Certified Product Manager – Online Course and Exam

Faster core Product Management skills and become a Certified Product Manager

1. Learn Core Skills Become more effective, gain credibility, and enjoy your work more with our training.
2. Get Certified Prove your mastery and advance your career by earning a worldwide-standard Product Management certification.
3. Be Great at What You Do Use your new skills, confidence, and credibility to deliver great results in record time.

Course Info – What’s Covered

The core skills that are critical to being a highly-effective Product Manager are taught in the Certified Product Manager online course and exam. This course will teach you how to manage products through the entire product lifecycle to make them more successful. The online course includes 18 learning modules, quizzes, interactive exercises, study materials and a comprehensive practice exam to help you pass the worldwide-standard Certified Product Manager exam.

The first section covers everything from our in-person training, Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing. The second section will help you pass the exam. You will be ready to take the exam once you have completed the online course and exam preparation materials. The product manager is certified. It’s ® The CPM exam is administered by the Association of International Product Marketing and Management.

• Skill Level
  • Beginner to Advanced
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  Topics Covered
• Product Management core concepts including key skills, strategies, tactics and terminology needed to manage any product at any phase of the Product Lifecycle
• Optimal Product Process™ seven-phase framework covering the full Product Lifecycle
• All information necessary to pass the Certified Product Manager exam
• Time Commitment
  15 – 20 Hours – Average time to complete the online course, exercises and study for the exam
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  Course Format
  Online Course – Self-paced learning modules, quizzes, interactive exercises and practice exams
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  Virtual Instructor Review – Optional
  Eight Week Virtual Review – Meet once a week with a group and instructor to ask questions and review the most important material
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  Certification Exam
  Certified Product Manager – 2 chances to take the exam within 1 year of purchase
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  Price (USD)
  $1,495 – Includes certification exam ($395), AIPMM membership ($125 required for the exam) and Product Management Lifecycle Toolkit ($99)
  
  Paying for our training course out of pocket? Your expense may be tax deductible. Review our FAQ page for more information and consult with a tax advisor or specialist.
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  Financing
  Learn now, pay later with Affirm. Make 6, 12, or 24 monthly payments. Rates from 0–30% APR. Learn more Currently financing is only available for US residents as per Affirm’s guidelines

• New and mid-level Product Managers who want to learn core skills and best practices
• Experienced Product Managers who want to refresh their knowledge and expand their skill set
• Students who want to become Product Managers and learn about the profession, core skills and get certified
• Organizations that want to optimize their Product Management function and pilot the course prior to private custom training

What will you learn?

There are 18 online learning modules in the Certified Product Manager online course. The 280 Group is taught in the first section. Optimal product process. . You will learn how to manage products effectively. Product Management and Product Marketing tasks are covered in-depth in each phase of the framework. The deliverables map to the framework and the product lifecycle. The second section contains the rest of the material for the Certified Product Manager exam. Throughout the course there are quizzes, interactive exercises, a study guide and a comprehensive practice exam to help you prepare for certification. Everything you need to get up to speed quickly, master the core Product Management skills and get certified is contained in the course.

• Review and Exam Preparation Materials
  • Quizzes following each topic to reinforce learning
  • Exercises to solidify skills
  • Concept review test for the Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing section
  • Certification study guide
  • Certified Product Manager Practice Exam to ensure you are ready to take and pass the actual exam
• Virtual Instructor Review – Optional – See Virtual Sessions
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the concepts and review the most important certification exam information
  • Meet virtually for eight weeks with a group and instructor to ask questions and review the most important material
  • Sessions run once a week to keep you on track, review the online course and get you certified in just ten weeks

• Course Goals
  • Learn to effectively manage any product at any stage in the Product Lifecycle
  • Gain the core skills and learn the corresponding concepts to be a highly-effective Product Manager for the rest of your career
  • Obtain a deep understanding of how great companies do Product Management
  • Be fully prepared to pass the Certified Product Manager exam

There are 18 online learning modules.

There is an online course on Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing.

1. Intro to the Optimal Product Process

• Strategic Functions
• Key Product Management Terms
• Roles and Responsibilities

2. Becoming a Strategic Product Manager

• Strategic Analysis
• Product Lifecycle
• Product Adoption
• Marketing Mix

3. Conceive

• Concepts and Process
• Ideation Tools and Outputs

4. Plan: Market Research

• Definitions and Methods
• Voice of the Customer
• Data Analysis

5. Plan: Competitive Analysis

• Product and Company

6. Plan: Forecasting

• Intro and Methods

7. Plan: Pricing

• Strategies and Tactics

8. Plan: Market Strategy

• Segmentation
• Brand and Positioning
• Messaging

9. Plan: Requirements

• Personas
• Market Needs
• Product Requirements
• Prioritization

10. Plan: Roadmaps

• Strategic and Product

11. Plan: Business Case

• Market and Financials

12. Develop

• Working with Engineering

13. Qualify

• Beta Programs
• Qualifying the Product

14. Launch

• Types of Product Launches

15. Maximize

• Marketing Programs and Collateral
• Sales Enablement

16. Retire

The end of life for a product.

The online study materials are from a certified product manager.

17. Seven Phase Product Lifecycle
18. Goods and Services

What is included with this course?

• Optimal Product Management and Product Marketing™ – Online Course
  The first section of the online course includes over eight and a half hours of instructional videos plus quizzes, interactive exercises and a review test to teach you the core skills of Product Management and the Product Lifecycle.
• Certified Product Manager – Online Study Materials
  The second section of the online course includes additional learning modules, a study guide and a comprehensive practice exam to prepare you for the Certified Product Manager exam.
• Certified Product Manager – Online Exam ($395 value)
  Two chances to take and pass the exam within one year of purchase.
• Product Management Lifecycle Toolkit™ ($99 value)
  A single user license to our template collection containing the nine core documents that the Optimal Product Process is built on.
• AIPMM Membership ($125 value)
  One-year AIPMM membership required to take the exam.

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