Product School

I took a learning journey with KO team. They didn't stop to support me or my peers. They always help us to get ideal concept, terms and functional of my role with professional internal and external sources. Also, i liked the way that they were motivated... Read More us to continue learning and take the next step in our career.

Shilpa is a fantastic teacher and I wish I had found her a month ago. Not only does she know exactly what the interviewers are looking for and she has a great product knowledge and helped us in understanding all concepts in product management. She also... Read More gave great interview tips

My experience with product school was great. Management is very flexible and tailored the course material to cover all aspects of product management.

Our instructor Shilpa Vir came with a strong background in Product Management with many years of industry... Read More experience. She is very knowledgeable and gave many practical examples from her own expertise. Under her guidance and with the knowledge we gained in the class, we were able to successfully deliver our final project starting from setting the product goal & Business objective to GTM strategy & Market funneling.

Our classes were very interactive, and she encouraged all students to participate in class discussions and share their insights. I would highly recommend Shilpa as instructor to anyone who is interested in taking a course at Product School.

I spoke with a handful of people from different competitor courses and read dozens of reviews before I finally decided on Product School's product management course. Looking back at the decision, I have no regrets. The course was great overall. We were... Read More one of the first cohorts to experience an updated course format where students did the course-long project in groups instead of individually. You could tell Product School is working on making the new experience smoother but it was good deal of learning regardless. I found the group project a little chaotic at the beginning but it was much smoother once my teammates and I figured out what is expected and how we will tackle the project. I also enjoyed learning about tools (wish we had more time to dive deeper). Session notes were helpful for pre- and post-class reviews, as was the Miro layout of sessions. I learned not just from the course material and instructor, but also my classmates, esp. about working together as a product team (an essential skill of a PM!). One of the features I loved most was the ability to ask questions. It helps me connect the topics I knew about or am learning. Consequently, I was looking for an instructor who has solid experience in the field and had a teaching style that I appreciate. I was quite excited to learn from Richa Pareek for those reasons! She patiently answered my million questions and helped me better understand the material. I enjoyed some of the product sense and strategy answers she walked us through during the class. Whenever possible, she provided real-world examples and exposure to other product managers. Her cheerful/enthusiastic classes helped fight my post-office-hours-late-night-class tiredness. All those show that she cares about teaching and individual growth. I'm looking forward to applying the lessons in real life and developing on them. I'm appreciative of this somewhat intense and well-structured intro into the role of a PM!

I found the Product Manager Certificate to be a great way to quickly refresh and expand my Product skills. Currently in a new job, this gave me the chance to directly apply my skills in my day job.
The structure of the course was full: we used all of... Read More the class time for valuable exercises/learning and our break-out team often met outside of class hours. Due to my timezone, I had to coordinate work meetings around the class time, but it was manageable for the 8-week period. Flexibility was possible, when needed.
Finally, my instructor, Toby Martin Hughes, was truly fantastic. His domain expertise and knowledge was impressive and his real-life examples made many concepts really sink in. He was extremely approachable (both during and outside of class hours). Most admirable might have been his ability to manage the class online, balancing student questions, content delivery, differing student experiences, etc. Top notch and I'd highly recommend the course!
(Only 4 stars for Job Support because this didn't really apply to me. )

I come from a non-technical background, aspiring to be a PM. In my experience, the Product Management Certificate course has comprehensively covered the fundamentals about what the PM role is all about, key technical terminologies one should be aware... Read More of and what it means to be navigating the waters on the job. I can vouch for the thoroughness of the material as I see that a lot of its component is in line with innovation courses of top business schools (I am presently pursuing an MBA from a top-ranked school simultaneously).

My instructor was Narayanan Krishnamoorthy (Krishna). Apart from being incredibly knowledgeable, Krishna has very rich hands-on PM experience. For me, what added value most was hearing about his insights based on his personal experiences, the mistakes he made, the lessons he learnt etc. Krishna answered any and every question I would ask. His study material too is fantastic and pretty exhaustive. Highly recommended to budding PMs!!!

Cons: Some of the group activities seemed to too simple to me, maybe because I am pursuing an MBA now and I have done more intense activities. Otherwise, no cons as such.

I enrolled for an 8 week part-time Product Management Certificate and attended the first-week session but decided to withdraw from the course.
Just keep in mind, they are very unsupportive (although understandable) when a student wants to withdraw. And... Read More it goes against fundamental ethics in Product Management.
My advice to anyone wanting to enroll for any of the Product School Courses is
Do your research very well before paying the tuition amount. I mean really well.
Most of the reviews here are written by students who are made to write reviews after 2nd week and final week class.
Topics taught in the course doesn’t get you the job, not even a call if you are trying to transition into PM. Knowing concepts and a mock project is just like reading a book on swimming and a mock project is your bath-tub.
I withdraw from the course because, I strongly feel, this course makes more impact when you just transitioned to APM/PM Role from your current role or from school.
Ask as many people as you can, read reviews not just written by Product School students but look for opinions on Blind as well.

I just completed an 8-week online Product Management course at Product School.
It truly had been an incredible experience and exceeded my expectations.

About me:
I came from business / sales / marketing background in real estate / VC and was working with... Read More a startup founder on a SaaS product before I joined the course, hoping to broaden my skills and knowledge on digital product development, which may help me pivot into a new career in the tech industry.

The instructor: Mischa S
I was fortunate to have Mischa as instructor. He has all the checkpoints I was hoping for from an instructor: diversified experience of cross-functional roles, a wealth of knowledge in the PM domain, dedication and enthusiasm. He was accessible when I had questions about the course or homework, and often stayed late after class to help whoever needed. I really loved that he brought to the class real-life practice and insights, which made the course more relevant and interesting.

The resources and tools:
The admin/support of Product School is super responsive and well organized. It has a very robust community on Slack and LinkedIn, where you get push notifications on upcoming live stream events, tips and advice, and everything you can think about to become a PM (or a good PM). I didn’t use Product School’s own website much other than downloading all the course and reading materials, and submitting my final. Slack was our main communication channel, which to me was effective.

The fellow students:
It was a diversified group of students (motivated professionals) from all backgrounds, ethnics and nationalities. I can not stress enough how much I have learnt from my peers. So many valuable ideas, feedback and resources were shared through group exercises, especially during the second half of the course when we started to get to know each other a bit better.

Career help:
Although job hunting was not my top priority during this course, I enjoyed the process of analyzing my own SWOT to figure out my superpower (it’s not as easy as it seems) and the tips/advice on how to be an outstanding job candidate through creating a better resume and cover letter, practicing interview questions and ‘smart’ networking.

To recap, it is definitely an intensive but manageable course, packed with practical knowledge and tools. To me this PM course is well worth the money and a good investment. Having someone (my instructor Mischa) there guiding me through my project without judgement was crucial. The emphasis and mindsets of user-obsession and collaboration with teams are invaluable for whatever I will do in my next career. Lastly, the network and friendship with some of my peers is priceless. I highly recommend it.

I recently completed the 5 day intensive Product Management Certification course at the Product School and although it was no walk in the park, it was unbelievably enriching. You definitely get what you put in, our instructor, Maureen Keating, was amazing,... Read More not only does her experience shine in her teachings but her methods were stellar. If you are thinking of moving into product management, I highly recommend you speak with a student advisor and start out with the PM certification PMC™, if you have a 2-5 years experience, go for the Product Leader certification PLC™.

What a great experience! I was looking into switching from Marketing to digital Product Management and this course was exactly what I needed to get it.

The curriculum is pretty solid: amazing frameworks, tools, best practices, etc. And the hands-on exercises... Read More allow you to put into practice all the concepts that you learn during the classes. My instructor was a senior-level Product Manager working at Facebook with 10+ years of experience in the field. That obviously added a lot of value to the whole experience.

Totally recommended to those who are willing to break into Product Management