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Introduction to Software Product Management

Software Product Management,

This course highlights the importance and role of software product management. It also provides an overview of the specialization, as well as its goals, structure, and expectations. The course explains the value of process, requirements, planning, and monitoring in producing better software.
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Rating 4.4 based on 807 ratings
Length 3 weeks
Effort 2 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week for Course 1 (4-6 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week for Course 2-6)
Starts Jul 10 (45 weeks ago)
Cost $39
From University of Alberta via Coursera
Instructor Kenny Wong
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Language English
Subjects Programming Art & Design
Tags Computer Science Design And Product Software Development

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looking forward

I really liked the team and the topics and I'm looking forward to take the next courses in this specialization.

I'm looking forward to take the rest of the specialization.

Looking forward to the next course!

For an introduction course, it focussed mainly on why and what of the proposed practices, and I am looking forward to see more about the how to.

Really enjoyed taking this course and I'm looking forward to the next step.

I am looking forward of my next module!

Very useful course for PM trainees Looking forward for the complete specialization everything is really easy to understand!!

I am very happy I discovered it and looking forward for certification once I have enough money saved up to pay the fee.

Great Course, looking forward to the rest of the specialization It's a great introduction to Software Product Management.

I'm looking forward to learn more in next courses in this specialization.

Would like to deep dive into other related topics and specifically looking forward to Scrum tools and techniques in detail.

Looking forward to the rest of the course in th Superb introduction to SPM.

I'm looking forward to the rest of the courses in the specialization when they become available.

Good intro to topics, looking forward to next classes Quite good for beginners!

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about software product management

It was very easy and basic course, More helpful for people with no prior background in Agile, CS Excellent learning experience about software product management.

Perfect Introduction A nice course with alot of information about software product management overview.

Thank you I have some knowledge about software product management before starting this course, this course have so far helped me to organize better and put in perspective what should be done to achieve a successful project.

Good theory This Course is an amazing way to learn about Software Product Management and to enhance more skills to benefit your professional life.

I can wait to to learn more about Software Product Management.

Learnt a lot of basics about software product management.

Muy bueno Great!I have some understanding about software product management.

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easy to follow

thnx Great course, very easy to follow and learn a lot.

Easy to follow and full of useful information.

It laid the ground work for the specialization in an easy to follow manner.

Easy to follow, good contents and great teaching methodology.

Simple and easy to follow course that introduce quite rapidly into the SPM.

The courses is well explained The introduction course was well-planned and easy to follow.

It's to motivated and easy to learn The course was very well structured and easy to follow.

Great course materials and it was made easy to follow It was really good.

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project management

Effective overview of the importance of Project Management.

This was a great overview into some of the foundations of software project management.

Not really about Product Management, but about Project Management A good introductory course for those trying to get an introduction to the field of Product management Awesome for beginners A great starter!

Gives you basics you need to understand how project management work in software development wor Very interesting and informative course!

You can passed the quiz by just reading online or have basic project management experience.

It is more Software Project Management than Software Product Management.

Was really nice to start Gives a clear idea of what is project management is about.

Not too bulky either just perfect for quick learning about software project management Extremely basic.

career-oriented I now have a basic understanding of what Software Project Management is.

Good foundation for Software PROJECT Management.

Important Correction here, this course nor this Specialization seem to really be about "PRODUCT MANAGEMENT" they call it that but its all really Project Management for Software.

learn more about Software Project Management Too general without any specific skills basic Provides a good starting point to begin thinking and talking about products and its management.

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highly recommend

Actually seem to follow agile Highly recommended to get really good information about the basics for Product Managements.

Highly recommended.

Highly recommended :) This is good course for knowing the basics of Product Management.

I highly recommend.

I highly recommend this course.

I highly recommend it Great course to take!!!

I would highly recommend it to people who want to learn about agile principles.

Highly Recommended A quick and simple but elaborated introduction to software product management.

I highly recommend this course for anyone starting in this field!

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quiz questions

I probably would have rated 5/5, but felt some of the quiz questions sometimes were word games more than understanding if person understood concept...

Excellent good Good introduction but unnecessarily tricky on some quiz questions with English, not the course content.

The quiz questions are generally vague in some degree.

I really enjoy this introduction, I'm planning to keep taking the next courses Amazing & usefull A bit too basic and quiz questions did not reflect the real value of what was being learnt but was just poised at encouraging us to memorize sequences of facts more than anything.

You lost a star because some quiz questions are deliberately confused by language to make them harder.

Quiz questions should be made harder by being thought provoking or by requiring greater knowledge of topic.

Generally I find that some of the quiz questions are beyond obvious of being wrong and it diminishes the professional aspect of the course.

Excellent Course Overall good content and presented with enthusiasm, but a bit basic in places and some of the quiz questions were a bit ambiguous at times Excelente curso, muy bien explicado, fácil de entender.

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real life

I felt the course was more theory heavy than practicals so if you could include real life examples/quiz more often in the course that would be amazing Wasted time, material is super common sense, I went straight to the quiz and was able to ace it using common sense, and then I watched the videos/read.

I feel as a new Product Manager I will be able to apply lessons learned in real life situations.

Simple and concise, delivering valuable insights that can be implemented in real life.

It's really very nice initiative for me and it meets my needs, solving real life problems.

Perhaps it needs deeper info and more real life examples Not suitable as a course on it's own - definitely more of an introduction to a more detailed course.

Concepts and contents were apt to real life scenarios Good instructors, great organization and great content Excelent to understand the foundations of product lifecicle Does well, as a Basic Course on SPM.

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other courses

it's hard to understand keen English To basic for a current PM.Would recommend to jump into the other courses.

This course is intended to tell about other courses but contains not so much useful information by itself.

The video production quality, course structure and content is extra ordinary compared to other courses that I've seen so far.

It will probably be a good primer for the other courses.

Very, very basic... more like fishing for customers to apply for the other courses.

Great and thorough introduction Was good as an introductory course looking forward to other courses in this specialization.

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high level

It's a bit high level, with not too much actual content.

Course material and external resources were relevant and gave good insight into SPM at a high level.

Learnt high level Agile process.

Very good start to what is the Role of a Product Manager and a high level view of Agile Great introductory course.

High level description of the product manager duties.

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agile manifesto

After having briefly discussed the Agile Manifesto, which emphasizes things like "People over processes," what is the first thing that they dive into?

Not sure how memorizing concepts from the Agile manifesto will help in becoming a better product manager.

A thorough introduction into the basics of Software Product Management and how it is conducted based on the Agile Manifesto.

Good to understand the Agile Manifesto and the definition of successful software product management Great introductrory course.

This is one of the Agile Manifesto explanation I have come across.

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rather than

The course material seems to be good, however some of the quiz questions test your ability to pay attention rather than the actual course content.

A bit easy, and the difficulty on the quizzes (if any) are more due to wording and semantics rather than actual understanding of the subject.But the course really leaves you with a good understanding of the role and its basis.

Excellent course More about Project Management rather than Product ManagementCource is just an overview of the specialization, gives no specific knowledge.Liked the instructors and their motivation.

Unfortunately, this course focuses on the role of an IT delivery manager / development team lead rather than looking at the business side a Product Owner or Product Manager will mostly care about.

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Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

Product and Software Engineer $95k

Software Product Developer $95k

Software Product Manager 1 $96k

Product Specialist - Software $113k

Product & Software Developer $114k

Product Software Specialist $114k

Software Product Mgr $115k

Product Software Engineer $117k

Product Software Engineer 2 $118k

Product Manager, Software $130k

Head of Product Software $144k

Product Manager Software $157k

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Rating 4.4 based on 807 ratings
Length 3 weeks
Effort 2 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week for Course 1 (4-6 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week for Course 2-6)
Starts Jul 10 (45 weeks ago)
Cost $39
From University of Alberta via Coursera
Instructor Kenny Wong
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Programming Art & Design
Tags Computer Science Design And Product Software Development

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