentiation and Value Proposition
Product Analytics using Google Analytics

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Milind Kopikare

President - North America, Great Learning, Product Management Faculty, University of Utah

Milind Kopikare is a Product Management Faculty at the University of Utah and President, North America at Great Learning. He has a distinguished academic background with degrees from Kellogg, Stanford, and IIT Bombay. Milind is renowned for his track record of launching multi-million-dollar products at Qualtrics, Google, and Marvell Semiconductors. Milind also holds 20 patents and is known for creating the world's first AI-driven market research tool.

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