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From Product Strategy to Product Leadership Specialization

Stanford Online

From Product Strategy to Product Leadership Specialization

Lead Products from Strategy to Scale.

Build product strategy, organizations, alignment, and executive leadership skills.

Donna Novitsky
Robert Sutton
Michael Lepech

Instructors: Donna Novitsky

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Formulate product strategies across business models, markets, and growth stages.

  • Design product organizations, teams, partnerships, and stakeholder alignment practices.

  • Navigate difficult leadership scenarios and prepare for executive product roles.

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October 2026

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Specialization - 4 course series

Foundations of Product Strategy

Foundations of Product Strategy

Course 1, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Distinguish product vision from product strategy.

  • Adapt product strategy to B2C, B2B, B2B2C, marketplace, and platform models.

  • Identify strategy considerations for regulated industries.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Product Strategy
Category: Business-To-Consumer
Category: B2B Sales
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Product Planning
Category: Product Management
Category: Innovation
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Product Roadmaps
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Leading Products Through Growth and Scale

Leading Products Through Growth and Scale

Course 2, 10 hours

What you'll learn

  • Lead product decisions across startup, scaleup, and mature company stages.

  • Evaluate expansion, technical debt, product innovation, and sunsetting choices.

  • Analyze build, buy, and partner options, including give-get considerations.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Product Strategy
Category: Strategic Partnership
Category: Market Opportunities
Category: Expectation Management
Category: Go To Market Strategy
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
Category: New Product Development
Category: Negotiation
Category: Product Management
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Innovation
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Scalability
Category: Prototyping
Building and Leading Product Organizations

Building and Leading Product Organizations

Course 3, 5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design product teams using topology, ratios, and hiring considerations.

  • Compare strong and weak product cultures and organizational practices.

  • Apply leadership principles, influence, and product leader mindset concepts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Leadership
Category: Leadership and Management
Category: Organizational Structure
Category: Product Management
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Emotional Intelligence
Category: Team Motivation
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Team Building
Category: Leadership Development
Category: Interviewing Skills
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Culture
Category: Assertiveness
Category: Initiative and Leadership
Category: Influencing
Category: Stakeholder Communications
Category: Talent Acquisition
Category: Empowerment
Category: Team Management
Product Leadership in Complex Organizations

Product Leadership in Complex Organizations

Course 4, 7 hours

What you'll learn

  • Drive cross-functional alignment through planning, trust, and stakeholder coordination.

  • Navigate downturns, layoffs, product failure, and product sunsetting scenarios.

  • Identify pathways and skills for moving from product leadership to executive roles.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Product Strategy
Category: Cross-Functional Collaboration
Category: Product Roadmaps
Category: Coordinating
Category: Product Management
Category: Influencing
Category: Stakeholder Management
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Change Management
Category: Employee Engagement
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Relationship Building
Category: Product Lifecycle Management
Category: Cross-Functional Team Leadership
Category: Product Planning
Category: Crisis Management
Category: Executive Presence
Category: Value Propositions

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Donna Novitsky
Stanford Online
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