Platform and API product management : structured guidance to help you confidently manage internal platforms and APIs.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Chang, Sheila, instructor.

O'Reilly (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer interfaces.

Computing platforms.

Product management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (4 hr., 41 min.)) : sound, color.

Edition:

[First edition].

Place of Publication:

[Sebastopol, Caifornia] : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2026.

Summary:

Managing internal platforms and APIs requires a unique skill set that traditional product management training overlooks. Platform PMs without a technical background must go beyond standard product management skills and develop a technical understanding. Yet, most available resources focus on developers and engineers, leaving product managers without structured guidance. This knowledge gap makes technical PM roles hard to fill and even harder to succeed in. So if you've transitioned from product management to platform product management, you may be asking: What value does a platform deliver, and how do I demonstrate it to business stakeholders? What success metrics should I track? How do they connect to business objectives? How do I conduct discovery for technical products? What technical knowledge do I actually need? This course provides structured, accessible guidance to help you confidently manage internal platforms and APIs. Through real-world case studies, you'll learn how to define platform value, align its strategy with business objectives, and establish success metrics. The course also covers essential technical concepts, developer experience (DX), and platform discovery techniques. Whether you're stepping into a technical PM role or refining your expertise, this course will teach you to apply established product management frameworks to the unique challenges of managing platform products. What you'll learn and how to apply it By the end of the course, you will be able to: Apply core product management principles to platform product management. Define a platform's value proposition and success metrics using Lean Canvas. Align platform strategy with business goals and communicate its value to stakeholders. Collaborate on APIs design to enhance developer experience (DX). Work across technical and non-technical teams to drive platform adoption. Test APIs to ensure usability. Module Learning Objectives Module 1: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to differentiate four kinds of platforms and articulate how they interconnect in an ecosystem that supports a business model. Module 2: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to define a strategy for a product platform, identify who their customers and users are, what problems they face, what solution can solve the problem, what value the solution brings to internal teams and to the business, what metrics they should measure to understand its success, and how defining use cases can help them find Platform-Market Fit. Module 3: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to validate the hypotheses outlined in the Lean Canvas using Design Thinking principles to create a user-centered platform. Module 4: By the end of this module, the learner will be able to understand how Google Maps API works and how it affects end users, then practice the full set of CRUD operations and identify common API inconsistencies. This course is for you if you are a: Technical Product Manager, API product manager, or Platform Product Managers--especially those without a technical background--who have moved recently from customer-facing products to internal platforms and have no clue how to manage technical products. Product manager who wants to learn how to manage internal platforms to open up new career opportunities. Tech lead, Software engineer, or Developer who recently moved into technical product management and needs structured guidance on product management principles. Product designer who wants to learn about API design, developer experience, and wants to adapt design thinking methodologies for technical products. Prerequisites: Intermediary experience in product management: discovery, delivery, and launch techniques skills.

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

OCLC:

1593772421

Publisher Number:

0642572017055