Foundations of Product Management
Learn the product manager’s role, how to build product strategies, and how to bring ideas to life with research, roadmaps, and team alignment.
This 3-course certificate helps you lead across the entire product lifecycle. From initial applications, to agile frameworks, this will prep you for the field!
This certificate is built for the business professional who wants to elevate their impact. You’ll strengthen your leadership mindset, sharpen your decision-making with data, and build fluency in the financial tools that drive strategy.
Whether you're leading teams, launching a business, or stepping into a management role, this program gives you the tools to lead with clarity and confidence 💼🎯
The smarter way to college.
Learn the product manager’s role, how to build product strategies, and how to bring ideas to life with research, roadmaps, and team alignment.
Master agile workflows and frameworks like Scrum and SAFe. Learn how to manage backlogs, sprints, user stories, and stakeholder relationships..
Drive continuous improvement using KPIs, innovation models, and design thinking. Learn how to measure success and lead product innovation efforts.
🔍 Understand the Role. 💡 Build What People Want.
Product management lives at the crossroads of strategy, research, and execution. In this course, you’ll discover what product managers really do—and how to transform ideas into validated, buildable, and valuable products. You’ll explore market research, road-mapping, stakeholder communication, and agile fundamentals.
⚡ Move Fast. 🛠️ Build What Matters. 🤝 Work Like a Team.
Agile is what keeps today’s product teams moving fast and staying focused. In this course, you’ll get hands-on with frameworks like Scrum and SAFe, learn how to build and prioritize backlogs, write clear user stories, and run sprint ceremonies with confidence—just like the pros do.
💡 Innovate On Purpose. 🔧 Improve What Works. 🚀 Lead the Future.
This course shows you how to lead continuous innovation—whether you're improving an existing product or building something totally new. You’ll learn how to use KPIs, dig into data, apply design thinking, and set up feedback loops to keep things moving forward and delivering real value.
💼 Prepares you for high-impact product roles across industries
🧠 Includes agile, strategic planning, and innovation training
🛠️ Uses real tools: user stories, sprint boards, KPIs, roadmaps
🎓 Fully stackable toward a degree at Newstate U
💻 100% online and self-paced for just $300/month
Start With Strategy. Launch With Confidence.
This certificate helps you lead with clarity—whether you’re managing product teams or launching your own idea. It builds momentum you can carry straight into your next step or stack into your degree.
Understand the Role. Build What People Want.
Product management sits at the intersection of strategy, research, and execution. In this course, you’ll learn what product managers actually do—and how to turn ideas into validated, buildable, and valuable products. You’ll cover market research, road-mapping, stakeholder communication, and agile basics.
What You’ll Learn:
🌀 The product lifecycle from ideation to launch
🧰 Product manager responsibilities and workflows
📊 Market research and competitive analysis techniques
🗺️ Product vision, roadmap creation, and prioritization
🤝 Agile team collaboration and sprint alignment
Perfect For:
Career changers, aspiring PMs, and entrepreneurs looking to bring structure to product development.
Move Fast. Build What Matters. Work Like a Team.
Agile is the backbone of modern product teams. In this course, you’ll dig into agile frameworks like Scrum and SAFe, build and prioritize backlogs, write user stories, and run sprint ceremonies 🏃♀️ like a pro.
What You’ll Learn:
📖 Agile principles and methodology
🛠️ SCRUM, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks
🧩 Writing and prioritizing epics, features, and user stories
📅 Sprint planning, retrospectives, and stakeholder engagement
👥 Managing agile workflows and agile teams
Perfect For:
PMs, project leads, and team contributors who want to operate at the speed of product innovation.
Innovate On Purpose. Improve What Works. Lead the Future.
This course teaches you how to lead continuous innovation—from product performance improvement to building something entirely new. You’ll learn how to use KPIs, data, design thinking, and feedback loops to keep building better.
What You’ll Learn:
📈 Product KPIs and performance measurement
🧠 Innovation frameworks: Design Thinking and Lean Startup
🔄 Driving iteration and continuous improvement
⚖️ Ethical considerations in product leadership
📬 Building feedback loops and customer-driven design
Perfect For:
Mid-level product leaders, growth-focused founders, and professionals aiming to improve or reinvent their product offerings.
At Newstate University, we break away from outdated traditions to deliver education that’s truly designed for the modern professional.
We offer flexible, stackable programs that let you build the skills you need as you go, saving you time while aligning directly with your career goals 🎯.
🤖 Newstate is all about practical, real-world learning—no filler, no fluff—just cutting-edge tools, innovative approaches like AI integration, and credentials that actually make a difference in today’s workforce 📈.
💡 It’s the perfect choice for those who want to future-proof their career without wasting a second or a dollar 💰. In other words, it’s the perfect choice for you!