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Online Product Management Boot Camp in New York City
Become a Product Manager in 18 Weeks
Product management is an organizational function that guides every step of a product’s lifecycle: from development, to positioning and pricing, by focusing on the product and its customers first and foremost (Atlassian Agile Coach). Its multidisciplinary responsibilities make it attractive to some of the most ambitious and creative problem solvers across industries.
Columbia Engineering Product Management Boot Camp is designed to help you launch or accelerate a career in Product through a hands-on, 18-week curriculum. Through engaging online classes and real-world applications, you’ll gain experience building products like the pros.
- Master how to manage an entire product experience — not just a feature set — using popular frameworks and tools.
- Develop in-demand product management skills by completing real-world projects that include product roadmapping, sprint planning and execution, epic and user story creation, feature prioritization, product analytics, A/B testing, and SQL.
- Study part-time through an innovative online format, combining engaging content to work through on your own schedule and interactive live classes with expert instructors.
- Complete the boot camp with a robust portfolio of projects that demonstrate your working knowledge and product management skills.
Hands-On Product Management Experience
Over the course of 18 weeks, you will gain in-demand product management skills like market analysis, value proposition creation, roadmap development, rapid prototyping, SQL, and data visualization through a unique, blended experience of weekly, flexible content and live virtual classes led by instructors in the field.
Develop the Essentials
- Cross-functional leadership
- Market analysis and segmentation
- Persona development
- Business model development
- Value proposition definition
- Agile project management
Set Yourself Apart
- Design thinking
- Rapid prototyping
- SQL
- Insight mining
- Data visualization
- Tableau
Deliver Great Products
- Roadmap development
- Backlog management
- Epic and user story creation
- Feature prioritization
- Sprint planning and execution
- Product Life Cycle management
- Customer insight analysis
- OKR and KPI definition
- Funnel and cohort analysis
- Data analysis
- Product optimization
- Hypothesis formation
- A/B testing
* Note: These topics are subject to change based on local market demand and the input of our hiring partners.
By the End of Columbia Engineering Product Management Boot Camp, You Can Expect to Be Able to:
- Define your target audience using tools like personas and value proposition canvas
- Communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, from developers to executives
- Write effective user stories with detailed acceptance criteria
- Plan and execute an agile product sprint
- Write SQL queries to pull usage data from product databases
- Use product analytics tools to make data-driven product decisions
- Build wireframes and prototypes using in-demand industry tools
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Is a Product Manager Boot Camp Right for You?
Whether you’re trying to accelerate your career in product or looking to break into product management, this boot camp is a fit for you if you are a:
- Engineer or developer who wants to manage a product’s entire lifecycle
- Researcher or designer who wants to prioritize problems to solve, not just uncover them
- Operations or project manager who wants to decide what to build, not just how to do it
- Product manager who wants to take their career and credibility to the next level
How to Apply to Columbia Engineering Product Management Boot Camp
- Form Submission. Fill out our interest form with a few of your key details so that we can get in touch with you.
- Admissions Interview and Application. Connect with a member of our admissions team for a quick phone interview to discuss the boot camp in more detail, answer your questions, and talk through your goals. Then, fill out a short application that tells us more about you and your reasons for pursuing this opportunity.
- Assessment. Complete a multiple-choice critical thinking and problem-solving assessment. This is your chance to show us your logic-based skills. No prior industry experience is required to complete the assessment. If you pass your academic assessment (congratulations!), you are officially accepted into the boot camp and able to move forward with the enrollment process.
- Financial Options, Deposit, and Enrollment Agreement. After acceptance into the boot camp, you will connect with admissions to discuss which financial option works best for you.
Part-Time Product Management Course Schedule
- 18-week class
- Two instructor-led virtual class days per week and engaging coursework and challenges to work through on your own schedule
Currently Enrolling:
Coding Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: December 4, 2023
- Full-Time: November 13, 2023
Data Analytics Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: October 23, 2023
UX/UI Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: December 6, 2023
Cybersecurity Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: November 13, 2023
FinTech Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: December 18, 2023
Digital Marketing Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: November 6, 2023
Product Management Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: March 12, 2024
AI Boot Camp:
- Part-Time: November 27, 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
The product management boot camp is held online through a blend of virtual classes and engaging online content. Call us at (646) 870-1598 for more information on how to apply.
Admission to Columbia University is not a requirement for enrollment in the Product Management Boot Camp.
No product management experience is required, however, it is recommended that applicants hold a bachelor’s degree or have at least two years of professional experience.
Product Management Boot Camp Part-Time Curriculum
Product Management has quickly become one of the hottest, fastest-growing jobs in the economy. Its multidisciplinary responsibilities make it attractive to some of the most ambitious and creative problem solvers across industries, but the path to landing the prestigious role is often misunderstood. Our curriculum teaches you how to apply what you’ve learned in order to solve real-world data projects.
Adopt a product mindset
Description:
Product management is built on key principles. To be successful in any product role, you need to understand the product mindset and most importantly, adopt one.What You Will Learn:
- Product roles
- Product mindset
- Whole product concept
- Business and product goals
Solve customer problems
Description:
Successful products solve meaningful problems for customers. Before you can think about what to build or how to build it, you must uncover who you’re doing it for and why it’s worth doing in the first place.What You Will Learn:
- Customer segmentation
- Proto-personas and personas
- Business Model Canvas
- Value Proposition Canvas
Influence without authority
Description:
Product managers often have to lead multiple teams without direct authority. It’s essential that you master the art of persuasion and rally others to share in your product vision.What You Will Learn:
- Product stakeholders
- Communication strategies
- Cross-functional facilitation
Work the Agile way
Description:
Agile methodologies are the gold standard for technology products. You need to understand what the most common agile methodologies are and know how to apply them.What You Will Learn:
- Agile manifesto
- Agile vs. waterfall
- Scrum and Kanban
- Agile processes
Prioritize like a pro
Description:
One of the most important, yet hardest, aspects of product management is prioritization. There will always be more ideas than resources, and it’s your job as a product manager to prioritize the right work for the right reasons.What You Will Learn:
- Prioritization overview
- Prioritization methods: ICE scoring, weighted scoring, Kano Model
- Evaluating methods
Build roadmaps and backlogs
Description:
Roadmaps and backlogs are two of the most important ways to organize and communicate your work. Together, they prepare you to define where a product is going and how it’s going to get there.What You Will Learn:
- Product vision statements
- Themes, epics, and user stories
- Work types (ex: tech debt)
- Outcomes vs. outputs
- Strategic planning and comms.
- Workflow management
Plan and execute sprints
Description:
Sprints are where the work gets done. Set yourself apart as a product manager who understands how sprints are managed and has real-world experience doing it — from facilitating planning sessions to running retrospectives.What You Will Learn:
- Product owner role
- Sprint planning and execution
- Unexpected or unplanned work
Assess and improve product health
Description:
If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. The best product managers define metrics that matter to the business and make data-driven decisions using industry tools and techniques.What You Will Learn:
- OKRs and KPIs
- The product life cycle
- Qualitative vs. quantitative data
- Funnel and cohort analysis
- Optimization strategies
- Product analytics tools
Test and iterate to win
Description:
Seemingly small decisions can be the difference between a good and a great product. Experimentation empowers you to make decisions with confidence, not guesswork.What You Will Learn:
- Forming testable hypotheses
- A/B testing
Bring your vision to life
Description:
Bring your vision to life with wireframes and prototypes. If you can show a concept to potential customers before you invest in building it, you’ll reduce risk and maximize speed of innovation.What You Will Learn:
- Wireframes
- Rapid prototyping
- Design sprints
Manage data with SQL
Description:
SQL is one of the most sought after skills by employers. Knowing how to retrieve data directly from a database will save you and your engineers valuable time — especially at startups, where everyone wears multiple “hats.”What You Will Learn:
- Relational databases
- Data structures
- Writing SQL queries
- SQL vs NoSQL
Turn data into insights
Description:
Data has the power to persuade. While databases help you amass the data you need, visualization tools like Tableau equip you to craft and share compelling product narratives.What You Will Learn:
- Voice of the customer
- Insights mining techniques
- Data sources and cleaning
- Worksheets and dashboards
- Visualization types
- Storytelling techniques
The Market for Product Managers in New York City
Product management is a dynamic, innovative field that drives organizations forward — creating new products and solving customer problems in a way that achieves organizational goals and objectives. Not surprisingly, product managers are instrumental in every part of the product life cycle, having the opportunity to shepherd their vision into reality.
Product management jobs are projected to grow 11.6% in the next 10 years, according to Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insight™ 2020 — significantly higher than the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 8% projected growth rate for all occupations through 2030. Interestingly, Burning Glass also ranks New York in the top three states with the highest number of product manager job postings in the last 12 months.
In New York City, the median product manager salary is $103,000, with NYC ranking in the top 10 highest median product manager salaries in the country according to Burning Glass. And, while salary may depend on factors including experience, in-demand skills, company size, and industry, it’s certainly safe to say product management is a lucrative field to pursue.
Even more exciting, product management employment options are boundless. Top industries for product managers include finance and insurance, information services, software development, retail, manufacturing, and healthcare. Employers such as Amazon, Humana, VMware, Deloitte, Salesforce, American Express, and Dell are all looking for product managers who can innovate their next blockbuster product. Become an indispensable innovator and begin your future as a product manager today!