Workshop - Intro to Product Management (Cohort #1, For Hebrew Speakers)

If you are ANY of these, then this workshop is for you:

• You are not a PM today but want to become one in the future and want to speak the lingo.
• You are already a Junior PM, but want to improve your basic skills on the job to move FASTER.

What you’ll get:

• Five one-hour sessions via Zoom:
  • Lectures will be held in Hebrew
  • During evening hours, fit for parents
  • Will include recordings for those who couldn’t make it & any resources that will be shared during the sessions
• Free one year access to my product community - A WhatsApp group with over 100 experienced product managers, job board, and weekly Zoom sessions with product leaders from the industry.
• Full access to my overall network - Warm intros to product leaders / hiring managers, and post sharing on social media via Twitter / LinkedIn
• 30min via Zoom with me to consult about anything you want
• Exclusive access to an e-book comprised of my most popular posts about product management

When will it start?

First cohort is planned for mid June (might change based on demand)

How much is it? 

$330 (If possible, I warmly recommend you to speak with your direct manager / HR person and ask for the organization pay for it, since they will see a direct benefit from it)

The Syllabus 

• Session #1 - Introduction to Product Management:
  • What is a PM? 
  • What should a PM do?
  • What shouldn’t a PM do? (Trust me, there’s a lot)
  • How does an average day look like for a PM? 
  • How is a PM measured? 
  • Tricks and tips for moving fast without compromising on quality
  • Q&A
• Session #2 - How to Conduct Proper Product Research?:
  • Quantitative Research - Analytics tools and best practices
  • Qualitative Research - User research methods, product discovery tools and best practices 
  • Market Research - How to look at the competition? 
  • Brainstorming - How to get amazing ideas from the entire team?
  • Product Experiments - Which quick experiments can you do yourself with no-code / automation tools like Zapier? 
  • How to communicate the insights from the research done to the team? 
  • Q&A
• Session #3: How to write amazing product specification documents? (Yes, even with ChatGPT..)
  • How to write a proper intro?
  • How to define success criteria / KPIs?
  • How to define target audience?
  • How to write concise user stories? 
  • How to define BI events?
  • How to define and conduct post launch analysis?
  • How to define the To Dos for each project?
  • Q&A
• Session #4: Roadmap & Prioritization:
  • How to build a reasonable roadmap? 
  • How to prioritize between features? 
  • How to best communicate the roadmap to the rest of the team?
  • Q&A
• Session #5: Execution, Recap & Practice:
  • How to make sure the team is focused on the right tasks?
  • How to make sure the team is moving fast without compromising on quality? 
  • How to maintain healthy relationships with the team? 
  • Recap - how it all works together?
  • Practice - What should you do next after this workshop to remember it all?
  • Q&A

About Me:

• A product manager for the past 8 years (with a background as a data analyst), worked with dozens of companies both as a full time employee and as an independent advisor
• Mentored many junior PMs / entrepreneurs 
• Manage a community of ~100 PMs for the past year (including hosting weekly AMAs with product leaders from the local industry)
• Write daily about product management (in Hebrew mostly)
• You can learn more about me here - https://linktr.ee/orslimy

Testimonials (on previous projects):

• "Or built a vibrant and enriching product community and I'm positive that this workshop will also be a valuable" - Jonathan Bennun, VP Product at Bright Security (link)
• "I looked for a long time for a place for good discussions about product and management, I did not find a single competitor for the product group in terms of the percentage of interesting discussions." - Ron Hoffman, VP Product at Agoda (link)
• "I can testify that Or's group is the only group out of dozens of product groups that I am a part of, that really brings value. Interesting questions, fascinating discussions and different perspectives and all this without being oppressive."- Keren Koshman, Director of Product Management at Darrow (link)
• "Or's product group has a mix of managers from all kinds of regions and a super interesting conversation between participants with a variety of years of experience." - Yaniv Yaakubovich, Director of Product Management at Pagaya (link)
• "Or's group is filled with fascinating discussions, a very professional and pleasant atmosphere, and just plain fun" . Yuval Machlin, Product Executive (link)

Have any questions / concerns? Feel free to contact me directly here - https://bit.ly/4133vbj