Product Management Training – What to Look For
Good product management training can can be challenging training to source. Product management is a complex subject and with technology a major part of our world, a good trainer needs both marketing/product management experience and a technical background. The trainer can have a major impact on how effective the learning experience is for your team at any product management course. This will ultimately impact the return on investment in this training and the success of your product management team. The following are important aspects to consider when selecting a product management training class or course.
Educational background of the trainer: Product management is a complex subject. You will find that a trainer with an MBA will be able to more coherently explain these complex subjects to your team and assure they understand the salient points. Additionally, in the modern world a trainer with a technical background may be a plus for any product management training. Be sure you check into the educational background of the trainer before bringing a trainer in for a complex subject such as product management training. A great trainer will possess an MBA combined with significant experience.
Experience of the trainer: It’s also important to find out about the experience and background of the trainer for product management training. Determine how long the instructor has been involved with the subject matter and what real world experience the instructor has. The instructors ability to share real world examples of marketing and product management will be critical to your team gaining a useful understanding of product management. You should also determine how many years the instructor has training and working as a product manager. Experienced trainers will provide for a rich learning environment and not just read from PowerPoint slides. Optimally the trainer will have experience with key product management skills like managing product life cycles, product marketing, pricing, competitive analysis, time management, product development and introducing product management to organizations. You will also want to look for a trainer that provides tools that allows your product management team to hit the ground running after the training is completed.
Course material: The quality and depth of the training materials will have a direct impact on the usefulness of the training. Understanding who developed and delivered the course material is extremely important, as this will greatly impact the quality of the course. Be certain to ask who developed the material and what their educational background and experience is. Obviously an MBA with many years of product management experience would be best. As an example, the founder of Singer Executive Development has a BSEE and MBA degree and has decades of experience with marketing and product management. For information on the Singer Executive Development Product Management and Innovation Training see this link Product Management Boot Camp.
Provides templates and tools: Be sure that the course you choose offers templates and tools your product managers can utilize on the job.
Small class size: Your team will have a richer learning experience with small class sizes. At Singer Executive Development we limit class size to twenty students. This assures we can provide personalized instruction to students as required and provide for excellent comprehension of complex technical subjects such as electronics, RF and microwave systems. Seek out classes that limit class size for a better learning experience.
Ease of attending: While there are online courses you could take, their impact is not as great as in-person product management training. Product management training should include learning tangential disciplines and soft skills that can improve your ability to deliver successful products to market. These skills are more effectively taught in person. Your team will have also less down time when the training comes to your location. This reduces your total travel cost, more importantly, it allows your team to be efficient by not traveling long distances for training.
Remember, the experience of the trainer selected and the quality and depth of the product management training may have a direct impact on the future profitability and success of your organization. Choose wisely.
Why Singer Executive Development for Product Management Training?
– Course taught by an MBA with decades of product management experience.
– Interactive training to assure your team learns the theory and the skills required.
– We come to your preferred location to reduce travel costs for your team and minimize down time.
– Our President, Andy Singer, introduced product management to a number of organizations. We provide your team with product management templates and tools that let them hit the ground running and be successful at increasing sales and profits.
– Excellent references/testimonials available from current and past clients.
– Unbiased training that focuses on the facts, theory and hands-on skills, not selling you products. The team at Singer Executive Development has decades of experience with successful product management and are known for our dynamic and interactive training style. This means your team will be working with experienced trainers that can assure knowledge, tools and techniques are retained by your team, leading to motivated, efficient and effective employees. Trust Singer Executive Development with your product management training needs. Check our testimonials page to see what other students have said about our training courses. Let Singer Executive Development help you with your team’s training needs.
Links to Useful Product Management Information:
Product management tools of the trade
Product management – Wikipedia
