Software product management (PROD) is a course that teaches students software product management using the case method.
If you are new to the concept of teaching cases, please read the case method explained first.
I don’t have comprehensive teaching instructions at hand, so you may simply want to see how I used to teach it.
Introduction
| # | Content | Slides | Video | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A01 | Course Introduction | PDF, ODP | – | 30 min. |
| A02 | Course Homework | PDF, ODP | – | 30 min. |
| A03 | Working Teaching Cases | PDF, ODP | – | 30min. |
| B01 | Software Products | PDF, ODP | – | 30 min. |
| B02 | Software Product Revenue | PDF, ODP | – | 30 min. |
| B03 | The Software Industry | PDF, ODP | – | 30 min. |
| C01 | Software Product Management | PDF, ODP | – | 45 min. |
| C02 | Strategic Product Management | PDF, ODP | – | 45 min. |
| C03 | Technical Product Management | PDF, ODP | – | 45 min. |
| C04 | User Experience Design | PDF, ODP | – | 45 min. |
Teaching cases
| Case ID | Case Name | Case | Pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01 | The Case of SUSE Manager | 34 | |
| 2016-04 | Pricing at Everest SARL | – | |
| 2016-03 | Hard Software Marketing Choices at ownCloud | 31 | |
| 2016-02 | Stock Options at Caldera | 19 | |
| 2016-01 | Getting Licensing Right at ownCloud | 29 | |
| 2014-03 | Specifying ‘Wow!’ at Elektrobit | 20 | |
| 2014-02 | Switching Suppliers at Nokia | 16 | |
| 2014-01 | User Experience Design at Immowelt | – | |
| 2013-03 | Confused Modeling at Eva’s Way (retired) | – | |
| 2013-02 | Two-sided Markets at Netdosis | 27 | |
| 2013-01 | Herding Requirements at GfK (retired) | – | |
| 2012-02 | Going Agile at Elisa (retired) | – | |
| 2012-01 | Ensuring Innovation at Method Park | 20 |
Supplements
Lecturers at accredited universities and teaching organizations can request case materials from us. These case materials should not be given to students. To request materials, please send me email and let us know which case you are interested in. We typically offer at least the following materials:
- Class slides for teaching the case in class
- Homework solution (for example case question)
License
Unless specified otherwise, the PROD introductory lectures are licensed under the CreativeCommons CC BY 4.0 International license.
Credits
Software Product Management (PM by Case) teaching cases are being written by
- Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle
- The students of FAU
Copyediting is or has been being performed by
- Dinakar Geddapu
- Grace Ting
- FAU Sprachendienst
Process support is being or has been provided by
- Ann Barcomb, MSc (2014-2015)
Funds for PM by Case have been provided by the
- Professorship of Open Source Software
- Studienzuschusskommission Informatik (2015)
Additional credits are listed at the end of each case.