PM406
Product Discovery
Faculty
Aleksandr Simukovic
Product Lead at Ultrathink.Studio
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Overview
Product discovery is a crucial aspect of product development. It involves validating assumptions and ensuring that we are creating the right product. In this course, we will explore modern product discovery methods and practice their application.
You will learn how to conduct interviews and construct opportunity-solution trees. The course will primarily consist of hands-on workshops, with some lectures covering relevant frameworks.
Learning highlights
- Interviewing potential customers
- Doing product research
- Validating assumptions
- Building Opportunity Solution Trees
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
Introduction to product discovery
Session 2
Continuos Discovery Habbits
Session 3
Interview Role-Play in Class
Session 4
Opportunity-Solution Trees
Session 5
Interviewing Workshops
Session 6
Secondary Product Research
Session 7
Building Interviewing Plans
Session 8
Product Confidence Matrix
Session 9
Facts, Assumptions, Beliefs
Session 10
Interviewing Workshops
Session 11
From Product Discovery to Delivery
Session 12
Interviewing Workshop
Session 13
Final Presentations
Session 14
Final Presentations
Session 15
Feedback, Recommendations & Wrap-up
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Prerequisites
It is important to have finished the fundamentals of digital product management prior to taking this course. Additionally, it will require willingness to use communication skills as the course will be highly focussed on interviewing people in practice.
Methodology
We will start with theoretical backgrounds and discussions about product discovery techniques and quickly move to practical part where students will have to interview multiple people (as well as find interviewees).
The interview highlights will be presented by students and discussed in groups. The teacher will shadow some of the interviews and provide feedback.
Grading
Aleksandr Simukovic is a product leader, AI builder, and educator with more than a decade of experience across B2B SaaS, advertising technology, consumer applications, and 0-to-1 product development. In senior product roles at companies including Adjust and Smartly.io, he has led products from customer discovery and strategy through to launch, adoption, and growth.
Alongside his industry work, Aleksandr builds and ships AI-assisted web and mobile products and teaches modern product development at Harbour.Space. He has helped more than 100 students and non-technical builders turn ideas into working products by combining customer discovery, product strategy, rapid prototyping, AI-assisted development, validation, and go-to-market. His teaching emphasises evidence-based decision-making, hands-on building, and the judgement required to use AI tools critically and responsibly.
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Product Discovery
by Aleksandr Simukovic
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Jan 30 - Feb 17, 2023
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
How to secure your spot
Complete the form below to kickstart your application
Schedule your Harbour.Space interview
If successful, get ready to join us on campus
FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.