Everything a New PM or PO Needs to Know: The Practical Essentials [Introduction]

Lecture Topics 📖

• We've prepared everything a planner needs to know, from MVP design to finding PMF, so that you can understand it quickly and easily.
• We talk about the process of growing a product based on small-scale experiments.
• We cover the basic concepts of products and details on product types by company.
• Learn about different strategies and tactics depending on your product type.
• Understand what retention to measure depending on your product type.

Course Target Audience/Course Purpose 🙆‍♀️

For all of you who are planning or preparing to work as a planner, I would like to talk about what I have been missing in my practice. There is no right answer in planning. However, there are ways to get closer to the right answer.

Types of students that knowledge sharers think of

• Anyone who is working as a PM or PO or preparing to change jobs to that position
• PMs and POs who want to manage sprints more flexibly and systematically
• CEOs who are running or preparing to run a startup
• Designers and developers who want to have a planning mindset

If you have these concerns, let's work together

• If you are planning a product but communication with developers and designers is not smooth
• If you receive feedback that your planning is lacking
• If the sprint is slower than expected or the schedule is delayed due to unexpected issues.
• If you are running a startup but are concerned about the growth of your product
• If you are repeating small experiments but they are not leading to any growth results

What you'll learn 📚

Sprint Operation Know-How

We share all the know-how of a PO with 10 years of experience.

Haven't you ever had this experience running a sprint?

• I always end up finishing work past my scheduled time.
• I'm having a hard time because my work overlaps with the next sprint.
• There are a lot of errors, so bug tickets are piling up.
• I have a lot of backlog and I don't know how or when to tackle it.

If you are experiencing this, you should first look at how you are running your sprints. There is always a better alternative, and there is no right answer. You just need to work together to improve the problem.

How to set and operate a sprint cycle

Let's find out the right sprint cycle for our team. Regardless of the team's capabilities, the product cycle should be different depending on the characteristics of the product. Just because some companies use it, does that mean our team must also operate on a 1-week or 2-week basis?

We share how to calculate and measure the appropriate team velocity.

Preparing for a planning meeting to run a sprint

1. From story writing for sprint planning to backlog management
2. How to do a retrospective after a sprint ends? What you must do and what you don't.

Jira Software

Learn how to use Jira Software to write stories and tips, and how to use a burn down chart to monitor the progress of a sprint.

• How to set up basic Jira settings
• How to set up Jira Story, Epic, and Sub Task
• How to Write a Good Story

Requirements Definition Document

We'll look at how to write a requirements definition document and examples to help you communicate more smoothly with developers and keep your product on track.

• Share the requirements definition file
• How to write a requirements definition document and know-how
• Communication with developers

Figma Wireframe

We will guide you through how to use Figma, which can provide the best guidance to designers who are partners and companions of POs and PMs, and how to create wireframes using Figma.

• Understanding the basic usage and interface of Figma
• Creating wireframes using Figma and sharing wireframe creation tools

Prototyping

Let’s take a look at how to create prototypes for better communication.

Expected Questions Q&A 💬

Q. Can only PMs and POs take this course?
A. Anyone who is curious about sprint practices, even if they are not a PM or PO, or are not preparing to be a PM or PO, can listen.

Q. How difficult is the lecture?
A. This is a lecture for juniors. We plan to prepare a separate lecture for those who have been working in the field for a long time.

Q. I am preparing to change jobs. Will this help?
A. If you are curious about the startup's work process, you can experience it indirectly.

Things to note before taking the class 📢

If you have any notes needed for the lecture, please write them down carefully.
It can help students fully understand the content covered in the lecture and increase learning satisfaction.

Practice environment

• Operating System and Version (OS): Windows, macOS
• Tools used: Chrome browser linked to Google account for signing up for services such as Figma, Jira, etc.

Learning Materials

• Learning materials are included in attached files for each class.

Introducing the knowledge sharer ✒️

• (Former) Medias CEO
• (Former) CEO of By&Us
• (Former) Head of Yellow Mobile Healthcare Business Division
• (Former) Head of Carelabs Healthcare Division
• Fast Campus UI.UX Instructor
• UI, UX instructor at Korea Healthcare Association
• LG Electronics Sketch Design Instructor
• Books - Figma Guide Book, Tasty Sketches