On behalf of Duke Corporate Education, I am pleased and privileged to congratulate the graduates and their families. This is a key milestone accomplishment. You and your family or support structure should be very proud. Your journey was not easy. You invested a lot to make a difference in your career and we at UpGrad and DukeCE are committed to being your lifelong learning partner and preparing you for What is Next.
Product Management is the voice of the market. Leadership in product management is not a position. It is a state of mind that drives action—an action that helps you and your organisation be more innovative, more entrepreneurial, and more client-centric.
Individually and as a team you developed a sense of purpose to help you excel in this world of exponential change and complexity. I encourage you to find time to reflect on what you learned and look for the small things that can help you maximise your investment—share the tools, share the ideas, and share the frameworks with anyone that listens. You are the advocates or the change agents for creating new best practices.
Again, my sincere congratulations to each of you.
Succeeding in the real world as a product manager takes a whole lot more than theory. You’ve accomplished the first stepping stone but now it’s time to explore and keep growing. So make sure you’re putting all the skills to use and excel in all the phases of your professional and personal journey. Cherish the journey you’ve had with us and create an extraordinary journey full of growth and prosperity! All the best everyone!
Product Management is not what you read on Twitter threads. Each company is different - different customers, tech stack, capabilities, and stage of the company and a product manager has to keep all of this in mind while working on their roadmap. Context is key. The most important skill a PM need is empathy. To build empathy - understand how people think and figure out how organizations operate
Huge Congratulations to the graduating batch and all the best to everyone for your future endeavors!
It’s important to put into practice the concept of learning and unlearning to bring a transformational change within the ecosystem and also mentioned the importance of Lifelong Learning that could make or break a career trajectory.
Congratulate you all once again and wish you every success in this new chapter of your life.
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It's being a great journey with upGrad. Learned the roles and responsibilities of a product manager. How to analyse the user need and to design a product which resolves the user problem.
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The last 11 months have been characterised by dogged grit, perseverance, practical application of concepts, all culminating into a sense of accomplishment. I had taken up the product management course to help me understand the nuances of new product development at my own venture. Thanks to this course offered by Duke Corporate Education and upGrad, I have been able to successfully prototype a digital B2C product, develop my business idea using strategic frameworks taught during the course, and get incubation support from Atal Innovation Mission's AIC NMIMS in Mumbai.
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Amazing and enlightening journey. I learned a lot of concepts.
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The journey has been extremely interesting, giving me an understanding of Product Management as a whole. Specific modules on Building Product Vision and Strategy, Design Thinking, Launching Product. etc have given me several insights on how a PM should think and work while designing and launching a new product. Assignments have given key learnings on prototypes, wireframe, usability testing etc.
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Enjoyed initial modules and live sessions. Later, could not give a lot of time due to change in career priorities.
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It's been a great experience learning with upGrad. My work commitments sometimes made it difficult to match up with the timeline but I am glad I did. As a result, I now have new skills that will help me advance in my career. Furthermore, the team was always available to assist whenever needed. Sincerely, thank you!
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It was amazing!
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It is mixed. I have learned a lot but managing time along with job has been quite hectic.
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I always had a desire to be more involved in the business side of things that we do and the decisions we make. I personally enjoy ideating and implementing solutions that create and add value to the services or products that solve specific problems for customers. Not only did I not have the correct skillset but moving into something new was also not possible with a snap of the fingers. This is where upGrad came to my rescue. It was my one-stop solution, as the Product Management course provided a holistic view of the entire PM life cycle, along with real-time industry projects that reinforce the PM concepts.
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I joined upGrad to know more about product management and for better understanding. Now after completing this. I got clarity on what I want to do next to enhance my career. upGrad is a good learning platform for all but specially for working people who wanted to upgrade themselves or want to do something new.
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The journey has been amazing. I loved watching the content and enjoyed working on the assignments, group as well as individual. I have learnt a lot from this amazing journey. With the new tools I added to my arsenal, I hope to successfully transition to a product management role.
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My upGrad journey has been very enriching. I have learned a lot in terms of product management.
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Learning experience with upGrad was very enlightening and insightful. Since I have been working for the last 12 years; so at the start I was a bit hesitant about how I will I manage to devote time to the course and learn. But thanks to the user friendly interface of the upGrad learning platform and the content, my journey throughout the course very easy and interesting. Also, my gratitude to all the mentors who always guided me and helped me to better understand the topics using real life examples and always resolving my doubts. The projects I did during the course gave me a chance to apply all the learning in real life situations. I also got the chance to interact with my fellow learners. At last I would like to thank my upGrad buddy for always helping me.
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It was really an exciting journey. I had the opportunity to upskill myself and it was worth the risk when I decided to invest my time for this program. It definitely gave a me new perspective to think about the role which I'm currently part of. Also gave me with the confidence to transit to the new role that I'm currently focused on.
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Learning was fantastic! Learnt a lot of new concepts that I have an opportunity to implement at my workplace.
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I had a very good learning journey with the program. My primary focus was to gain important skills like Market Research, User Design, Analytics, Engagement and Growth, and Design Thinking process that got fulfilled by the course. Few improvements/ suggestions - The assignment topics are 3-4 years old; so they need to be changed based on the current technology or product. Also, if Industrial assignment can be same from the users research to the growth analytics where leaner can learn and make the product from scratch.
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It was a good experience to meet and learn from industry experts.
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Had many new learnings in the program.The projects that were given were very useful as I got to understand how an actual problem gets resolved.
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Its is very professional and process oriented.
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It is good experience of learning.
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It was good learning from upGrad and Duke. It helped me to upgrade my current knowledge related to this field.
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In Feb '22, I was an accomplished engineer with an intense passion for Product Management but lacked a clear set of skills to showcase. In the following 6 months, I developed on the basics of business step by step.
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It has been a wonderful journey. I had an opportunity to learn something new that will help me bring the prospectus and growth in my career positively.
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It was an awesome experience. I never expected this kind of learning experience through an e-learning platform. At the start, I was thinking I will not be able to complete this course along with my job, but the flexibility of choosing live session time slots really helped me. Great mentorship, completely relatable content.
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I have learned a lot of things. Now, when I look back from the point where I have started my journey, I feel that I have passed a long mile and many more are left to cover.
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Very good. My learning let me secure a new role in the tech industry.
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It was exciting and great learning journey with the cohort, mentors.
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It has been nothing sort of a roller coaster ride. From starting the course in the month of March to the end of it, there has been a lot of learning and a lot of application on job.
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upGrad journey was wonderful. I have learnt top to bottom software app or product development. How to analysis customer, competitor, plan, agile methodology etc.
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My upGrad journey had been good so far. Hoping to get into a product role full time.
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Learned many new things but support is not good.
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Last seven months were an encyclopedic experience with a goal of skill upgradation and learning. Perseverance, allegiance and proficient multi-tasking were indispensable in completing this course.
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I have had an excellent time learning with upGrad. I am from the media and proficient in content creation for live commerce. Throughout my career I have showcased skill sets related to product roles, however, having it all revised helped me focus more on the required skills. The upGrad course content is up-to-date, engaging and relevant. I wanted a smooth transition to the product role and upGrad helped me gain credibility and additional skills to be at par with folks experienced in the field.
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Started product management course from Feb. 2022 and completed my base program in August 2022. It was very nice and informative. My journey is still ongoing with upGrad and Duke at present with specialisation courses.
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The course itself was daunting. To top it off, hustling between a day job and working on my own startup made it look impossible to pursue in the beginning. The most valuable lesson I learnt from taking up this course besides upskilling on the key metrics of a successful product manager is that – ‘consistency can make an impossible looking challenge a success without you even realising it’.
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It has been good.
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Upskilled and learned a lot of concepts of product management.
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The product management course has provided a new outlook at my managerial post and aids my understanding while being a part of a large project in my company.
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It's always great to learn new things. Being in the product management field, my aim was to learn something new which I have never learned before and I can say joining this program was my best decision. I have learned so many new concepts and frameworks which I was not aware of before. So, it's been a great journey.
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I read somewhere that you can't achieve learning by chance; it must be strived for with tenderness and attended to with perseverance. I started my product management learning journey with the same thought process, and it was a fun learning for me as the clock moved back to my college days when we used to submit lots of assignments and attempt tests. But someone quoted "Tell me, and I forget, teach me; and I may remember, involve me, and I learn. This time upGrad tried to engage us in this course.
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This is not a course but a skill set of what the market needs and what's important for the market.
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My perspective of the whole product cycle and business understanding has been an invaluable addition to my profile and the learning was broken down into easy to understand and interactive content.
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My journey with upGrad has been really amazing. I pursued my first course of Digital Marketing and it was so amazing that I enrolled for Product Management. Now, once this course gets over, after 2 years I will enrol for the Doctorate program.
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Very happy that I have joined Product Management course. I struggled to understand the complete flow of product lifecycle when I was moved from QA manager to Product Owner role. This course has given the right direction and a kind of dictionary covering all aspects of product management with real life examples, assignments to get hands on experience and its truly engaging with industry experts, innovative mentors and aspiring working professionals. One thing to call out with this program is an excellent design of curriculum, proactive student support and fellow learners in answering the queries, group projects, etc. I truly recommend this Product Management course to professionals passionate to get into Business Analyst/Product Owner/Product Manager roles and make the world smarter.
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It was great... I made good friends and professional connections. Got the opportunity to learn from industry experts and interact with them as well. Nevertheless, thanks to upGrad buddies and coaches, I am having a great journey since my base program till now.
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Overall learning journey with upGrad was very good. It helped me to upscale myself.
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It was quite receptive and a big learning curve for me.
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It was a wonderful experience to again get into classes and study after a long break from regular academics. The course was rigorous and fulfilling. There were instances when I was challenged to meet the timelines, but after the completion of the course it feels worth it and more. I am grateful to Duke CE and upGrad for providing such a platform to working professionals.
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The learning journey with upGrad was interesting, in a good way. I got to learn the ways of product management through a carefully curated syllabus while gaining important information and knowledge from industry experts. I am also happy to have made some good acquaintances during my course. Overall, the course was well paced and informative. Dedication is, of course, expected of the learners, and I'm glad I was able to dedicate the time and effort needed for me to successfully complete the course.
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Great course, met my expectations.
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Has been a great experience learning all the concepts through relevant videos and case studies.
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It was good and I learnt a lot.
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It was an amazing learning journey with Duke Corporate Education and upGrad. The best part of this program was I got a chance to practice the concepts through weekly assignments and tried solving real industry projects in a group. Pre-recorded lessons helped me plan my timings and the personalised session with our mentor Anurag Verma was really helpful in connecting the dots in the real world of product management.
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It was great to experience overall. The convenience of learning at my own pace with the thrill of submissions.
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It was a journey filled with a lot of learning and growth.
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It was a great experience to learn about PM concepts from industry experts, and the projects and assignments really helped to grasp these concepts.
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It was amazing and I gained real time product experience.
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Good, helped me to learn a lot.
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It was great learning and I am able to deploy my learnings in job/work.
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Let's start by saying that I was not aware of the difference between Product Management and Project Management. After this, started with the hunt of the truth about these two, then successfully got the core difference between them. Slowly and completely, I realised how much I enjoy making changes in the different products I used. Then I came across the course offered by upGrad and Duke CE. I did some research then I got to know all the different aspects of the course, then I took a decision to enroll into the course. And I'm really happy the rewards and knowledge I gained from the course. Thank you upGrad for providing me with this great platform.
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It was a very exciting journey! Learning and curriculum was vast and had a deep impact on my understanding of design thinking, product design and experience! I can't wait to make the most of my skills and knowledge gained through the program and take a leap towards a successful career in product design and management.
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Started well, got phased out in between due to excessive work load, learnt a lot, plan on utilising the tools in the future and present job roles.
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Great teacher and helpful content helps in uplifting the thinking process and helps in adding values to self and organisation.
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This journey with upGrad was small but was really informative. I got such a great learning experience with so many versatile people around me. Looking into how much experience they gather with themselves, it is really great to have my team members with me as they bring a lot of knowledge and skills with them. This is because of upGrad; without this platform I won't be able to get such a great learning experience and this great team.
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The learning journey had been good during the program.
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I have started my journey with no background about the business essentials to the course. Learnt about the entire product journey process from initial market research to idea inception, product road map and release. Interacted with cohorts for projects and assignments. Live sessions were very insightful.
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upGrad PM course helped me perform my role with more confidence. Sessions and interactions with the industry experts were the best part of the course for me.
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New management methods, useful content, helpful coaches with high experience.
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Had a good learning experience with challenging timelines and projects.
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It's been an exciting journey with learning and great experience.
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This is my first professional certification course. But it was as good as completing a degree. The case studies and assignments are so apt to the current trends in the industry. Thoroughly enjoyed the learning.
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The upGrad course on Product Management helped me understand the importance of a dedicated Product teams. With multiple case studies and take home assignment, I was able apply my classroom learning in a practical manner. This knowledge also helped me in gaining a better insight about the products at my current organisation. In turn, that helped me ace my current role better.
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For me upGrad learning was really good as it provides a well-balanced combination of online study materials, assignments, projects, online live sessions with coaches and faculties, additional live sessions, group discussions. upGrad buddy and students support team are helpful to address my queries. Also gamification in the upGrad learning platform surely makes the study more interesting to me. Doing the capstone project on Foodtech App was the best learning for me. Overall, the course was tough for me as the weekly time commitment was not very much suitable for my busy work life but I loved lots of learning in a systematic way here.
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It was great, good because of projects/SMEs/understanding of concepts.
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It was good. I learned a lot.
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The journey with upGrad has been challenging
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It has been an eye ucer from aspects other than marketing which I have been a part of all through my career. It has uced up more doors to understanding as to why and how products can be minutely analysed to make them successful or fail. It also helped me unravel a lot of questions about how marketing and Product Management helps weave a better story than them individually.
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One of the best investments that I have made in my career. The journey so far has been very fruitful to me.
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My upGrad learning journey was full of ups and downs. From no possibility of managing time to completing the program. This is not my achievement alone, it is an achievement of a team working in the background - student success mentors, counselors, faculty, guest lecturers, IT support system who insured that learning is not hindered and other stakeholders in the program. Big thanks to everyone for your continuous support.
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It was good. I was very satisfied with entire process and support I received from upGrad.
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Content is vast and covered almost all the aspects of product management with descriptive and hands off techniques.
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It has been a good journey. I thought learning and managing products at work would be difficult but learning actually helped me manage my time in a better way. I started implementing things I learned in the product in every sprint and now things are smoother at work.
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The journey was great. I got to learn a lot. The entire journey from learning to do research to define a product market fit to understanding how to launch the product was very useful. Learning the various steps in this journey helped me a lot. The curriculum and the various instruments for learning were very well managed and the overall result was a great learning experience. Thanks upGrad!
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Wonderful journey. This course is very useful to improve my career growth.
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It's been full of new learnings. In hindsight, it was the right decision to go through the program.
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upGrad has help me understanding the product management subject so well. I exactly know now how a product is built and make it to fit in the market which will generate revenue and at the same time end consumers should find it beneficial.
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Its was wonderful. Content was easy to understand. All faculty and coach are supportive.
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This is my first online course and upGrad is doing a very great job. I'm satisfied doing the Product Management course with upGrad and Duke University. The platform is structured perfectly and study materials, SME videos, and industry case study are very interesting and simple to understand.
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In my learning journey, I have completed a lot of group projects where I share a lot of my thought with my team mates. My buddies and career coach provided a lot of guideance. The live lectures and peer groups also provided many learnings to me.