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Learn From a Seasoned Product Expert

Product Management Short Course: Paris

Balance business viability, technical feasibility, and customer desire to lead products and features toward long-term success. Learn from a seasoned expert.

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Course Report Best Product Management Bootcamp of 2023

Last updated on 05-19-2023 / Dernière mise à jour le 19/05/2023

LinkedIn ranks product manager as one of the most promising jobs, with 29% year-over-year growth in the United States alone.

Get the Skills Today’s Employers Demand

GA’s PDM course is not just a short-term, one-off solution to entering the job market; our focus is on setting you up for long-term success in the field. Through a focus on a PDM mindset, we ensure that learners gain future-proofed skills, agnostic to specific tools/frameworks.

A direct path to your new role

Don’t start from square one; this course will help you ramp up to your desired PDM role by building upon the experience you already have. Whether you are already in a junior product role, or want to transition from an adjacent skillset, GA’s PDM will help you transfer and transform your skills

Let Your Employer Foot the Bill

More than 45% of our part-time students receive tuition reimbursement from their companies — you could, too. We can send you an employer sponsorship package to show your manager the advantages of learning with GA.

Learn on a Schedule Designed for Busy Professionals

Learn for 10 weeks in the evenings, or dive into in-depth study with our 1-week, accelerated course. You can join us at one of our campuses or take part from the comfort of home — wherever you’re based — via our Remote classroom.

Statistics source: LinkedIn, The Most Promising Jobs of 2019

Hundreds of Premier Companies Trust GA's Product Management Training Programmes — Here Are Just a Few

Inside Our Best-in-Class Curriculum

Designed With a Focus on Real-World Relevance

Concentrate on the most important skills for navigating the product life cycle on the job, from planning and prioritisation to validating assumptions and monitoring metrics. GA’s product management advisory board curates the best practices and innovative teaching approaches of our entire expert network to meet evolving employer demands. Its work ensures that students graduate ready to tackle the challenges they’ll face in the field as product managers.

Launch Viable, Market-Tested Products based on Data-Driven Insights

This product management course is designed for students with a range of professional experiences - including beginners. Product Management requires data-backed insights to provide consistent value to enterprise customers, and GA’s emphasis on data-literacy will provide that consistency. Graduates of our PDM course will leave with a deep understanding of their role in the acquisition, usage, and management of a data-analytics workflow.

Get a Head Start With Pre-Course Prep Lessons

Once you enrol, we equip you with online, self-paced preparatory lessons to set you up for success. Dive into essential concepts for product managers and gain a common vocabulary to start collaborating with classmates on day one.

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Real-World Portfolio Projects

Graduate with a polished capstone project. Apply the end-to-end PM process to develop a product or feature that’s aligned to both customer needs and business goals. Compile documentation and deliver a compelling stakeholder presentation to share your insights.

Individualised Instructor Support

Get guidance, feedback, and more from experts who are dedicated to supporting your learning and career goals. Instructors are on hand in class and during office hours to offer real-time support and help you turn ideas into action.

Global Network of 97K+ Alumni

Create connections with peers that last well beyond your time in the classroom. As part of the GA alumni community, you’ll gain access to networking events and workshops to keep evolving your career for years to come.

Nataly Zeldin

“This was possibly the best course I've taken in the last decade. Not only were the instructors knowledgeable and able to deliver the content in an accessible way, they supplemented discussion topics with loads of real-world information from their personal experiences... The caliber of professional connections I made in the class alone made the course worth it.”

Assistant Vice President, Technology Product Management, LPL Financial
Nataly Zeldin, GA Online Graduate

Instructors

These expert product managers and entrepreneurs bring in-depth experience from the field to the classroom each day, providing invaluable insights into succeeding on the job. 

GA instructors are committed to providing personalised feedback and support to help you gain confidence with key concepts and tools.

Instructor, San Francisco
Cloud Architect, Privacy & Security at Google
Instructor, Chicago
Head of Product and Engagement at tiphub
Instructor, Sydney
Senior Product Manager at eBay Australia (Gumtree)

Case Study: BNP Paribas Cardif Partners With GA for Product Management Training

Problem: By identifying the professions of tomorrow to support the company development, global insurance leader BNP Paribas Cardif sought to give employees the opportunity to grow their careers — or start new ones.

Solution: As part of its Strategic Workforce Planning initiative, the SKILLS UP programme is a five-year partnership with General Assembly to train employees in future-facing topics, including product management.

Impact: “This is completely unlike traditional training programmes, where you go back to your everyday routine as soon as it’s over. The participants build projects, putting their newly acquired skills into action immediately. And the training programmes deal not only with technical dimensions but also with resources and new methodologies linked to behavioural and relational skills: lean startups, the Agile Method, capacity to work in a multi-disciplinary context, presenting a project, and so on.” — Nathalie Doré, Chief Digital and Acceleration Officer, BNP Paribas Cardif

Case study source: BNP Paribas Cardif

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Flexible Financing Options

Employer Sponsorship

Receive full or partial tuition reimbursement from your company.

As low as 

0 €

per your employer’s benefits

Full Tuition

Total cost of course:

3,500 €

Instalment Plans

Divide tuition into four easy payments.

As low as

1,000 €*

per instalment

*Starting with initial payment of 500 €

Want more information about tuition & financing in your area?
Our Admissions team is here to help.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why are product management skills relevant today?

How do companies like Google and Adobe decide which new features to launch for their users? Enter product managers. Lying at the intersection between business, design, and technology, product management is the practice of identifying and building out products that are viable, feasible, and desired by your customers.

Whether they’re developing their own product or working within a larger organisation, product managers work with key stakeholders, designers, and developers to ensure that the final product satisfies both business objectives and customer needs. It’s no wonder why LinkedIn ranks product manager as one of its most promising jobs — openings for the role have grown 29% year over year in the United States alone. 
 

What skills are assessed by the end of the programme?

  • Describe the role and responsibilities of a product manager.

  • Determine key risks and assumptions of a product in order to prioritize research and discovery work.

  • Validate hypotheses by gathering user feedback via interviews, experiments, and testing.

  • Apply metrics and OKRs to measure a product’s success and track its lifecycle.

  • Implement agile best practices to manage team workflow and continuously deliver value to users.

  • Act as a squad leader to drive collaboration and productivity on a product team.

  • Speak fluently with developers, UX designers, and other stakeholders about priorities, requirements, and workflow.

  • Solve a problem and present to demonstrate your ability to align your product with business goals, plan for the future, and understand the broader market.

Will I receive a certificate?

To pass the course, you will need to:

  • Attend all class sessions.

  • Complete all homework assignments that lead up to the final project.

  • Complete and present your final project to your instructor.

If these conditions are met, you will get a certificate of completion.

Thousands of GA alumni use their course certificate to demonstrate skills to employers and their LinkedIn networks. GA’s Product Management course is well-regarded by many top employers, who contribute to our curriculum and use our programmes to train their own teams.

What does student success look like for this course?

In 2021, on the French Campus, our evening and 1-week courses have an average of 92% completion rate and consistently earn an average +71 Net Promoter Score*.

In 2022, on the French Campus, our evening and 1-week courses have an average of 100% completion rate and consistently earn an average of +83 Net Promoter Score*. 

*NPS: This metric from students themselves evaluates their satisfaction to recommend this course to a friend.

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What are the professional backgrounds of product management students?

Product Management is the best course for new product managers, entrepreneurs, and others exploring a career that bridges business, design, and tech. You’ll find a diverse range of students in the classroom, including:

  • New product managers who may have been recently promoted into the role or have been informally taking on PM tasks.

  • Entrepreneurs applying product management principles to their own startup, and other professionals undertaking passion projects on the side.

  • Non-PM professionals such as UX designers, engineers, and project managers who work with product teams and are looking to build fluency in the discipline.

Ultimately, this programme attracts a community of eager learners who have an interest in working cross-functionally and bringing successful products to life.

This programme helps:

  • accompany product managers in the digital transition of their product or service,

  • entrepreneurs or project leaders to design and manage the implementation of a digital product or service,

  • enable the acquisition of transversal skills such as the application of the product management method to developers, marketing executives and designers in order to create or improve a digital product and/or service. 

Are there any prerequisites for this product management course?

This is a beginner-friendly programme with no prerequisites, although students may have had exposure to product development concepts or be informally taking on PM responsibilities in their current role. Whether you’re new to the field or you’re looking to formalise your practice, our curriculum will enable you to explore critical tools for navigating the product life cycle and put them to work for you, your company, and your career.

The course also requires:

  • A good level of English proficiency (for non-native speakers, a CEFR level of B2 or a TOEFL score of 90 is recommended). Check this self-assessment grid. A placement test will be required if your native language is not English.

  • Your own laptop (PC or Mac). It must be no more than four-years old and able to run the most recent operating system. 

  • If remote, a webcam, headphones, and good access to the internet are required.

Our Admissions team can discuss your background and learning goals to advise if this course is a good fit for you.

What does my tuition cover?

Here are just some of the benefits you can expect as a GA student:

  • 40 hours of expert instruction designed to build a strong foundation in the practice of product management.

  • Robust coursework, including expert-vetted lesson decks, project toolkits, and more. Refresh and refine your knowledge throughout your professional journey as needed.

  • A real-world project where you’ll apply the end-to-end PM process, developing a product or feature that’s aligned to both customer needs and business goals.

  • Individual feedback and guidance from instructors and TAs during office hours. Stay motivated and make the most of your experience with the help of GA’s dedicated team.

  • Access to the collaborative chat tool Slack to communicate with your instructors, peers and alumni throughout the course.

  • Exclusive access to alumni discounts, networking events, and career workshops.

  • A GA course certificate to showcase your new skill set on LinkedIn.

  • Connections with a professional network of instructors and peers that lasts well beyond the course. The global GA community can help you navigate and succeed in the field.

What projects will I work on during the course?

For your final project, you’ll apply all of the concepts and tools learned in the course to develop a product or feature of your choice. You’ll get hands-on practice with each step in the PM process and create professional-standard documentation spanning market research, prototyping, health metrics, and more. You’ll also deliver a final presentation, which can serve as a case study for stakeholders, future employers, and your portfolio.

We encourage you to tackle a product challenge that’s related to your work or a passion project you’ve been meaning to carve out time for.

Throughout this product management training course, you’ll also complete a number of smaller projects based on real-world examples that are designed to reinforce what you’ve learned in each unit.

Which format should I take this product management course in — on campus or online?

It’s up to you! Our Remote courses offer a learning experience that mirrors GA’s on-campus offerings but allow you to learn from the comfort of home. If you don’t live near a GA campus, have a busy travel schedule, or just want to save yourself the commute, a Remote course could be a good option for you, if available in your market. You’ll still get access to the expert instruction, learning resources, and support network that GA is known for.

If you prefer to learn alongside your peers and can make it to campus, our in-person courses allow you to take advantage of our beautiful classrooms and workspaces.

Our Admissions team can advise you on the best format for your personal circumstances and learning style.

What is the remote experience at GA?

Engage in live, online, project-based learning that’s designed to transform your career — from anywhere. Powered by Zoom, the major video conferencing tool, and the collaborative messaging platform Slack, our interactive classroom mirrors what you’ll encounter as part of the modern workforce.

You’ll be able to not only share your screen and present your work to classmates but also collaborate in small groups via breakout rooms. Additionally, you can revisit recordings of class sessions in the future.

Beyond class hours, get guidance, feedback, technical assistance, and more during frequent one-on-one check-ins and office hours.
 

In what language is this programme taught?

Our courses will be delivered in two ways:

  • Fully in English 

  • In French, with English materials 

Please check with the Admissions team to confirm which is true of your course of interest and what is relevant for your situation. In both cases, if you are not native speaker, a CEFR level of B2 or a TOEFL score of 90 is recommended. (Review this self-assessment grid in English.) A placement test will be required if your native language is not English.

What are my financing options?

We offer a variety of different financing options, including instalment plans, so you can focus on what counts — your education. Speak with our Admissions team to learn more and find the best fit for you and your finances.

Do not hesitate to contact your company to find out if it can utilise its personal funds to help you finance training, or contact your National Job Centre (Pôle Emploi) advisor if you are a job-seeker. Indeed, many structures in France such as your region, Pôle Emploi, or AGEFIPH can help you finance your training. Your job-seeker advisor at Pôle Emploi will be able to direct you toward these different systems or offer you Individual Training Assistance (AIF).

Are GA’s courses accessible for people with disabilities?

GA can provide access to its courses for people with disabilities. Please contact our Admission team to discuss your needs and learn how we could support you throughout your learning journey.

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