Technical Product Management & Business Analysis — Skills Plan
Planned skill map for Technical Product Management & Business Analysis. The curriculum will be developed and released in stages.
Turn customer research into product briefs, user stories, acceptance criteria, prioritization, outcome metrics, delivery plans, and rollout decisions.
Potential roles: Technical Product Manager · Business Analyst · Product Owner · Program Manager
Before you start
- Software delivery lifecycle
- Written communication and structured problem solving
- Customer and business context
What you’ll build
- Write a discovery-backed product brief
- Convert a workflow into testable requirements
- Define success metrics and a rollout plan
Prerequisites
PLANNED- Software delivery lifecycle
Build the Software delivery lifecycle knowledge needed to follow the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis foundations.
- Written communication and structured problem solving
Build the Written communication and structured problem solving knowledge needed to follow the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis foundations.
- Customer and business context
Build the Customer and business context knowledge needed to follow the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis foundations.
Foundations
PLANNED- Discovery interviews and problem framing
Explain how Discovery interviews and problem framing works and where it fits in the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis learning path.
- Personas, journeys, and process maps
Explain how Personas, journeys, and process maps works and where it fits in the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis learning path.
- Requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria
Explain how Requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria works and where it fits in the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis learning path.
- Prioritization and outcome metrics
Explain how Prioritization and outcome metrics works and where it fits in the Technical Product Management & Business Analysis learning path.
Core Skills
PLANNED- Roadmaps and product strategy
Use Roadmaps and product strategy to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Technical Product Management & Business Analysis.
- Backlog refinement and delivery planning
Use Backlog refinement and delivery planning to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Technical Product Management & Business Analysis.
- API and data concepts for product roles
Use API and data concepts for product roles to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Technical Product Management & Business Analysis.
- Experimentation and analytics
Use Experimentation and analytics to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Technical Product Management & Business Analysis.
- Stakeholder alignment and decision records
Use Stakeholder alignment and decision records to implement a working capability and verify its behavior in Technical Product Management & Business Analysis.
Advanced / Production
PLANNED- Platform and technical-debt prioritization
Evaluate Platform and technical-debt prioritization trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Technical Product Management & Business Analysis systems.
- Privacy, security, and accessibility in requirements
Evaluate Privacy, security, and accessibility in requirements trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Technical Product Management & Business Analysis systems.
- Release, adoption, and change management
Evaluate Release, adoption, and change management trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Technical Product Management & Business Analysis systems.
- Portfolio and cross-team dependency planning
Evaluate Portfolio and cross-team dependency planning trade-offs against the performance, reliability, and safety needs of Technical Product Management & Business Analysis systems.
Real-World Projects
PLANNED- Write a discovery-backed product brief
Deliver a working outcome with Write a discovery-backed product brief, then test it against the project requirements.
- Convert a workflow into testable requirements
Deliver a working outcome with Convert a workflow into testable requirements, then test it against the project requirements.
- Define success metrics and a rollout plan
Deliver a working outcome with Define success metrics and a rollout plan, then test it against the project requirements.
Career / Interview Preparation
PLANNED- Product sense and prioritization cases
Explain your approach to Product sense and prioritization cases, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
- Technical product trade-off discussion
Explain your approach to Technical product trade-off discussion, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
- Portfolio and stakeholder scenario review
Explain your approach to Portfolio and stakeholder scenario review, defend key trade-offs, and discuss what you learned.
Discussion
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