IT Academy
RU/EN/KZ

Beginner → Junior

Product Management for IT & AI

A Product Management course for IT and AI products. In 6 months you'll learn to research users, write requirements, plan roadmaps, work with the team and measure outcomes. Every module ends with a practical artefact, and they all roll into a single final product case.

  • 6 months / 26 weeks
  • Online / Hybrid
  • 400,000 ₸
  • Beginner → Junior

Who this course is for

  • Analysts, engineers and designers moving into product
  • Junior product managers without formal training
  • Founders who want a systematic approach to development

What you'll learn

  • Running user interviews and customer discovery
  • Writing PRDs, user stories and acceptance criteria
  • Building roadmaps and managing backlogs
  • Working in Agile/Scrum and partnering with the team
  • Measuring outcomes and running experiments
  • Pitching and presenting the product

Monthly program

  1. 1

    Product thinking in IT

    PM role, product lifecycle, types of products, discovery vs delivery.

  2. 2

    User research and customer discovery

    Research methods, interviews, market analysis, JTBD, segmentation.

  3. 3

    PRD, user stories, requirements

    PRD structure, user stories, acceptance criteria, working with design and engineering.

  4. 4

    Roadmap, backlog, Agile/Scrum

    Roadmap frameworks, prioritisation, backlog grooming, Scrum, stakeholder management.

  5. 5

    Metrics, MVP, experiments

    Product metrics, North Star, MVP, hypotheses, A/B tests, product analytics.

  6. 6

    Final case and pitch

    Final product case, pitch deck, demo presentation, project defense.

Final project

A complete product case with problem interviews, PRD, roadmap, backlog, MVP scope, metrics and a pitch deck. A ready artefact for Product Manager interviews.

A defended product case, a portfolio of product artefacts and preparation for Junior Product Manager interviews.

Hard skills

  • User Research
  • PRD
  • User Stories
  • Roadmap
  • Backlog
  • Agile/Scrum
  • Product Metrics
  • MVP
  • Pitch

Career outcomes

  • Junior Product Manager in an IT product
  • Associate PM / Product Analyst
  • PM at an AI product or AI startup

Progress assessment

  • 40%

    Homework assignments

  • 20%

    Midterm checkpoints

  • 10%

    Participation and attendance

  • 30%

    Final project

FAQ

  • Is this course suitable without a technical background?
    Yes. The course focuses on product thinking, research and requirements work. Deep coding is not required, but we'll teach you to read and write technical requirements.
  • How is a PM in IT different from a PM in AI?
    PMs in AI deal with LLM specifics: hallucinations, evaluation, token costs, quality uncertainty. We cover both kinds of products on the course.
  • Which frameworks do you use?
    JTBD, RICE, Kano, Agile/Scrum, OKR, metric frameworks (AARRR, North Star).
  • Can I study via Tech Orda?
    Studying via Tech Orda depends on the program's official rules, selection results and available quotas.

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Learning outcome: A defended product case, a portfolio of product artefacts and preparation for Junior Product Manager interviews.