# Course : Product Life Cycle from a PO lens

> Mindera · Porto, Portugal (Hybrid) · — · Posted 2026-03-06

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Mindera Education

## Description

This course provides a practical foundation in Product Management across the full Product Life Cycle, from Discovery to Delivery.

Participants will learn how to apply real-world techniques in problem analysis, user experience, prioritization, MVP definition, roadmap planning, and Agile delivery practices.

The course also explores the use of AI tools to support product work, focusing on practical application and modern product development workflows.[](https://storage.googleapis.com/code-academy-media-uploads/Test_Automation_Warm_Up_with_Playwright_1st_Ed_a5a16be6ef/Test_Automation_Warm_Up_with_Playwright_1st_Ed_a5a16be6ef.pdf)  

**Course Outline**

**Module 1 – Course Introduction & Product Life Cycle (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Course overview
-   Presentation of the product that will be developed throughout the course
-   Product Life Cycle: Discovery, Definition, Execution, and Delivery

**Module 2 – Product Discovery (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Problem Identification
-   Requirements Gathering
-   Discovery techniques
-   Market and competitor analysis Exercise

**Module 3 – User Journey & Prototyping (3h)**

**Content:**

-   User Journey mapping
-   Prototyping
-   AI Prototyping Exercise

**Module 4 – Solution Definition & Prioritisation (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Solution definition
-   Prioritisation techniques
-   MVP Concept and Definition

**Module 5 – Work Breakdown & High-Level Estimation (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Work Breakdown structure
-   High-level estimation techniques
-   Exercise

**Module 6 – Roadmap & MVP Strategy (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Roadmap definition and exercise
-   MVP evolution and Stakeholders Management

**Module 7 – Agile Fundamentals (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Agile introduction
-   Scrum introduction

**Module 8 – Writing User Stories (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Structure and best practices
-   User Stories exercise
-   Using AI to write User Stories

**Module 9 – Product Backlog & Refinement (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Product Backlog exercise
-   Prioritisation techniques
-   Refinement introduction

**Module 10 – Sprint Planning & Daily (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Preparing and facilitating Sprint Planning

**Module 11 – Sprint Review & Retrospective (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Prepara a Sprint Review
-   Sprint review documents
-   Retrospective techniques

**Module 12 – Stakeholder Management & Closing (3h)**

**Content:**

-   Stakeholder management
-   Communication and alignment
-   Course wrap-up and key takeaways

**How much will I pay to be a part of this program?**

Price: 700€ + VAT

[](https://www.iefp.pt/cheque-formacao-digital)

**When will classes be?**

Dates: 05/12/2026 - 06/25/2026

Tuesday and Thursday, from 7 pm to 10 pm

## Requirements

We've already told you we're looking for highly driven people with lots of will to learn! Aside from that, you should also be passionate about technology, fairly comfortable with both written and spoken English.

## Benefits

You will have the opportunity to take a course within a tech company, learn from people with experience in the area and experience Mindera's unique culture.

## Apply

[Apply at Mindera](https://apply.workable.com/minderacraft/j/041CF17832/apply)

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