Product School

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

About me:
I was a former startup founder turned Product Manager/Owner with 9+ years of software experience.

Overall:
I took this course to: (1) Formalize learnings I had figured out as an entrepreneur; (2) Establish myself firmly as a (Certified) Product... Read More Leader with future job prospects; (3) Learn from an instructor and peers with larger company experience. I feel like those goals were accomplished through this course.

The great:
I recommend this course based mostly on the instructor (Vishal Ghotge - VP at PayScale). At least in my career thus far, I haven't had the opportunity to dig in and learn directly from someone with the experience of Vishal in a concentrated span of time. I'm thankful to have other great business coaches and mentors, but the concentrated attention from Vishal and his breadth of PM specific experience was great.

The good:
The curriculum is a good reinforcement of Product Leadership principles, but it isn't anything novel or that can't be found elsewhere. That said, it is pretty well laid out and is certainly easier to digest all the knowledge presented through this course than it would be to gather the information on your own (read a dozen books, hours of YouTube, podcasts, forums, etc.). Additionally, walking through this material with an experienced instructor and practicing peers was very valuable.

Could use some work:
Don't expect much from the course slide designs and LMS platform used. This is a bit nit-picky and didn't hinder the core value delivered through the course... but you do get a sense that some of these materials and communication was a bit cobbled together (lots of Zapier and awkward stock photos). At some point, it would be great to see Product School do a more comprehensive revamp of the course materials and learning platform / material delivery.

To note:
As I still have one course session remaining, I can't comment fully on the Job Support. I have found one seemingly high-quality opportunity through the Product School job portal that I likely would not have found elsewhere... but, to-be-determined what type of support they provide beyond that.

A very practical and insightful course with very rich content that is relevant and practical to the modern product management space. The instructor Joel, provided a lot of information and made the class very practical with real world insights, and was... Read More very helpful through out the process.

A very practical and insightful course with very rich content that is relevant and practical to the modern product management space. The instructor Joel, provided a lot of information and made the class very practical with real world insights, and was... Read More very helpful through out the process.

I did the online version of Product School with Adrita Bhor. While I was skeptical at the beginning and struggled for a few months before making a commitment, I am glad I did join. Adrita is a phenomenal professor with a stellar career track (Netflix,... Read More Microsoft, Paypal and most recently heading product @ Postman). The teacher makes all the difference and Adrita often leaned into her own experiences to make the course more relatable and "world-like." I have managed to make a career transition from VC to product within a few weeks from finishing the course by leaning into my final project and the frameworks we have learnt in the course to demonstrate 101 product skills to the companies I wanted to work for. Also I love the people I met throughout the cohort, I learned a lot from the class breakouts One thing I have to say though is that you get what you put into the class. There are weekly assignment, that some people choose to ignore(although that is less than 10-15%). Also the job hunt you are mostly on your own. They teach you the fundamentals and shower you with resources and questions and prep for interviews but you need to go out there and get those interviews!!

The course is not worth $3,999. Not even close.

To his credit, Mark, my instructor, was pretty good. He clearly has real hardware product experience, and is an experienced PM. He really tried to make realistic exercises that, as a newly minted PM, I can... Read More see were at least somewhat realistic.

The material/content Product School provided to him? Not so much.

First of all: course started early June. First or second class in July (it's a two-month course), you begin classes on "public speaking" and "interviewing". Basically half the course material is mostly useless or at least of questionable use. Which is why I withdrew at around the halfway point.
Second: it's really not easy (possible?) to teach product management short of having the experience. Though I got somewhat familiar with different terms and such, the usefulness of the course in my actual job today is extremely low.

Lastly, I had an awful refund experience with the program team. First, I told them to refund me via check. Then, they forgot about my refund until I followed up two weeks later. Then, they refunded my via my credit card, which I don't have access to anymore. When I told them to refund me via check (again), they did. But then that check bounced. You can imagine this was a frustrating process.

Anyways, don't take this course. It's a waste of money. Read Cracking the PM Interview, build your own product. This course isn't for true future PMs.

The materials are very basic and the instructors are also very average. I attended online version of Product Management.

You will not get anything back for the money ($3999) which you put it.

Totally waste of time. Instructors are more interested in selling... Read More their own services like they will prepare you for the job if you pay more and avail their services.

I will not recommend Product School to anyone.