Systems Thinking For It Product Managers
Published 2/2026
Created by Dean Armada
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920x1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Level: Intermediate | Genre: eLearning | Language: English | Duration: 25 Lectures ( 1h 21m ) | Size: 1.31 GB
✓ Understand how systems thinking applies to IT infrastructure and cybersecurity product decisions
✓ Evaluate products based on risk, lifecycle, integration, and business impact-not just features
✓ Make better trade-off decisions across technology, security, cost, and operations
✓ Communicate product value clearly to engineers, security teams, and business stakeholders
✓ Assess product choices in terms of business value, investment impact, and long-term return
Requirements
● Basic understanding of IT or technology environments
● Familiarity with servers, networks, cloud, or security concepts
● Exposure to product, solution, or technical decision-making
● Willingness to think beyond features and tools
Description
Systems Thinking for IT Product Managers is a practical course designed for professionals who manage, evaluate, or influence technology and cybersecurity products in complex enterprise environments. This course is ideal for IT product managers, product owners, solution managers, technical leaders, and business decision-makers working across IT infrastructure, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity solutions.
Modern IT products operate within interconnected systems that include networks, servers, security controls, vendors, distributors, resellers, customers, and business stakeholders. Traditional feature-based or linear product management approaches often fail in these environments. This course introduces systems thinking as a structured way to improve IT product management, risk-based decision making, and technology investment planning.
You will learn how to evaluate IT infrastructure and cybersecurity products beyond technical features-considering integration, lifecycle management, operational impact, security risk, and business value. The course covers core IT product management principles before exploring real-world scenarios in networking, server platforms, and cybersecurity technologies. Topics include hardware vs software trade-offs, multi-vendor environments, product lifecycle planning (EOL/EOS), cybersecurity product landscapes, and aligning security investments with business objectives.
This course is especially valuable for professionals working with IT vendors, distributors, and resellers, as well as end-user organizations responsible for product adoption and retirement decisions. By the end of the course, learners will be able to communicate more effectively with engineering teams, security teams, CISOs, CIOs, sales teams, and executives-while making informed product and investment decisions that reduce risk and maximize long-term value.
Who this course is for
■ Junior Product Managers
■ Senior Product Managers
■ Product Owners
■ Tech Leads working closely with product
■ Business Leaders in IT Reseller and Distribution Organizations
■ Founders wearing a product hat
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