All 60 tasks, level by level

The real graded Product Management tasks the portal assigns, grouped into three levels.

The portal assigns these Product Management tasks. Finish Level 1 before Level 2 and Level 2 before Level 3. Your mentor may mark some tasks as required for the certificate.

Level 1: Foundations (24 tasks)

TaskWhat to do
What a product manager doesWrite a page on the PM role: discovery, delivery, working with engineering, design and business.
Product teardownPick an app you use daily and describe its users, problem solved, key features and how it makes money.
User personasCreate 3 personas for a college canteen ordering app from short interviews with 5 students.
Problem statementWrite a clear problem statement and the evidence for it for one persona.
Competitor analysisCompare 4 competitors in a table: features, pricing, strengths and gaps.
User journey mapMap the journey of a student ordering food today, with pain points at each step.
Write user storiesWrite 10 user stories with acceptance criteria in the As a / I want / So that format.
PrioritisationPrioritise 15 features with RICE or MoSCoW and explain your top 5.
WireframesSketch low-fidelity wireframes for the main flow in Figma, Excalidraw or on paper.
Agile basicsExplain sprints, backlog, stand-ups, reviews and retrospectives, and run a mini retro on your own week.
MetricsDefine a North Star metric and 5 supporting metrics for the canteen app.
Product visionWrite a one-paragraph vision and a one-page product strategy for the app.
Jobs to be doneWrite five jobs-to-be-done statements for a student learning app.
Problem interviews logKeep a log of 10 short user conversations and tag the problems mentioned.
Feature request triageSort 20 feature requests by theme and write which problem each really points to.
App store review analysisAnalyse 50 app store reviews of a competitor and summarise the top complaints.
Simple OKRsWrite one objective and three key results for a product for the next quarter.
Release checklistWrite a release checklist covering testing, docs, support and announcements.
User flow diagramDraw the flow for sign-up to first value for a product you use.
Write a clear bug reportWrite three bug reports with steps, expected and actual results and severity.
Meeting facilitationRun a 30-minute meeting with an agenda and send notes with decisions.
Basic SQL for PMsAnswer five product questions from a sample database with SQL.
Pricing page reviewReview three SaaS pricing pages and note what makes them clear or confusing.
Onboarding teardownTeardown the onboarding of two apps and list ideas you would borrow.

Level 2: Building real features (20 tasks)

TaskWhat to do
Product requirements documentWrite a PRD for one feature: goal, users, stories, scope, out of scope, metrics and risks.
RoadmapBuild a Now / Next / Later roadmap and explain why it is outcome-based, not date-based.
Customer interviewsRun 5 problem interviews with a script, record notes and summarise the patterns.
Survey designDesign and run a short survey with at least 20 responses and analyse the results.
MVP definitionDefine the smallest version that tests your riskiest assumption and how you will measure it.
Clickable prototypeBuild a clickable prototype in Figma and test it with 3 users.
Funnel analysisUse sample data to build a sign-up to order funnel and find the biggest drop-off.
A/B test planPlan an A/B test: hypothesis, variants, metric, sample size and how long to run it.
Working with engineersPair with a developer intern to estimate stories and split one large story into small ones.
Stakeholder updateWrite a weekly product update for stakeholders: progress, metrics, risks and asks.
Opportunity solution treeBuild an opportunity solution tree from an outcome down to experiments.
Story mappingCreate a user story map and slice it into releases.
Usability test reportRun a usability test with 5 users and write findings with severity.
Metrics treeBreak down a North Star metric into input metrics you can influence.
Experiment results write-upAnalyse sample A/B test data and write a decision memo.
Customer support insightsRead 30 support tickets (real or sample) and turn them into product insights.
Sprint goal settingWrite sprint goals for three sprints and link them to the roadmap.
Release notes for usersWrite release notes that explain benefits, not just features.
Competitive positioningWrite a positioning statement and a one-page battle card against a competitor.
Accessibility requirementsAdd accessibility acceptance criteria to five user stories.

Level 3: Professional work and capstone (16 tasks)

TaskWhat to do
Go-to-market planWrite a launch plan: audience, message, channels, pricing and launch checklist.
Pricing strategyCompare freemium, subscription and pay-per-use for your product and recommend one with numbers.
Analytics dashboardBuild a product dashboard (in a spreadsheet, Looker Studio or Power BI) with your key metrics.
Retention analysisMake a cohort retention chart from sample data and suggest two ideas to improve retention.
Trade-off decisionWrite a decision memo on a hard trade-off (speed vs quality, feature vs fix) with options and a recommendation.
AI feature specSpec an AI-powered feature: user value, data needed, risks, evaluation and fallback when the AI is wrong.
Real company product reviewReview one Training Trains, W3AppDevelopers or DomainHostly product page and write improvement suggestions with priorities.
Capstone: product caseDeliver a complete product case: research, personas, PRD, prototype, roadmap, metrics and a 10-slide pitch.
Business caseWrite a business case for a new feature with costs, revenue impact and risks.
Platform vs feature decisionDecide whether to build a reusable platform capability or a one-off feature, with a memo.
Product analytics planWrite an event tracking plan with event names, properties and dashboards.
Sunset a featurePlan how to remove an underused feature with communication and data.
Pricing experimentDesign a safe pricing experiment and what you would measure.
Product review presentationPresent a quarterly product review with metrics, wins, misses and next steps.
Ethics reviewReview a feature for dark patterns, privacy and fairness issues.
Capstone 2: ship a small productShip a small working product or feature with a developer intern (no-code is fine), get real users and report on metrics and learnings.
โ† Tools and first-week setupSubmitting tasks and earning your certificate โ†’