
Sales and MarketingProduct Management and Go to Market Planning
A product manager is accountable for an outcome while holding authority over almost nothing, and the job is largely deciding what not to build and persuading people who do not report to them. This course builds that capability. Delegates work through discovering what customers actually need as distinct from what they request, and the evidence that separates the two. Defining a product and writing requirements that a team can build from follows. Prioritisation is treated as the central skill, including saying no with a reason. Pricing and packaging decisions are covered. Launch planning is addressed end to end: readiness across sales, support and operations, and the launch that fails because one of them was not ready. Measuring adoption and deciding whether to continue, change or withdraw follows. The course closes on the roadmap as a communication tool and on managing stakeholders without authority.
Course objectives
- Separate what customers need from what they request
- Write requirements a team can build from
- Prioritise ruthlessly and say no with a reason
- Decide pricing and packaging for a product
- Plan a launch with sales, support and operations ready
- Measure adoption and decide to continue, change or withdraw
- Use a roadmap to communicate and manage stakeholders without authority
Who should attend
- Product managers and product owners
- Marketing managers responsible for a product line
- Business analysts moving into product roles
- Commercial managers launching new offerings
- Founders and business owners defining a product
Course outline
- 01Accountable without authority
- 02Needs against requests
- 03Defining a product and writing requirements
- 04Prioritisation and saying no
- 05Pricing and packaging
- 06Launch readiness across functions
- 07Measuring adoption after launch
- 08Roadmaps, withdrawal decisions and stakeholders
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 to 13 November 2026 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 December 2026 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 17 February 2027 | Lusaka, Zambia | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 22 to 24 February 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |