Thursdays @ 7 pm at ILC (Room TBD - Check Slack!)

September 8th: Welcome Meeting

• Introduction to Product Management
• UMass Products SWOT (Spire, Moodle, Piazza, etc.)
• Careers in PM and Applications

September 16th: After COVID Effects

• Apple Event Recap and Current Events Discussion
• Interactive Activity: COVID-19 Pandemic Feature Brainstorm!

September 23rd: Uber Product Breakdown

• Interactive Activity: Break apart Uber: why was each feature/design decision made?
• Current Events Discussion

September 30th: Notion Workshop

• Using Notion as software workflow: Classes Notes, Reading List, Portfolio
• Interactive Activity: Building your first Notion workstation

October 7th: Ethical Lines as a PM

• Interactive Activity: What lines should a PM not cross? (In terms of data collection, notifications, etc.)
• Current Events Discussion

October 14th: Design using Figma

• Design Thinking Seminar
• Interactive Activity: Building your first UI design using Figma

October 21th: Product Management Careers

• How do you pursue PM as a career?
• Interview Activity: Resume, Mock Interview

October 28th: Panel Speaker Series

• Interactive Activity: Alumni and Professional PMs provide their perspective

November 4th: No Meeting / Happy Diwali

November 11th: No Meeting / Veterans Day

November 18th: FinTech Discussion

November 25th: No Meeting / Happy Thanksgiving!