Product Management Courses

Cohort programs, workshops and self paced courses, with what each one costs and who it is pitched at.

• Mind the Product Leadership ProgramMind the ProductA free programme for senior product leaders, built around meetups where members bring live organisational problems and hear how other people handled the same thing. Subjects run to product strategy, team structure and executive decision making. The paid element is the Leadership Forum that runs alongside the #mtpcon conference, which is a separate ticket.Membership programme with virtual and in person meetupsleadershipstrategycareerPriceFree to joinLevelDirectors, VPs and chief product officers
• Mind the Product TrainingMind the ProductShort workshops on product leadership, discovery, strategy and prioritisation, run alongside the ProductTank and #mtpcon community events.One and two day workshops, online and in person1 to 2 daysstrategyleadershipPriceVaries by workshopLevelEntry to senior, depending on workshop
• NN/g Self-Paced CoursesNielsen Norman GroupA catalogue of short recorded courses on subjects such as the ten usability heuristics, journey mapping, web forms, icon design and A/B testing. Access does not expire once a course is bought, and the lowest tier makes this the cheapest way into the NN/g material. These courses do not count towards UX Certification, which is worth knowing before you buy.Recorded video courses with lifetime accessBetween 3 and 11 hours per courseuxresearchdesignPrice$49 to 289 per course
• NN/g UX CertificationNielsen Norman GroupCertification earned by passing five NN/g courses and their exams, with optional specialities in research, interaction design, management and artificial intelligence. Each exam has to be completed within 35 days of the course it follows, so the schedule matters as much as the content. The credential does not expire, and a Master level opens up after fifteen courses. It suits practitioners who want a structured path through the NN/g curriculum rather than a single workshop.Live online courses, each followed by an examFive courses and 30 hours or more of traininguxresearchcertificationPriceApproximately $6,500 for the five courses
• Optimal Product ManagementProductsideProductside's core course, running from market analysis and jobs to be done through outcome driven roadmaps and prioritisation, then go to market, metrics and executive storytelling. Enrolment includes the AIPMM Certified Product Manager exam with two attempts, plus a library of templates. It takes both new product managers and experienced ones wanting to revisit the fundamentals.Live online, in person, or self paced24 hours of instruction across 3 days, or 18 self-paced modulesfoundationsstrategycertificationPrice$2,500 for live online or in person, $1,500 for self-study
• Pendo Learning LabPendoFree courses taught by working product leaders, covering product judgement under incomplete data, AI native product management and building AI agents. Lessons run five to ten minutes each, so a course fits into the gaps in a working week. There are experience specific learning paths rather than one fixed order, and finishing a course gives a badge you can verify.Self paced lessons with certifications and shareable badgesMost courses around an hour, split into short lessonsfoundationsdiscoveryaiPriceFreeLevelProduct managers, designers, engineers and leaders at any level
• PMI Agile Certified PractitionerPMIA certification that covers agile practice across several approaches rather than one framework, taking in Scrum, Kanban, Lean and XP together. Eligibility asks for agile project experience within the last five years plus 21 hours of agile training, so it suits someone who has been working this way for a while and wants the ground covered formally. It renews on a three year cycle with professional development units.Certification exam of 120 questions, with an optional preparation course180 minutes for the examdeliverycertificationscrumflowPricePublished on the provider's site, with a lower rate for PMI membersLevelExperienced, requiring documented agile work and agile training
• Pragmatic Institute FoundationsPragmatic InstituteFramework driven training built around the Pragmatic Framework, with templates and lifetime alumni access. Certification is by course completion rather than an exam.Instructor led, in person or virtual15 hours across the core coursesstrategymarketingPrice$3,885 for the certification pathLevelMid to senior
• Product courses on MavenMavenA marketplace of cohort courses taught by working operators, covering areas such as AI product management, growth, analytics and product strategy.Cohort based, taught by individual practitioners2 to 6 weeksgrowthaistrategyPriceTypically $500 to 3,000 per courseLevelVaries by course
• Product Leadership CertificationProduct SchoolA programme for people who already run product teams, covering advanced product strategy, orchestrating a portfolio, making strategic bets backed by product financials, analytics and experimentation, and securing executive buy in. Enrolment is approved by hand rather than open to anyone, so a cohort sits at roughly the same level. Product School runs separate certifications for earlier career stages.Live instructor led sessions in small groupsleadershipstrategycareerPrice$2,999 for the certification, or from $3,999 per year with a membershipLevelGroup product managers, directors and VPs
• Product Management CertificateeCornellCornell's online certificate, running from product hypotheses and personas through vision and goals, strategy and roadmap, prototyping, analytics and iteration, to engineering and execution. Each course lasts two weeks, and the first two have to be taken before the rest. It carries 36 PMI professional development units, which matters if you also hold a PMI credential.Online certificate made up of six two week courses3 months at 3 to 5 hours a weekfoundationsstrategycareerPrice$3,900LevelCurrent and aspiring product managers
• Product Management CertificationProduct SchoolCohort program covering the product lifecycle, discovery, roadmapping and stakeholder work, delivered by instructors working as PMs. Includes alumni community and events access.Live cohort classes with a project8 weeks part-timefoundationscareerPrice$4,500 to 6,000LevelEntry to mid-level
• Product Management Professional CertificateedXA five course programme from the University of Maryland covering product management fundamentals, reaching product market fit, design and prototyping, data science and agile systems, then modern product leadership. It carries 50 professional development units towards PMI's PMP certification. The pace is gentle enough to sit alongside full time work, and the first course can be audited free before you commit.Self paced online, five courses5 months at 2 to 3 hours a weekfoundationsdeliverycertificationPrice$1,120.50 for the full programme
• Product Management Studio ProgramUC Berkeley Executive EducationBerkeley's online product programme, covering product strategy supported by AI, launching customer centred innovations through human centred design, storytelling that makes a product land, and what changes when you lead rather than execute. It runs at about five hours a week. Suited to people already working near product who want a university credential without leaving their job.Online and cohort paced, ending in a certificate of completion8 weeks and around 40 hours in totalstrategyfoundationsleadershipPrice$3,145LevelNo formal prerequisites
• Professional Scrum MasterScrum.orgThe foundation course for the Scrum Master accountability, working through the theory underneath Scrum, the accountabilities, events and artefacts, and what it means to serve a team rather than manage it. Attendance includes a PSM I exam attempt, though the exam can also be sat on its own. Trainers set their own fees, so what a class costs depends on who runs it.Two day course led by a Professional Scrum Trainer2 daysscrumcertificationdeliveryPriceSet by the training providerLevelEntry
• Professional Scrum Product OwnerScrum.orgThe official course for the Product Owner accountability, covering the Scrum framework, Product Backlog management and value. Attendance includes a PSPO I exam attempt, though the exam can also be sat without the course.Two day course led by a Professional Scrum Trainer2 daysscrumcertificationPriceVaries by trainer; typically $1,000 to 1,500LevelEntry
• Professional Scrum Product Owner AdvancedScrum.orgThe follow on to the Professional Scrum Product Owner course, organised around the several stances a Product Owner has to take. It covers understanding customers and users, validating assumptions before building, handling stakeholders, and measuring value rather than output. Attendance includes a PSPO II exam attempt.Two day course led by a Professional Scrum Trainer2 daysscrumproduct-ownershipcertificationPriceSet by the training providerLevelProduct Owners with practical experience
• Professional Scrum with User ExperienceScrum.orgA course on folding user experience work into Scrum instead of bolting a separate design phase onto the front of it. It covers running discovery and delivery in parallel, writing hypotheses and testing them inside a Sprint. Product people, designers and developers are meant to attend together, and that is where most of the value comes from.Two day course led by a Professional Scrum Trainer2 daysscrumuxdiscoveryPriceSet by the training providerLevelScrum team members with some Scrum experience
• Project Management ProfessionalPMIPMI's project management certification, covering predictive, agile and hybrid ways of working rather than one method. Eligibility asks for documented hours leading projects within the last ten years plus formal training, and the exam is organised around people, process and business environment. PMI updated the exam in July 2026, so older study material may not match what is now assessed.Exam sat at a Pearson VUE centre or online, with prep courses availableprojectdeliverycertificationPricePublished on the provider's siteLevelRequires documented project experience and 35 hours of project management education
• Reforge ProgramsReforgeMembership covering growth, product strategy, monetisation and retention, taught by practitioners from operating companies. Access includes all programs run during the membership year plus a content library.Cohort based and on demand programsMultiple programs, several weeks eachgrowthstrategymonetisationPrice$1,995 per yearLevelSenior, typically six or more years of experience