--- title: Forward Deployed Product Manager | Live Course | Get In Tech url: https://getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm description: Win and lead customer AI projects: discovery, the business case, a first prototype with engineers, and adoption after go live. Live cohort, starts January 9. --- [All courses](https://getintech.ca/courses) Forward Deployed Product Manager Project management Intermediate New # 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 CA$399 plus tax Starts January 9, 2027 When Saturdays and Sundays, 12:30 to 2:00 PM ET Length 4 weekends, 8 live classes of 1.5 hours View the curriculum Share[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm)[X](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm&text=Forward%20Deployed%20Product%20Manager%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech)[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm)[WhatsApp](https://wa.me/?text=Forward%20Deployed%20Product%20Manager%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech%20https%3A//getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm)[Email](mailto:?subject=Forward%20Deployed%20Product%20Manager%20%7C%20Get%20In%20Tech&body=https%3A//getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-pm) OutcomesCurriculumWho it is forScheduleMatching jobsFAQ ## 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 01 Class 1: The FDPM role 3 topics - How FDPMs and FDEs split the work - Where AI projects are won and lost - The engagement map you will follow in this course 02 Class 2: Discovery and use case selection 3 topics - Running discovery with business owners and users - Scoring use cases on value, data and risk - Choosing the first use case to fund 03 Class 3: The business case 3 topics - Baselines, savings and value measures leaders trust - Costs: build, run and change - Writing a business case that gets approved 04 Class 4: Leading the prototype 3 topics - Writing a brief engineers can build from - Running short build cycles with demos - Deciding go, change or stop 05 Class 5: Risk, governance and approvals 3 topics - Privacy, security and responsible AI reviews - Approval gates and who signs what - Keeping a risk log leaders read 06 Class 6: Production handover 3 topics - Handover plans with operations teams - Support, monitoring and ownership after go live - Measuring value after launch 07 Class 7: Adoption and change 3 topics - Bringing users along: training and champions - Tracking adoption and acting on it - Reporting value back to the sponsor 08 Class 8: Capstone and interview prep 3 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 Saturday, January 9, 2027 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](https://getintech.ca/instructors). ## Jobs that ask for these skills Real AI and tech jobs in Canada, from verified employers and employers' own careers pages. Open jobs in Canada [All product manager jobs](https://getintech.ca/jobs?q=product%20manager) [**Browse jobs that need Forward Deployed Product Manager skills**Pay shown, apply on the employer's own site](https://getintech.ca/jobs?q=product%20manager) ## 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. ## Related courses [Project management · Intermediate PMP Exam Prep Starts February 6 · CA$399](https://getintech.ca/course/pmp-prep)[Project management · Advanced Leading AI Programs and Governance Starts February 10 · CA$99](https://getintech.ca/course/ai-program-leadership)[AI · Intermediate Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) Starts January 9 · CA$399](https://getintech.ca/course/forward-deployed-engineer)