Part 1 of Course: Platform Product Management
Platform vs. Products - criteria/success factors/end-users, Platform Engineering and its KPIs, Role of PM in platform development, When to know its time to build a platform, and more!
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Welcome to the first part of the course on Platform Product Management. This course will run over course of two months in two parts.
Next month, we also start with series on ‘Ultimate Technical Knowledge for Product Managers’.
Here’s the complete schedule:
Both these courses will be run from now till September’23 and full-access will only be available to paid subscribers.
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Introduction to Platform Product Management Course
Course: Platform Product Management
Relevant for: 0 - 5 years of Product Management Experience, or those just curious to know how product platforms are built and grown.
Course Content is divided over 9 sections:
Included in Part 1 of the course (today’s edition):
Platform vs. Products: Explore and learn how platforms differ from product, what are their success factors, and how do their end-user needs differ?
Platform Engineering: What is it? How is it relevant for platform’s effectiveness? What metrics and KPIs need to be tracked?
Role of a Product Manager (PM) in Platform Development
For PMs: How do you know WHEN you need a platform?
For PMs: How to get started with creating your first Platform
Included in Part 2 of the course (to be published next month i.e July’23)
Different type of Product Platforms + Case Study to analyse product platforms of two companies
Platform Strategies: How do you build a platform that lasts long?
Structuring and Managing Product Platform teams
Managing a Platform Roadmap vs. a Product Roadmap