Founded by lead instructor Quadri Oshibotu in 2020, Product Hall offers instruction and mentorship in product management. The school’s students include both career-changers looking to enter the field of product management as well as current product managers seeking a solid foundation in the essentials of the industry.
Product Hall is a newcomer to the tech education industry, but the school’s founder brings significant experience. Quadri Oshibotu established the school in his longtime Toronto home in 2020, coinciding with the release of his book, Product Management: A Complete Guide on Creating Products That People Love (published by Product Hall). Earlier that same year, Oshibotu left his job as lead project management instructor at General Assembly’s Toronto campus to found and lead Product Hall. Since 2013, Oshibotu has himself worked in product management for enterprises like Tiny Hearts, Gigster, and Connected. While serving as lead instructor at his own school, Oshibotus continues to gain experience in the industry, working as a senior project manager at Alcumus. In this way, Oshibotu brings current trends and practices in product management into his classrooms.
While its founder lives and works in Toronto, Product Hall is a fully virtual school. It maintains no physical headquarters and all instruction and mentorship is delivered fully online.
As its name suggests, Product Hall’s curriculum focuses exclusively on product, specifically product management. Prospective students looking to survey their product education options before committing to a course provider can make use of Noble Desktop’s Classes Near Me tool. The database of education providers allows prospective students to find and compare classes and bootcamps in product management.
Product Hall’s singular class is their signature product management program. Divided into two units, “Research and Strategy” and “Deliver and Success,” the program trains students for careers in product management. Students learn about the industry and the product lifecycle as well as some fundamental UX/UI principles. They also discover strategies and frameworks for successful product development, such as Lean, Agile, and Scrum, and dig into important ideas such as proof of concept, minimum viable product, and Lean product development. Later in the course, students learn strategies for stakeholder management, as well as product delivery, marketing, and launch.
The product management program at Product Hall is fully virtual. Classes run live online one evening per week, for two and a half hours, over 10 weeks. The part-time schedule allows students to study part-time while continuing to work, as some students who study at Product Hall are themselves current product professionals. Cohorts participate in virtual discussions as they practice each week’s new material. Students learn from the lead instructor Quadri Oshibotu as well as guest instructors in the product industry working at enterprises such as Homebase, Shopify, and Smart Recruiters. Throughout the course, students work on a product of their own design, participating in a final presentation in which they pitch their product.
In order to initiate the application process, students complete a short online form, including their LinkedIn profile and a short essay about their career goals. Product Hall’s product management course is open to students of all backgrounds, including complete novices as well as new product managers who work in the industry and are interested in solidifying their skills.
Tuition for Product Hall’s product management course is US $2,997. The school advertises that flexible payment options are negotiable for students who cannot pay the tuition fee in full upfront.
The final weeks of the product management course at Product Hall include time dedicated to developing application materials and learning interview skills specific to the field product management. The final presentation that each student gives on a product of their own devising can be included in the student’s professional portfolio. Students also receive mentorship during the run of the course and can continue working with their mentor after graduation.
Product Hall is a young school and does not currently report student outcomes in terms of graduation or job placement rates. Graduates of the product management program have gone on to careers at LeadDelta, Rangle.io, and Union Realtime. The school also advertises that the lead instructor Quadri Oshibotu has, in his previous jobs, taught students who now work at Intuit, Loblaw Digital, Scotiabank, and Toronto-Dominion Bank.
While Product Hall is a new program, it has already collected a loyal following of alumni. Graduates of the school, including students new to product management and those with some experience in the field, share their appreciation of the comprehensive curriculum as well as the dedicated mentorship. One graduate said that “[t]he course is well-structured, the content is thought-provoking and each lecture is quite engaging,” offering a streamlined learning experience. Several students have praised their experience learning with the founder and lead instructor specifically. One graduate, in appreciating learning from an industry professional, described Quadri Oshibotu as “a thorough and methodical instructor who draws upon his years of experience to deliver a superb introduction to product management for new learners.” As another graduate observed, “There are plenty of other courses which offer more or less similar course structure,” but “what sets Product Hall apart is Quadri’s ability to attend to each student personally as well as offer mentorship and guidance as and when needed.” For these students, the supportive learning environment and the captivating curriculum created a positive experience studying at this new school.
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Product Hall’s product management course runs part-time for 10 weeks, allowing students to study while working. By the end of the course, students will have delivered a presentation on a product of their own design.
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