PM 101 - November 2022

The course begins on 27.11.22 and our final meeting will be on 16.03.23

06.11.2022 – Sunday 20:00 Private students application period.
08.11.2022 – Tuesday 20:00 Private students application deadline.
13.11.2022 – Sunday private students acceptance notices will be emailed 

* B2B applications will be open until 24.11.2022, and will be managed separately.

Zoom lectures will be held every Friday 09:00 – 13:15.
Small group (5-6 students) zoom coaching sessions will be held Tuesday – Thursday, after 19:00, and will be 60-90 minutes long.

In-person meetups:
27.11.2022 – Sunday 18:30 Class Kick-Off Meetup
26.12.2022 – Monday 18:30 Problem Solving
06.02.2023 – Tuesday 18:30 Course Project Kick-off
16.03.2023 – Thursday 18:30 Class Graduation Meetup

* In-person Meetups will be hosted by leading tech companies in the Tel Aviv area.

The program includes a total of 85 hours of training over 15 weeks.

• You should be actively looking for a first Product Management position or planning to do so right after graduating from the program.

• You shouldn’t already be working as Product Manager.

• You should have a minimum of 2 years of experience in the tech industry.

• Business students are exempt from the minimal requirements

1. Initial application
   Application opens Thursday 06.11.2022 – 20:00, and will stay open for 72 hours until Sunday 08.11.2022 – 20:00.
   
   

   You will be required to input your contact details, linkedin profile, and intended donation, as well as answer the following questions:

   • Why do you want to be a PM?
   • How would you explain the PM’s role to your grandmother?
   • How have you learned about Product Management so far?

   
   * Please note this doesn’t guarantee your spot on the program, as we need to make sure all applicants meet the minimal requirements.
   * Your intended donation will not affect your chances to be accepted to the program at this stage!

2. Applications review
   Our staff will filter out the applications that don’t meet the minimal requirements, as defined above. We’ll then review the valid applicant’s answers to the open questions, and their LinkedIn profiles, and invite the top 45 applicants to complete their application to the program (via email).
   All applicants should receive their program application status by 13.11.2022.

    

3. Donate and secure your place
   The 45 applicants selected will have 48 hours (until 15.11.2022, 20:00) to complete their registration, by making their donation, in order to secure their spots in the program.
   Applicants who fail to complete their registration in time will vacant their spots for the applicants in the waiting list.
   Private students donations will range between ₪3,500 – ₪5,000.
   Business students donations are ₪8,500.
   
   

4. The waiting list
   Valid applicants who met the minimal requirements, which did not rank within the top 45 applications to be initially accepted – will automatically be placed on the Waiting List. Available spots will be offered to waiting list applicants as they become available, until the end of the 2nd week of the program.

Students are allowed to miss up to 3 lecture sessions and 2 group coaching sessions, at most.

Students who don’t meet this requirement for any reason – will not be allowed to continue or graduate the program.

Most lectures will be recorded for student use only, and we kindly request you respect our lecturers IP and refrain from sharing their recorded sessions or any other lecture materials outside the program.
Coaching sessions will be recorded at the sole discretion of the team coach.

In person meetups or in person coaching sessions are not mandatory, but are highly recommended. They will not be recorded, but may be broadcasted live.

• Come to sessions prepared, with homework ready.

• Actively participate in the group coaching sessions.

• Keep your camera on and your microphone muted throughout all sessions.

• Fill out feedbacks after every session.
  Students who miss more than 3 feedback forms for sessions that they attended throughout the program – will not be allowed to continue or graduate the program.

The final project will be kicked off in our 3rd meetup – 08.02.2023, 18:30.

It will be done in pairs, testing your team work – as well as your knowledge. Outputs must meet their defined scope of work and expected level of quality to qualify for successful graduation. 

Deliverables expected include:

• Detailed project deck

• 10 min pitch deck

• Spec document

• Wireframe  

• 23 Lectures by industry leading product managers
• 7 Practice sessions in small groups led by a dedicated senior product manager
• 4 Course exclusive meetups hosted by Israel’s top tech companies
• 1 Final graduation project to prepare you for home assignments
  
  

Students who successfully meet all of the requirements above will qualify to graduate the program, and will receive a graduation certificate, as well as join our newly forming graduates community for exclusive perks and discounts on further Product training.

Students are required to donate between ₪3,500 – ₪5,000 to Give&Tech to complete their applications to the program. 90% of the program donations will be donated by Give&Tech’s to other NPOs. The remaining 10% will be used to help expand our future impact. 

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Donations will not be refunded after 16.12.2022 (the 3rd day of lectures).
Cancellations for any reason after that time will not be refunded.

Lectures, group coaching sessions and meetups will mostly be held in Hebrew.
Reading materials, decks and written program correspondence will mostly be done in English.