Essentials of Product Management

Build the foundation. Develop product managers who think clearly, act decisively, and deliver outcomes that matter.

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COURSE OVERVIEW

What This Course Covers

Product management is a discipline, not a role description. This course gives your team the frameworks, language, and practical tools to do it well — from discovery through delivery across the 5-stages of the Product Lifecycle.

One intensive day, participants work through ZXM’s repeatable product management framework. They leave with structured templates they can apply on Monday, a shared vocabulary that reduces friction, and the confidence to own a product outcome end-to-end.

Designed for emerging product managers, experienced practitioners seeking structure, and product leaders who want consistent capability across their product line with their teams.

PART 01

Product Thinking and Discovery

Understanding customer problems before jumping to solutions. Participants develop the frameworks to identify real needs, frame product opportunities rigorously, and make confident prioritisation decisions based on evidence rather than assumption.

PART 02

From Insight to Delivery

Translating validated insights into clear product direction. Part 2 covers stakeholder alignment, outcome measurement, roadmapping, and the communication skills that allow product managers to lead without authority.

WHO THIS IS FOR

Who This Course Is For

Adjacent roles moving into product management are also welcome.

Emerging product managers

Building their foundations in product management.

Experienced product managers

Seeking a repeatable framework and shared vocabulary.

Product leaders

Building consistent capability across their team.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Five modules. One repeatable framework.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

ZXM Certificate of Completion

Participants who complete the Essentials of Product Management course receive a ZXM Certificate of Completion. This course is not affiliated with any external certification body. The certificate recognises successful completion of ZXM’s structured, practitioner-designed product management programme.

What's included

The gap between knowing product management and applying it under pressure is wider than it looks.

ZXM’s practitioners have managed products and product teams at the program and enterprise level — across government agencies, financial services, and technology organisations. They bring direct experience of the prioritisation failures, discovery shortcuts, and alignment breakdowns that this course addresses.

ZXM’s lead practitioners — Matt and Mia — have advised C-suite and SES executives on product operating model design, product strategy, and team capability building across Australia and APAC. This course draws directly from that advisory practice.

TRAINING CALENDAR

Upcoming dates

IN-HOUSE TRAINING

In-house training for your team

ZXM’s Essentials of Product Management is delivered exclusively in-house — virtual or on your premises — tailored to your organisation’s products and context. Typical cohort size: 10–20 participants.

Duration: 1 day. From $8,000 excl. GST. Payment by invoice.

REVIEWS

What participants say

"Matt and Mia really got into the detail and made this relevant for our company. Matt offered me a meeting online to run through the questions I had after the course."
Katrina Nicolas
"I really enjoyed this course and learning about the Scrum framework. Mia developed an excellent mix of information and activities to develop our understanding and skill. She went at a pace that everyone in the room could keep up with. Mia was very professional and was able to easily teach the foundations of Scrum."
Melinda Salter
"As someone who does not work in a standard management environment, the content was really accessible to me. Matthew took the time to answer everything I asked."
Abhishek Bhardwaj

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REVIEWS

Questions about this course

This course is designed for new and developing product managers, experienced practitioners who want a repeatable framework, product leaders building team capability, and adjacent roles moving into product management. No prior formal PM training is required.
No. Essentials of Product Management is an in-house-only course. ZXM delivers it on your premises or virtually, tailored to your organisation’s products and context. There are no public scheduled sessions.
Participants who complete the course receive a ZXM Certificate of Completion. This course is not affiliated with any external certification body such as Scrum.org or Scaled Agile Inc.
Essentials of Product Management is priced from $10,000 excl. GST for a cohort of 10–20 participants. Payment is by invoice outside Ticket Tailor. Contact ZXM to discuss scope and scheduling.

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