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Topics Covered - Upstream Product Management™ Print E-mail



In this PSN Upstream Product Management training workshop, we will cover the upstream Understand and Strategy skills as shown on our Total Product Management™ Framework.
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The following table provides a more detailed view of the topics covered in the workshop.
 

























Topics Covered in this workshop

Markets
  • Market segmentation

  • Market sizing and analysis

  • Direct and indirect competition

  • Competitive analysis

Management
  • Product strategy process

  • Product life cycle analysis

  • Product portfolio management

  • Product development processes

  • Business goals and strategies

  • Team model and roles/responsibilities

Customers
  • Customer problems, needs and requirements

  • Buying roles and personas

  • Customer work models and use cases

  • Market and Product Requirements Documents

  • Priorities

Strategy
  • Vision, goals and measures

  • Product-marketing mix design

  • Market coverage and positioning strategy

  • Customer value proposition and substantiation

  • Competitive advantage

  • Product strategy and product roadmap

  • Technology, regulation and standard strategy

  • Whole product definition

  • Pricing and payment strategy

  • Distribution strategy and channel selection

  • Marketing strategy and programs

  • Sales strategy and cycles

Technology and Capabilities
  • Technology analysis

  • Development and production capabilities

  • Core competencies and resources

  • Cost analysis

  • Capability analysis

  • Supply and supply chain analysisRegulations and standards analysis

Business
  • Business model types and analysis

  • Revenue and expense forecasting

  • Market and technology adoption rates

  • Financial analysis

  • Risks and assumptions

  • Funding strategy

  • Business case