Close the gap between PM and product leader in 3 days.

Austin, TX  |  In-Person  |  May 19-21, 2026

Optimal Product Management in-person training in Austin with one of the most experienced product instructors in the industry.

Walk away certified, equipped, and ready. Limited seats available.

Want to know more? Download the syllabus below.

What can change in 3 days?

Most product management training teaches you frameworks. This teaches you how to think.

After Optimal Product Management, you’ll leave with:

  • A real product strategy
  • Confidence leading cross-functional teams without the politics
  • The Productside Product Blueprint and Playbook (20+ templates and guides you’ll actually use)
  • The AIPMM Certified Product Manager™ credential: a two-hour proctored exam
  • Personalized coaching from a senior instructor in a class capped at 20
  • Frameworks to use on Monday morning
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Your instructor: Tom Evans

Senior Principal Consultant, Productside

Tom has spent decades helping product teams (from scrappy startups to Fortune 500s) build the right products, for the right people, profitably.

He has advised companies across six continents, contributed to two published books on product management, and holds four AIPMM certifications, including the one you’ll be working toward.

He teaches what he has seen work, across hundreds of real product teams, in markets around the world.

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