Forward Deployed Product Manager
A Forward Deployed Product Manager wins customer AI projects and leads them to adoption: finding the use case worth funding, writing the business case, steering a first prototype with engineers and making sure people actually use the result. This cohort follows one customer engagement across four weekends.
- Live cohort, online
- 4 weekends, 8 live classes of 1.5 hours
- Intermediate level
- Certificate you can verify
- Recordings included
What you will be able to do
- Run discovery and find the AI use case worth funding
- Write the business case and success measures that win approval
- Lead a prototype with engineers through to a production handover
- Manage customer stakeholders, risk and adoption
Hands on project
Capstone: a full engagement pack for a customer AI project: use case, business case, prototype brief, risk log and adoption plan.
Curriculum
8 modules, 24 topics
01Class 1: The FDPM role3 topics
- How FDPMs and FDEs split the work
- Where AI projects are won and lost
- The engagement map you will follow in this course
02Class 2: Discovery and use case selection3 topics
- Running discovery with business owners and users
- Scoring use cases on value, data and risk
- Choosing the first use case to fund
03Class 3: The business case3 topics
- Baselines, savings and value measures leaders trust
- Costs: build, run and change
- Writing a business case that gets approved
04Class 4: Leading the prototype3 topics
- Writing a brief engineers can build from
- Running short build cycles with demos
- Deciding go, change or stop
05Class 5: Risk, governance and approvals3 topics
- Privacy, security and responsible AI reviews
- Approval gates and who signs what
- Keeping a risk log leaders read
06Class 6: Production handover3 topics
- Handover plans with operations teams
- Support, monitoring and ownership after go live
- Measuring value after launch
07Class 7: Adoption and change3 topics
- Bringing users along: training and champions
- Tracking adoption and acting on it
- Reporting value back to the sponsor
08Class 8: Capstone and interview prep3 topics
- Present your engagement plan to a mock steering committee
- FDPM and AI PM interview formats
- Feedback and next steps
Tools you will use
- Business case template
- Use case scoring sheet
- Risk and approval log
- Adoption dashboard template
Who this course is for
- Project, program and product managers moving into AI
- Business analysts and consultants who lead customer projects
- Delivery leads who work beside Forward Deployed Engineers
What to know first
- Some experience running projects or working with customers
- No coding needed
Upcoming schedule
Starts
Live sessions
Saturdays and Sundays, 12:30 to 2:00 PM ET
Format
4 weekends, 8 live classes of 1.5 hours
CA$399
A certificate employers can check
Every certificate has a code anyone can verify on getintech.ca. It also shows on your talent profile, so verified employers see it as a proven skill.
Taught live by practitioners who do this work. Meet the instructors.
Jobs that ask for these skills
Real AI and tech jobs in Canada, from verified employers and employers' own careers pages.
Questions about this course
Do I need to code?
No. You will work beside engineers, so the course explains enough of the technology to lead well, without any coding.
How is this different from a regular PM course?
It focuses on customer AI projects: winning the work, proving value fast and getting real adoption, not general product management.
Is the class live or recorded?
Live, on a video call in Eastern time, with time for your questions. Every session is also recorded, and you keep the recordings for 30 days.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Finish the class and its exercises and you get a Get In Tech certificate with a code employers can check online.
Can my employer pay?
Yes. We invoice companies directly, and for three or more people from one team we can run a private session.
Are prices in Canadian dollars?
Yes. Prices are in CAD before tax. Sales tax is added at checkout based on your billing address.
Can I get a refund?
All sales are final, with no refunds. The one exception: if a PMP or BA cohort does not reach 10 students, you can move to the next cohort or get a full refund.