IT Consultant Product Management

Free of cost

by funding

The "IT Consultant Product Management" course provides practice-oriented knowledge on product development from the idea to the market launch. The participants learn about business plans, budgets, marketing strategies and contract law and take on the role of Scrum Product Owner. AWS cloud concepts are also covered.
  • Certificates: Certificate "IT Consultant Product Management"
  • Additional Certificates: Certified Business Manager" certificate
    Certificate "Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) from Scrum.org"
    Product Management" certificate
    Certificate "AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certified Business Manager
    Scrum.org certification PSPO I - Professional Scrum Product Owner (in English)
    AWS certification exam CLF-C02
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Management and corporate planning

Management (approx. 1 day)

Hierarchy levels

Management methods

Planning horizons

Management functions

Management control loop

Management instruments


Objectives, methods and instruments of business plan preparation (approx. 3 days)

Basics of business plan preparation

Analysis and planning tools (SWOT analysis, scenario analysis, portfolio analysis, creativity techniques)


Contract law (approx. 1 day)

Declarations of intent

Warranty and guarantee

Types of contract and their disruptions

Law on contractual defects (subsequent performance, withdrawal, purchase price reduction, compensation)

General terms and conditions (AGB)


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Commercial and company law (approx. 1 day)

Types of merchants

company forms

Commercial practices

Special features of commercial law

Commercial register and publicity

Introduction to insolvency law


Project planning (approx. 0.5 days)

basics

Resource planning

Planning steps

Errors in project planning


Environment analysis (approx. 0.5 days)

Company analysis

Industry analysis

Location analysis

Competition analysis


Marketing (approx. 3 days)

Market analysis and market segmentation

Basics of market research

Instruments of the marketing mix

Advertising and supporting instruments


Financial planning (approx. 1 day)

Overview of

Instruments


Planning investment calculation (approx. 2 days)

Basics

Investment calculation methods

Limits and problems of capital budgeting methods

Key figures


Financial planning (approx. 1 day)

Basics

Equity and debt financing

External and internal financing

Key figures


Controlling (approx. 1 day)

Tasks and objectives of controlling

Areas of controlling

Controlling instruments


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 5 days)

Product management

Basics of product management (approx. 3 days)

Tasks and roles and stakeholder management in product management

Target group definition and market segmentation

Market and competition analysis

Data-driven customer analysis and purchasing behavior patterns (B2B/B2C)

Product strategy and portfolio management

Idea generation and validation

Market launch and product life cycle


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Agile requirements engineering (approx. 2 days)

Basics and best practices

Agile methods in requirements elicitation (e.g. user stories)

Techniques of requirements documentation and visualization

Prioritization and management of requirements

Stakeholder communication and requirements coordination


Product development 4.0 (approx. 3 days)

Agile and hybrid development methods (Scrum, Kanban)

Design thinking and user-centered

Digital product design and prototyping

Customized mass production

AI and machine learning in product development

Outlook: Digital engineering and IoT integration


Product and market tests (approx. 2 days)

Modern methods of market research and consumer behavior studies

A/B testing and multivariate tests for digital products

Rapid prototyping and MVP (minimum viable product) tests

Data analysis and interpretation of test results

Continuous testing and feedback loops


Pricing (approx. 2 days)

Pricing strategies in digital competition

Pricing and price differentiation

Subscription and freemium models

Data-driven pricing and dynamic pricing

Financial modeling and product controlling


Digital marketing (approx. 2 days)

Digital marketing strategies

Sales psychology (e.g. storytelling)

market research

Marketing conception

Communication policy and advertising

Sales channels (direct and online marketing, sales promotion, public relations)

Analysis tools in product management

Marketing concepts - 4P's and 7P's


Product launch and scaling (approx. 3 days)

Go-to-market strategies for different product types

Omnichannel sales and e-commerce

Internationalization and local adaptation

Product and brand positioning

Agile project management for product launches

Legal aspects (data protection, product liability)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Agile project management with Scrum: Product Owner

Scrum basics (approx. 2 days)

Definition of Scrum

Empirical process control

transparency

Review

Adaptation


Scrum Team (approx. 1 day)

product owner

Developer

Scrum Master

Responsibilities for results


Scrum events (approx. 4 days)

Time Box

Sprint

Done

Sprint Planning

Daily Scrum

Development Work

Sprint Review

Sprint Retrospective


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Artifacts (approx. 3 days)

Transparency and verifiability

Product backlog

Sprint backlog

Increment

Definition of Done


Scrum Product Owner (approx. 3 days)

Tasks of the Scrum Product Owner

Requirements identification and analysis

Prioritization and value maximization

Revision of the product backlog


Product Backlog Management (approx. 2 days)

Formulate entries

Sorting entries

Making goals and missions recognizable

Optimize the work of the development team

Keeping the backlog transparent


Project work, certification preparation and Scrum.org Professional Scrum Product Owner certification (PSPO I) in English (approx. 5 days)

AWS Cloud Administrator

Cloud concepts (approx. 3.5 days)

Advantages of the AWS Cloud

Principles of the AWS Cloud design

Migration to the AWS Cloud

Concepts of cloud economics


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Security and compliance (approx. 4.5 days)

AWS model as shared responsibility

AWS cloud security, governance and compliance concepts

AWS access management functions

Components and resources for security support


Cloud technology and services (approx. 5 days)

Methods for deployment and operation in the AWS Cloud

Global AWS infrastructure

AWS computing services, database services, network services, and storage services

AWS service for artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as analytics services

Services from other covered AWS services categories


Invoicing, pricing and support (approx. 2 days)

Comparison of AWS pricing models

Resources for billing, budget and cost management

AWS technical resources and support options


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam (approx. 5 days)

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner CLF-C02



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Basic commercial knowledge (balance sheet and P&L) and good knowledge of English for the certification exam, ideally basic knowledge of Scrum.

After completing the course, you will be able to apply the most important economic planning and marketing tools, have knowledge of contract, commercial and company law as well as financial planning. You will also receive a sound introduction to product management and will be guided step-by-step through the key phases of product development - from the idea to the market launch and beyond, learning how to accompany and successfully position innovative products from the idea to the market launch. After the course, you will also have a firm grasp of the Scrum framework and be able to manage product development as a product owner, be familiar with Scrum artefacts and be able to take on backlog management. You will have the expertise required for cloud operations and the technical experience needed to provision, secure and automate environments regardless of the provider's solution.

The course is aimed at IT specialists and managers, product managers, marketing and sales experts and project managers from the IT sector.

The need for qualified IT consultants in product management is growing across all industries. The course teaches practical skills and market understanding to qualify participants for product management, sales and marketing. Certificates in business planning, Scrum and cloud computing (AWS) provide additional evidence of the knowledge acquired and significantly improve career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.