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MSB 341

Product Management

Business Marriott School of Business

Course Description

Introduces product-strategy skills, including market analysis and product development/launch/lifecycle management, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration with UX, design, engineering, marketing, sales, operations, and support to effectively meet customer needs.

When Taught

Fall and Winter

Grade Rule

Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)

Fixed

3

Fixed

3

Title

Customer experience research and analysis

Learning Outcome

Effectively and efficiently conduct primary customer experience research and analysis, leverage the diversity of customer perpspectives

Title

Market opportunity analysis

Learning Outcome

Identify new opportunities and effectively assess using competitive market analysis and other assessment frameworks

Title

Product roadmap planning

Learning Outcome

Determine and communicate product feature sets and roadmaps using evidence and organized frameworks

Title

Cross-functional team leadership skills

Learning Outcome

Effectively manage communication, coordination, and collaborative efforts in cross-functional teams, and foster and incorporate the diversity inherent in these groups

Title

Project management skills

Learning Outcome

Implement approaches for effective and efficient project management