Lead Product like
a world-renowned CPO.

Lead Products like the top CPOs.

The skills that have gotten you where you are today aren't the skills that you need to lead at the next level. Master the frameworks that leaders from companies like eBay, Doordash, Groupon and Whoop use to lead their team to excellence.

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What you'll learn

Defining product strategy and getting buy-in for your vision

We will give you a step-by-step process to enhance your understanding of product strategy, enabling you to more effectively identify high-impact initiatives. Additionally, you will learn how to develop a clear, scope-specific vision to secure buy-in from relevant stakeholders. With these tools and techniques, you can elevate your product development practices and deliver exceptional value and outcomes.

Balancing demands for the greatest leverage

Learn to balance your workload and prioritize the tasks that enable you to concentrate on the critical aspects of your role, resulting in more efficient use of time and resources. By focusing on the critical aspects of your role, you can optimize your efforts and achieve better outcomes with the resources at your disposal.

Developing and retaining a high-performing team

You’ll learn how to identify, hire and retain the best people in your organization, and how to build a team that consistently outperforms. We’ll teach you how to get the best out of your people, how to match your resources against priorities, and improve how your team is operated for the best results.

Setting KPI's that drive impact for your product & team

Learn to set Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that are specifically tailored to your product team that drive measurable impact and align your team with business goals. You will be able to define clear and specific metrics that reflect the performance of your product, as well as establishing benchmarks and targets for those metrics. Remove yourself as a blocker and empower your team to drive meaningful and measurable results.

"To say that Ben is an exceptional product leader would be an understatement. He’s also an incredibly caring, relatable and inspiring leader who invariably brings out the best in everyone he works with."

Susan Velasco

Head of Startup Product Strategy at AWS

Product Leadership Development

Key lessons & takeaways

Setting Key Customer Outcomes

The N+1 Rule

Traits of a Product Driven Organizaiton

Product Leadership Development

Key lessons & takeaways

Setting Key Customer Outcomes

The N+1 Rule

Traits of a Product Driven Organizaiton

Product Leadership Development

Key lessons & takeaways

Setting Key Customer Outcomes

The N+1 Rule

Traits of a Product Driven Organizaiton

A learning experience like no other

Video

A world-class online learning experience. Access engaging, top-quality video content taught by those paving the way in their industry, any time. Learn critical concepts, ideas and frameworks on your schedule, at your pace.

Assignments

The best way to learn something so it sticks is by doing. Put your learnings into practice through hands-on exercises designed to help you apply new frameworks into your day-to-day work right away.

Templates

No re-inventing the wheel here. Access the templates and frameworks that are giving the world’s most innovative companies their competitive advantage - so you can drive the same extraordinary results.

Additional Reading

The most relevant resources to supplement the concepts you’re learning, at your fingertips. Get the same articles, podcasts, and content that industry leaders lean on for additional support when they need it - curated especially for you.

Case Studies

Dive deeper into real examples that put your learning into context, and cultivate your capacity for critical analysis, judgment, decision-making, and action. Access exclusive insider insights and examples from world-class companies.

Mentorship

Get direct access to expert insights and experience at every step of your learning journey from someone who has been through it all before. Work with leaders who bring deep experience and can hold you accountable.

A learning experience like no other

Video

A world-class online learning experience. Access engaging, top-quality video content taught by those paving the way in their industry, any time. Learn critical concepts, ideas and frameworks on your schedule, at your pace.

Assignments

The best way to learn something so it sticks is by doing. Put your learnings into practice through hands-on exercises designed to help you apply new frameworks into your day-to-day work right away.

Templates

No re-inventing the wheel here. Access the templates and frameworks that are giving the world’s most innovative companies their competitive advantage - so you can drive the same extraordinary results.

Additional Reading

The most relevant resources to supplement the concepts you’re learning, at your fingertips. Get the same articles, podcasts, and content that industry leaders lean on for additional support when they need it - curated especially for you.

Case Studies

Dive deeper into real examples that put your learning into context, and cultivate your capacity for critical analysis, judgment, decision-making, and action. Access exclusive insider insights and examples from world-class companies.

Mentorship

Get direct access to expert insights and experience at every step of your learning journey from someone who has been through it all before. Work with leaders who bring deep experience and can hold you accountable.

The opportunity has never been greater

60%

of Product Managers agree they could benefit from more training

$200,000+

The average salary for product managers at Fortune 500 companies

149%

more likely to receive a promotion as a product leader.

The opportunity has never been greater

60%

of Product Managers agree they could benefit from more training

$200,000+

The average salary for product managers at Fortune 500 companies

149%

more likely to receive a promotion as a product leader.

The opportunity has never been greater

60%

of Product Managers agree they could benefit from more training

$200k+

The average salary for product managers at Fortune 500 companies

149%

more likely to receive a promotion as a product leader.

The Course Curriculum

  • 285 in-depth video lessons

  • 15 weeks of training

  • Taught by Ben Foster

  • 285 in-depth video lessons

  • 15 weeks of training

  • Taught by Ben Foster

  • 14 group conversations

  • Certificate of completion

  • Optional 1:1 mentorship

  • 14 group conversations

  • Certificate of completion

  • Optional 1:1 mentorship

Part 2 | 9 Weeks
Strategy8 Weeks

Part 2 | 9 Weeks
Strategy8 Weeks

Chapter 01

Introduction: program overview

Hear from product leadership experts about their own journeys leading product organizations, self-assess your existing skills, and see just how impactful product leadership can be.

Introduction: program overview

Hear from product leadership experts about their own journeys leading product organizations, self-assess your existing skills, and see just how impactful product leadership can be.

Chapter 02

Role: what makes a successful product leader

Assess different key attributes of successful product leaders that are at the core of the discipline, and learn how to apply them within your current or future role.

Role: what makes a successful product leader

Assess different key attributes of successful product leaders that are at the core of the discipline, and learn how to apply them within your current or future role.

Chapter 03

Framing: determining metrics that matter

Learn how to translate qualitative objectives into measurable and actionable scorecards to improve outcomes.

Framing: determining metrics that matter

Learn how to translate qualitative objectives into measurable and actionable scorecards to improve outcomes.

Chapter 04

Results: putting metrics to use

Learn how to use metrics to help manage and track impact of your product

Results: putting metrics to use

Learn how to use metrics to help manage and track impact of your product

Chapter 05

Vision: inspiration and alignment

Learn about how to build and apply frameworks to increase team alignment

Vision: inspiration and alignment

Learn about how to build and apply frameworks to increase team alignment

Chapter 06

Strategy: setting course

Learn the key components of a Product Strategy and how to build one out. Dive into setting milestones and how to communicate your strategy.

Strategy: setting course

Learn the key components of a Product Strategy and how to build one out. Dive into setting milestones and how to communicate your strategy.

Chapter 07

Planning: bringing vision to life

Learn how to build better plans and set priorities that matter for your team

Planning: bringing vision to life

Learn how to build better plans and set priorities that matter for your team

Chapter 07

Planning: bringing vision to life

Learn how to build better plans and set priorities that matter for your team

Chapter 08

Roadmapping: prioritizing for focus and impact

Learn how you can guide your team to prioritize appropiratley and the role you play as a Product Leader through various stages of building the roadmap.

Chapter 09

Execution: successful delivery towards impact

Improve your ability to deliver efficiently and meet commitments made

Part 2 | 6 Weeks
Leadership8 Weeks

Part 2 | 6 Weeks
Leadership8 Weeks

Chapter 10

Organization: structuring, hiring and onboarding

Master how to improve how your team is organized and operates for most effective results

Chapter 11

People: developing and retaining a high performing team

Get – and keep – the best people in your organization as part of a successful team

Chapter 12

Influence: collaboration, communication, and trust

Master the subtle and important art of influence, and learn the coachable mechanics behind the art of influence.

Chapter 13

Time management: balancing demands for greatest leverage

Learn how to effectively manage your time and get the most leverage out of the hours you have in your day.

Chapter 14

Troubleshooting: managing problems and disconnects

Learn to recognize and resolve common challenges faced as a product leader

Chapter 15

Recap: putting it all together

Reinforce the key takeaways from the prior sessions so what you have learned is put to use effectively

Learn from the most qualified product leaders in the industry

Ben Foster

Featured as a speaker at top industry events and on numerous podcasts, Ben Foster has more than 20 years of product management experience. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Prodify, a product management advisory firm that's served more than 150 software companies in the past 6 years. He was formerly Chief Product Officer at WHOOP, Chief Product Officer at GoCanvas, Vice President of Product at Opower, and Senior Product Manager at eBay. He is the co-author of Build What Matters: Delivering Key Outcomes with Vision-Led Product Management.

Ben Foster

Featured as a speaker at top industry events and on numerous podcasts, Ben Foster has more than 20 years of product management experience. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Prodify, a product management advisory firm that's served more than 150 software companies in the past 6 years. He was formerly Chief Product Officer at WHOOP, Chief Product Officer at GoCanvas, Vice President of Product at Opower, and Senior Product Manager at eBay. He is the co-author of Build What Matters: Delivering Key Outcomes with Vision-Led Product Management.

Ben Foster

Featured as a speaker at top industry events and on numerous podcasts, Ben Foster has more than 20 years of product management experience. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Prodify, a product management advisory firm that's served more than 150 software companies in the past 6 years. He was formerly Chief Product Officer at WHOOP, Chief Product Officer at GoCanvas, Vice President of Product at Opower, and Senior Product Manager at eBay. He is the co-author of Build What Matters: Delivering Key Outcomes with Vision-Led Product Management.

Rajesh Nerlikar

Executive product leader, advisor and coach.

Prodify Co-Founder, Savonix, Morningstar, Opower

David Jesse

Senior Product Advisor / Coach at Prodify

DoorDash, Fetch, Groupon, eBay

Sara Bial Zalowitz

Managing director at Prodify.

Rent the Runway, Barnes & Noble

Advisors to some of the top companies and success stories

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October 2nd 2023

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The amount of time dedicated to coursework will vary, but we estimate that you’ll spend around 3-4 hours a week to work through all the coursework including videos, activities, and assignments. In addition, you’ll have weekly 1-hour sessions with your mentor, which is your time commitment for the course. This course was designed to be flexible so you can still work around your schedule while also gaining real-world, sought-after skills.

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You'll receive the full syllabus once you schedule a call to talk with our admissions team to find out if Gigantic is the right fit for you. Scholarships & team discounts available.

You'll receive the full syllabus once you schedule a call to talk with our admissions team to find out if Gigantic is the right fit for you. Scholarships & team discounts available.