Lean Product Management
Learn modern product management, avoid common mistakes, and apply practical methods for product life cycles, MVPs, business models, and pivoting to build market-ready products.
- 39 lessons across 10 modules
- 8 quizzes with instant feedback
- AI Tutor on every lesson
GERARD CHIVA has spent the last 20 years in functions related to technology. As an engineer, manager, consultant, agile coach, team coach, executive coach and product coach. Gerard helps digital product companies to develop successful products, combining his experience in product strategy design, product management, organizational design, Lean, Lean Startup, Agile and executive coaching. He is the co-founder and managing director of AKTIA Solutions, a management consulting firm that works with its clients to develop successful products quickly, innovate and organize for the 21st century. Gerard has a very wide experience, combining professional coaching, management, consulting, engineering and entrepreneurship. He has worked in different types of industries and different roles, which gives him a broad perspective on how organizations work. He is passionate about Lean, writes about innovation, product management and operational excellence. He is also a youtuber, speaker at conferences and also teaches Lean Startup at BAU Design School in Barcelona.
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What You'll Learn
- Identify common product failure patterns, including premature scaling and building before problem definition
- Counter cognitive biases and wishful thinking using short feedback loops and data-informed iteration
- Apply the Build–Measure–Learn cycle to run hypothesis-driven experiments that reduce uncertainty
- Validate problem-solution fit through customer interviews, observation, and qualitative research tools
- Evaluate product-market fit using MVP tests, traction signals, and business model validation
- Define conditions of a good MVP and distinguish MVPs from prototypes, low-quality products, and marketing tests
- Select actionable metrics (including OMTM) and avoid vanity metrics using innovation accounting principles
Learning Roadmap
2.
The Problem
The Problem
3.
Introduction to Lean Product Management
Introduction to Lean Product Management
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
4.
The Product Life Cycle
The Product Life Cycle
7 Lessons
7 Lessons
5.
Build – Measure – Learn
Build – Measure – Learn
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
6.
The Minimum Viable Product
The Minimum Viable Product
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
7.
Business Modelling
Business Modelling
2 Lessons
2 Lessons
8.
Product Metrics
Product Metrics
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
9.
Kill, Pivot or Persevere
Kill, Pivot or Persevere
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
10.
The End
The End
2 Lessons
2 Lessons
GERARD CHIVA
I help companies build better products and executives to build leading product organizations. Managing Director & Co-founder of Aktia Solutions.
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