Becoming a product manager begins, like every journey, with the first step. This course starts you off in the right direction. Instructor Cole Mercer outlines the basic concepts at the foundation of product management, and the skills it takes to succeed in the fast-paced world of product development. Learn about the three different types of product manager roles, and discover what a day in the life of an average PM really looks like. Review the four major phases of the product lifecycle, and how the most popular methodologies-lean, agile, scrum, Kanban, and waterfall-differ from each other. Finally, take a deep dive into the heart of user-centered design: user need.