Course Overview
This intensive two-day course transforms participants into effective Product Owners for embedded systems products. You’ll learn to navigate the unique challenges of hardware-software co-development, manage long lead times, coordinate with suppliers, and balance safety requirements with market demands. Perfect for product managers in automotive, medical devices, industrial IoT, and consumer electronics.
Beyond traditional Product Owner training, this course addresses the realities of embedded product development: hardware revision cycles, component sourcing challenges, compliance requirements, and the need to make product decisions before physical prototypes exist. You’ll learn practical techniques for managing backlogs that span multiple engineering disciplines, coordinating with suppliers and manufacturing partners, and making data-driven decisions using field telemetry from deployed devices.
Learning Objectives
- Master the Product Owner role for embedded systems development
- Manage backlogs spanning hardware, firmware, and software components
- Plan roadmaps considering hardware revision cycles and lead times
- Balance safety, compliance, and market requirements effectively
- Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturing, and cross-functional teams
- Make data-driven decisions using field telemetry and diagnostics
- Handle trade-offs between features, cost, power, and time-to-market
Topics Covered
- Embedded Product Owner Fundamentals - Role in hardware-software products
- Backlog Management - Coordinating across engineering disciplines
- Requirements & Compliance - Safety standards and regulations
- Supplier Coordination - Managing external dependencies effectively
- Roadmap Planning - Accounting for hardware cycles and lead times
- Data-Driven Decisions - Using field telemetry and diagnostics
- Cross-Functional Leadership - Working with diverse technical teams
- Trade-off Management - Balancing cost, features, and time-to-market
What You Get
- Practical techniques for embedded product ownership
- Real-world case studies from automotive, medical, and IoT
- Templates for hardware-software roadmaps and backlogs
- Strategies for supplier and stakeholder management
- Hands-on exercises with embedded product scenarios
- Networking with embedded product professionals
- Certificate of completion