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Technical Foundations

Decisively answer the question “how technical should PMs be,” and learn foundational engineering concepts

Decisively answer the question “how technical should PMs be,” and learn foundational engineering concepts

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Alex Allain and Anand Subramani

Course outcomes

  • Clearly identify which engineering knowledge you need to learn and which knowledge you can skip; build a personalized technical knowledge roadmap by working with your engineering counterparts

  • Learn the fundamentals of architecture diagrams and create a core set of architecture diagrams that are crucial for your PM role

  • Learn foundational AI/ML concepts like how models work and how to best use them as a PM

  • Learn how to apply technical knowledge to write better specs, manage technical debt, improve engineering estimates, and make better tradeoffs

  • Learn foundational technical concepts like common SaaS architectures, algorithms, data structures, APIs, and databases

Course outcomes

  • Clearly identify which engineering knowledge you need to learn and which knowledge you can skip; build a personalized technical knowledge roadmap by working with your engineering counterparts

  • Learn the fundamentals of architecture diagrams and create a core set of architecture diagrams that are crucial for your PM role

  • Learn foundational AI/ML concepts like how models work and how to best use them as a PM

  • Learn how to apply technical knowledge to write better specs, manage technical debt, improve engineering estimates, and make better tradeoffs

  • Learn foundational technical concepts like common SaaS architectures, algorithms, data structures, APIs, and databases

Who this course is for

This course is designed for non-technical product managers who believe their lack of engineering knowledge is holding back their projects or careers. Early-career PMs (<5 years) will get the most value out of this course. This course is not a good fit for people seeking their first product management role.

Who this course is for

This course is designed for non-technical product managers who believe their lack of engineering knowledge is holding back their projects or careers. Early-career PMs (<5 years) will get the most value out of this course. This course is not a good fit for people seeking their first product management role.

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Technical Foundations

Decisively answer the question “how technical should PMs be,” and learn foundational engineering concepts

Technical Foundations

Decisively answer the question “how technical should PMs be,” and learn foundational engineering concepts

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