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Product Management
Decide what to build, and why — then get it shipped.
Product Managers decide what to build and why, aligning users, business and engineering to ship value. It is a high-impact, well-paid path that rewards judgement, communication and evidence over code.
The complete Product Management field roadmap - everything worth learning, from fundamentals to advanced. Highlighted core topics are the ones we take you through in the UstackSchool programme.
Core - taught in the programmeRecommendedOptional / advanced
1
Foundations
The PM roleProduct lifecycleProduct mindsetPM vs PO vs PMM
2
User Research & Discovery
User interviewsSurveysProblem framingJobs-to-be-DonePersonasContinuous discoveryEthnography
3
Prioritisation & Roadmapping
RICEMoSCoWRoadmapsOKRsNow / Next / LaterKano
4
Product Delivery
Writing PRDsUser storiesAcceptance criteriaAgile / ScrumWorking with engineersSprint planning
5
Design & UX
WireframingPrototypingUsability testingDesign thinkingFigma basics
6
Metrics & Analytics
North Star metricProduct metrics (AARRR)FunnelsA/B testingAmplitude / MixpanelCohort analysisSQL basics
7
Growth
Growth loopsActivation & retentionExperimentationProduct-led growth
8
Strategy
Product strategyProduct visionCompetitive analysisMarket sizingBusiness modelsPricing
9
Go-to-Market
Launch planningPositioningWorking with marketing & sales
10
Stakeholder & Leadership
Stakeholder managementCommunicationInfluence without authorityStorytelling
11
Technical Fluency
APIsDatabases basicsSystem design basicsAI / ML basics
12
Get job-ready
Product capstonePortfolio & case studiesPM interviews: product sense, execution, strategyAnalytical / estimation
Tools & technologies
Jira / LinearFigma (reading)Amplitude / MixpanelNotion / ConfluenceMiroA/B testing toolsSQL (basic)Slack
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