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Product Thinking for Organisations

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Programme Code D52
Domain
Applications Development
Product Management
Level
Foundation
Learning Partner(s)
NUS-ISS
Duration
2 Days
Format In-person
Rating
Competencies
Business Development & Needs Analysis Product Strategy Product Life Cycle Management Product Go-To-Market Project Management
Job Roles
Public Service Officer (non-ICT&SS) Project Manager (Agile) Product Manager ICT&SS Professional Digital Service Manager Delivery Manager

Overview

Evolve your organisations by adopting a product-centric approach to meet rising customer expectations and ensure long-term sustainability in a changing business landscape. Product Thinking enables organisations to build better products by balancing customer-centricity, business considerations, and technical constraints. 

Product Thinking for Organisations (PTO) programme provides a foundational introduction to product thinking. In contrast to traditional project management approaches, this programme facilitates practices that help organisations transform to a culture characterised by strategic long-term ownership and business-driven outcomes. Complementing other programmes that focus on the tangible responsibilities of a product manager, this 2-day programme will equip you with actionable strategies to evolve your organisation into an agile environment grounded in product thinking principles. 

This programme is part of the Digital Products & Platforms series offered by NUS-ISS. 

Key Takeaways

At the end of this programme, you will be able to:
  • Recommend steps for an organisation to implement product thinking
  • Articulate the benefits and mindsets of product thinking in an organisation
  • Apply product thinking techniques suitable for an organisation, with a focus on digital enablers for the products

  • Apply product thinking structures and processes to an organisation 

Who Should Attend

  • Please refer to the job roles section.
  • Leaders who are seeking to introduce and establish product-centric mindsets and practices in their organisations.
  • Product Owners, Programme Managers, Project Managers, and IT Managers who are seeking to foster product-thinking culture and establish collaborative processes within their organisations.
  • Teams undergoing business transformation and seeking to incorporate product-centric approach in their future state. As product thinking is founded upon cross-functional collaboration between teams involved in the design and implementation of products and services, this course would benefit strategic leaders, technologists, and business stakeholders (such as PMO, Marketing, Sales). 

Prerequisites

There are no work experience level prerequisites to attend this programme. Participants with prior years of relevant experience working with functional teams for product and service delivery will benefit more from the programme. 

Programme Structure

This programme will cover the following topics:

Product Thinking Concepts and Impact   

Understand the importance of product-thinking in modern organisations. Introduce product management frameworks and key terminologies. Recognise mindset changes necessary to adapt to a product-thinking approach. 

The Product Approach to Solving Problems 

Recognise the need to improve the quality of problem solving with a product approach. Learn how to identify user problems effectively and align them with business goals. Explore strategies to productise solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. 

Digital as a Lever for Productisation  

Examine how digital transformation influences product development across industries. Identify key digital elements and explore how emerging technologies can be leveraged to align with the product approach, enabling organisations to adapt to challenges.  

Applying Product Thinking for Different Types of Organisations   

Discuss real-world challenges and strategies for adopting the various parts of product thinking in an organisation. 

Fees


Full Fee

Full programme fee

S$1200

9% GST on nett programme fee

S$108

Total nett programme fee payable, including GSTS$1308

NOTE
Payment for this programme is to NUS-ISS, National University of Singapore.

Upcoming Classes

Class 1
23 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025 (Full Time)
Duration: 2 days
When: Jan - 23, 24
Time : 9:00am - 5:00pm
Class 2
27 Feb 2025 to 28 Feb 2025 (Full Time)
Duration: 2 days
When:
Time : 9:00am - 5:00pm
Class 3
17 Mar 2025 to 18 Mar 2025 (Full Time)
Duration: 2 days
When:
Time : 9:00am - 5:00pm

How To Register
Agency-sponsored
Step 1 Apply through your organisation's training request system.
Step 2 Your organisation's training request system (or relevant HR staff) confirms your organisation's approval for you to take the programme.

Your organisation will send registration information to the academy.

Organisation HR L&D or equivalent staff can click here for details of the registration submission process.
Step 3 GovTech Digital Academy will inform you whether you have been successful in enrolment.



Testimonials

Learning how to differentiate between product thinking and project management concepts was useful. Going into detail about product management tools and skill sets was also helpful.

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I am new to the concept of product thinking. So, the principles, objectives, key considerations are useful to me as I can take them back for adoption and adaptation in my work.

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The programme deep dives into product management. Since we are moving from project to product management, this programme is highly relevant to my job.

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