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Product Management & Intelligent Operations

AI-Era PRD Frameworks, Dual-Track Agile, Product Analytics, Unit Economics & Roadmap Execution

Lead multidisciplinary product teams in building and shipping high-impact tech products. Formulate crisp Product Requirement Documents (PRDs), run high-velocity sprint cadences, analyze Cohort Retention and North Star metrics using PostHog/Mixpanel, model SaaS unit economics, and manage feature lifecycles from discovery to scale.

Duration
6 months
Proficiency
Intermediate
Start Date
November 2026
Credit Units
60 Units
Product Management & Intelligent OperationsAccredited Track
Credential:Farawa Certified Product Manager (FCPM)
Tuition Assessment:₦350,000 (Farawa Fellowship Eligible)
Study Mode:Hybrid (Studio + Digital)
Accreditation:Farawa Academy Standard for Intelligent Work (FAS-IW)
Terrain-Optimized Learning

Syllabus & Practical Application Modules

Built for practical execution across African operating realities. Study online or export complete lesson guides for offline learning.

Curriculum Lessons & Strategic Walkthroughs (2)
Lesson 1 • 90 minsPractical Guide

Agile Product Management: Architecture & Deep Principles of Informal Economy Market Sizing & Discovery Habits

In the West African operating landscape, implementations of Informal Economy Market Sizing & Discovery Habits face extreme infrastructural constraints including frequent brownouts, high bandwidth costs, and legacy system interoperability. Systems must be engineered with defensive fault tolerance, low resource overhead, and strict regulatory compliance.

Lesson 2 • 100 minsPractical Guide

Agile Product Management: Hands-On Implementation & Enterprise Drill for Informal Economy Market Sizing & Discovery Habits

Translating theory into tangible enterprise deliverables requires mastery of production debugging tools, schema migrations, and real-time observability across the African corporate landscape.

Key Topics & Analytical Concepts

Continuous Discovery Habits: Weekly Customer Interview Rhythms
Opportunity Solution Trees & Assumption Mapping
TAM, SAM, SOM & Market Sizing for Digital Ventures
Defining the North Star Metric & Supporting Input Drivers
Hands-On Milestone: Product Opportunity Assessment & Market Validation BriefBeginner

Evaluate a market whitespace, frame customer problems through 10 interviews, and build an Opportunity Solution Tree.

Toolchain & Operating Stack:
NotionMiro / FigJamLinear

Recommended Module Literature

Continuous Discovery Habits
Source: Teresa Torres • How product teams discover what customers really need.
Textbook / E-Book

Graduation Competencies

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Author rigorous, engineering-ready Product Requirement Documents (PRDs)
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Prioritize feature backlogs using data-backed frameworks (RICE, JTBD)
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Instrument event tracking schemas and diagnose cohort retention drop-offs
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Model SaaS unit economics and execute high-converting go-to-market rollouts

Technologies Mastered

PRD AuthoringDual-Track Agile / ScrumProduct Analytics (PostHog / Mixpanel)User Story MappingNorth Star & OKR FrameworksRoadmappingUnit Economics & PricingA/B Testing Strategy

Prerequisites

  • •Strong written communication and analytical mindset
  • •Familiarity with digital software workflows and team collaboration tools

Target Industry Roles

Product ManagerTechnical PMChief of Staff (Product)Product Operations Director
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