Fundamentals of product management

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Course Description

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of product management, with a special focus on the integration of AI as a supportive tool throughout the product management process. Students will acquire knowledge and practical skills in defining product strategies, understanding user needs, conducting market and user research, developing business models, designing value propositions, and planning and prioritizing product features. Through real-world case studies and hands-on activities, students will learn how AI-based tools can augment traditional product management methods—improving efficiency, insight, and inclusiveness—while critically assessing ethical and accessibility considerations. Upon completion, students will be equipped to collaborate on multidisciplinary teams and to apply both classic and AI-augmented approaches to the development, launch, and continuous improvement of technology products. Upon successful completion of the course, students will also be eligible to apply for internship opportunities at Infobip.

Study Programmes

University graduate
[FER3-HR] Computing - study
Skills (2. semester)
[FER3-HR] Electrical Engineering and Information Technology - study
Skills (2. semester)
[FER3-HR] Information and Communication Technology - study
Skills (2. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Develop and apply written, verbal, and visual communication for a broad audience, as well as identify, select, evaluate, and use appropriate professional literature
  2. Apply written, verbal, and visual communication for a broad audience, as well as identify, select, evaluate, and use appropriate professional literature
  3. Recognize the need for continuous professional development and lifelong learning, and evaluate available programs and activities
  4. Recognize and define fundamental roles, responsibilities, and behaviors in product management
  5. Define the problem to be addressed through the development of a new product or feature
  6. Apply methods of data collection and analysis from desktop and user research to identify user needs
  7. Analyze and design a basic business model for a new product in accordance with strategic objectives
  8. Create a product functional specification and define the development roadmap with prioritized features
  9. Define and apply go-to-market (GTM) activities, key launch and success metrics, and perform continuous evaluation using feedback

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

The lectures include both conceptual and practical elements

Independent assignments

In addition to lectures, students will independently work on a project assignment

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Introduction to product management and key competencies
  2. Problem statement development
  3. Market research
  4. Qualitative and quantitative research
  5. Synthesizing and analyzing user research results
  6. Defining and testing value proposition
  7. Business model development
  8. Development
  9. Prioritization
  10. Go-to-Market
  11. Metrics
  12. Iterative product development
  13. Emerging trends: the impact of AI on product manager skills and careers, next generation product management tools Project task presentation
  14. Project
  15. Project

Literature

C. González de Villaumbrosia and J. Anon (2017.), The Product Book: How to Become a Great Product Manager, 1st ed. Product School,
EEE Computer Society SWEBOK Editorial Board (2024.), Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK Guide) 4.0, IEEE Computer Society

General

ID 286596
  Summer semester
2 ECTS
L1 e-Learning
26 Lectures
0 Seminar
0 Exercises
21 Laboratory exercises
0 Project laboratory
0 Physical education excercises

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