Modern Product Leadership
Master modern product leadership skills. Learn team building, stakeholder influence, and scaling product development for innovation and speed.
Master modern product leadership skills. Learn team building, stakeholder influence, and scaling product development for innovation and speed.
This course focuses on developing modern product leadership skills essential for success in today's fast-paced product organizations. Students learn advanced techniques for team building, stakeholder influence, and scaling product development. The curriculum covers modern leadership principles, emphasizing empowerment and ownership, and how to apply these in product management contexts. Participants explore strategies for building and motivating product teams, influencing stakeholders, and organizing product discovery and delivery at scale. The course draws on research-based insights and real-world examples to provide practical leadership skills for product managers at all levels.
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What you'll learn
Understand and apply modern leadership principles in product management contexts
Develop strategies for building and motivating high-performing product teams
Master techniques for influencing and negotiating with product stakeholders
Learn to create and communicate effective product strategies and roadmaps
Develop skills in scaling product discovery and delivery processes
Understand how to foster psychological safety and team focus in product organizations
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
4.6 Hours PreRecorded video
26 assignments
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There are 5 modules in this course
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of modern product leadership, structured into five modules. The first module introduces contemporary leadership principles, contrasting traditional, modern, and agile leadership approaches in the context of product management. The second module focuses on building and motivating product teams, covering topics such as psychological safety, autonomy, and protecting team focus. The third module delves into influencing product stakeholders, teaching techniques for envisioning, evangelizing, and negotiating effectively. The fourth module addresses organizing product discovery and delivery at scale, including leading teams, designing decisions, and utilizing joint and visual design techniques. Throughout the course, students engage with real-world examples and practical exercises to develop their product leadership skills. The final module serves as a comprehensive assessment of the learned concepts.
Week 1: Modern Leadership for Product Organizations
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Week 2: Building and Motivating the Product Team
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Week 3: Influencing Product Stakeholders for Greater Outcomes
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Week 4: Organizing Product Discovery and Delivery for Speed at Scale
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
Final Exam
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Instructor and Program Director at the University of Maryland, College Park
John Johnson serves as an Instructor and Program Director at the University of Maryland, College Park, Project Management Center for Excellence. He leads the initiatives that help grow the Project Management Center for Excellence across its three pillars: Academic Excellence, Outreach and Professional Development, and Research. He is primarily responsible for the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program, which currently is educating over 450,000 enrolled learners across the world. Mr. Johnson also teaches graduate courses on Agile and Predictive management at the University of Maryland’s Project Management Program. In partnership with the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, Mr. Johnson is co-leading the new Masters of Professional Studies in Product Management (MPPM), building on his years as a CTO, Startup Co-Founder, and Senior Agile Project Manager.
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