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 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! | 