Free Lesson
Technical skills for non-tech leaders: the basics
60 min
Mar 14, 2025 2:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
In this video
What you'll learn
Recognize PM situations which need tech skills
From tech giants, to smaller tech products, to day-to-day PM situations: I'll show examples and share a handy checklist
Practice Tech skill #1: building a Microservice architecture
We'll take an example of a simple app and build a Service Diagram together
Practice Tech skill #2: understanding APIs
We'll discuss API 101, and you'll make a real API call. I'll explain and share an “API for PMs” checklist.
Why this topic matters
Product Managers (including project/design/etc managers) with tech skills lead complex products and are highly valued in the IT market. They (1) understand what powers 99% of all products you see, (2) accurately estimate deadlines, (3) speak the same language with their dev teams.
You'll learn from
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Vladimir Kalmykov
Lead PM @ Booking.com