• €649 or 2 monthly payments of €325

Advanced Course in Product Analytics

  • Starts Apr 23

This Advanced Course in Product Analytics will train you to use data for strategic decision-making and optimizing product performance. You will learn to link business and product metrics and gain key insights by analyzing distributions, funnels, and cohorts. The course includes written and video content, practical exercises, case studies, and live sessions featuring real-world examples from invited professionals.

Objectives

This Advanced Course in Product Analytics is designed for professionals already familiar with the basics of Product Analytics and comfortable with regular data analysis in their daily work.

The course aims to:

  1. Teach how to utilize data at every stage of the product process, from problem discovery and research to defining scope, designing data-driven features, and tracking for iterative improvements.

  2. Provide advanced analytical tools for extracting comprehensive insights from business and product data. Learn to read distributions to avoid average bias, and analyze complex funnels and cohorts.

  3. Explore key business metrics, learning to integrate business-focused metrics with product strategies for better alignment and decision-making.

  4. Cover essential best practices for working with data, including advanced collection techniques for future AI model development and experimentation.

This Advanced Course in Product Analytics will equip you with the knowledge and skills to turn data into valuable insights, driving growth and success in your product ventures.

Let me give you a tour of the course so you can get a feel for the content, the exercises, and the types of analysis you will perform and learn.

Testimonials

from former participants

If you really want to understand your business and/or product through data and justify to the business why your feature saves money or increases revenue, this course is ideal. Short but intense, demanding but very, very useful. It's 200% worth it.

Maria Paula Espinel

Lead Product Manager at Idealista

I ask better questions now. I have more clarity about what to look for, where, and what I need. I understand better how to connect business and product metrics. If you are already data-driven, you will get 10 times more value from your daily routine.

I have greatly benefited from the course. The demand is the most positive aspect. The depth and complexity of the exercises seem key to fully absorbing the way of thinking and the tools. The connection with the business helped me a lot to connect ideas.

A 'hands-on' course that is a bargain. The syllabus attracted me and it has been very comprehensive. The price is very competitive. This course requires self-discipline, but that's something expected from an advanced professional.

I have learned to use data from a higher-level perspective, connecting it better with business outcomes. And to connect it better for impact and relate it to the levers to be activated

Coming from a technical background, this has greatly helped me get up to speed. I have gained a better understanding of which metrics are important, tools to analyze them, how to influence them, and how to connect all this with the business.

This course has been instrumental in my growth as a Product professional. It has enhanced my ability to clearly comprehend and articulate problems, and confidently present well-informed improvement suggestions to the business team.

I highly recommend it, 200%. It’s a course that makes you think instead of just repeating exercises. This method is very risky but much more valuable. You'll clear your mind to relearn how to think. However, it’s six very intense weeks!

Fantastic course for those with intermediate knowledge, who need to see the value and impact of analytics in their company. With lots of truly practical exercises!

Carlos Beneyto

Product at Idealista

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

This course is designed for:

  • Professionals in Product, Engineering, and Data roles who already have an understanding of Product Analytics. Ideal candidates are those who regularly use data and feel comfortable conducting analyses.

  • Startup Founders and Entrepreneurs looking to deepen their understanding of how to measure and optimize the effectiveness of their products using advanced analytical tools and techniques.

To enroll in the Advanced Course on Product Analytics, you should be proficient in analyzing data sets, familiar with pivot tables, formulas, and capable of deriving insights from data. If you are not yet comfortable with these skills or they are not part of your daily routine, it is recommended that you first complete the Fundamentals course.

If you are unsure which course is right for you, feel free to contact me. I am here to help you choose the learning path that best suits your needs and goals.

Participating Companies

Professionals from the following companies, among many others, have taken the course.

Methodology and Dates

This course lasts six weeks and follows a flipped classroom methodology, where students are expected to lead their own learning. The course consists of four modules within these six weeks. You'll learn at your own pace through reading lessons, watching videos, and completing multiple analytical exercises. Additionally, you'll collaboratively solve an analytical case study involving product and business data in a spreadsheet before each Live Session. There will be four Office Hour sessions available for you to attend and get your doubts resolved.

In the Live Sessions, we'll explore different real-world scenarios of advanced analytics presented by several senior professionals. These sessions will include live exercises, addressing your questions, and jointly solving the weekly product and business analytical case.

The dates for the live sessions are as follows:

  • Wednesday, April 23 from 9 to 10 CET – Introduction

  • Wednesday, April 30 from 9 to 12 CET – Module 1

  • Wednesday, May 14 from 9 to 12 CET – Module 2

  • Wednesday, May 28 from 9 to 12 CET – Module 3

  • Wednesday, June 4 from 9 to 12 CET – Module 4

Expect to dedicate 6 to 10 hours per week outside of the live sessions for content learning and exercise completion. It's advised not to enroll in the course if you cannot commit this amount of time. Mastering analytics requires hours of practice.

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Syllabus

All written content is in English. Videos are in Spanish. The live sessions will be in Spanish or English, depending on the invited professional. If you prefer to take the course entirely in English, please let me know, as I am planning to organize an English edition soon.

We will have a group where you can ask questions during and after the course. This allows you to resolve any doubts as you begin implementing the learnings in your company. You will have access to the course content for at least one year.


Module 1: Product Analytics and Data Visualization Best Practices

  • Self-paced

    • Establishing a Data-Driven Culture: Introduction, Components, and Best Practices

    • The Role of Product Analytics across Stages: Discovery, Prioritization, Research, Shaping, Design, Launch, Iteration, and Retirement

    • Exploring Different Data Types: Transactional vs. Behavioral (Event) Data

    • Best Practices for Data Collection during Feature Development

    • Case Study: Requesting a Trip on Uber

    • Building Measurable Products: Effective collaboration among Product, Engineering, and Data Teams

    • Unmasking the Full Picture: The Symbiosis of Qualitative and Quantitative Data

    • Principles and Best Practices for Data Visualization: Transforming Data into Insights and Narratives

  • Live Session 

    • Real-life scenario: "Leveraging Quantitative and Qualitative Research on Product Decisions" (Diana Lipcanu, Senior PD at Ankorstore)

    • Resolution of Case Study: Adoption of a feature in a B2C company


Module 2: Diving Deeper into Data Analysis from Multiple Angles

  • Self-paced

    • Metric Selection Best Practices: Lagging vs. Leading Indicators, Vanity Metrics vs. Actionable Metrics

    • Delving into Total and Growth Measures

    • Decoding Averages: Utilizing Median, Modes, Percentiles, Standard Deviation, and Interquartile Range to Unveil Hidden Information

    • Utilizing Ratios and Percentages for Constructing Effective Leading KPIs

    • Customer Segmentation: Uncovering Hidden Insights and Distinguishing Correlation from Causation

    • Funnel Analysis: Conversion and Drop-off Rates, Segmentation and Analytical Techniques, Funnel Optimization

    • Strategies for Complex Funnel Design and Analysis: Optional Steps, Multiple Outcomes, Loops, Parallel Paths

    • Harnessing Cohort Analysis to Monitor Customer Retention and Usage Frequency

  • Live Session

    • Real-life scenario: "Best Practices on a Product Analysis" (Juan Luis Hernández, Data Manager at Mafre)

    • Resolution of Case Study: Revenue increase in a SaaS company.


Module 3: Connecting Product and Business Metrics

  • Self-paced

    • Deeper Dive into Customer Satisfaction and Retention Metrics: NPS, CSAT, CES, Retention Rate, Repeat Purchase Rate, Churn Rate, Aha Moment

    • Churn Analysis and Causal Identification

    • Growth and Retention Models: AARRR ("Pirate") Metrics, RARRA Retention Model,

    • Flywheel Model for Marketplaces, and Hook Model for Habit Formation

    • North Star Metric: Identifying and Harnessing your Company's and Products' Guiding Light

    • Business KPIs Introduction: Distinguishing Metrics from KPIs, High-level and Low-level KPIs, and Standard KPIs

    • Review of Frequently Used High-level KPIs: Understanding Key Executive Trackers

    • Exploring Business KPIs in Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Finance, and Engineering

    • Case Study: Pricing and Customer Support at Cabify

    • Basic Concepts of Business Plan Modeling: Reading and Unveiling Insights from a Business Plan

    • Leveraging Driver Trees to Connect Product and Business Metrics: Uncovering Product Levers for Business Targets and Aligning KPIs across Departments

    • Strategies for Simplifying Complex Analytical Problems

    • Creating a Product Roadmap Aligned with Business Objectives

  • Live Session 

    • Real-life scenario: "Building products which optimize processes" (Iván Martinez, CEO at an AI stealth startup)

    • Resolution of Case Study: Reaching Profitability through Product Improvements


Module 4: Experimentation, Data Management, and Advanced Analytics

  • Self-paced

    • Scientific Method: The Foundation of Product Experimentation

    • A/B Testing Introduction: Appropriate Use Cases, Sample Size Determination, Key Best Practices, and Advanced Techniques

    • Case Study: Experimenting with Route Providers

    • Roles and Responsibilities in the Data Ecosystem: Optimizing Collaboration with Data Analysts, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists

    • Data Management Introduction: Ensuring Data Accessibility and Quality by Understanding Collection, Storage, and Management

    • Crucial Tools for Product Analytics: Data Visualization, Web Analytics, Product Analytics, Customer Data Platforms, A/B Testing, and Data Warehousing

    • Predictive Analytics Introduction: Using Historical Data to Forecast the Future

    • Prescriptive Analytics Introduction: Recommending Actions for Optimal Outcomes

    • Exploring New Branches of Artificial Intelligence: Text, Audio, Image, and Video Analytics, Social Network Analysis and Generative AI

    • Best Practices for 'Data as a Product'

  • Live Session

    • Real-life scenario: "Leveraging AI in our products" (Roberto Cruz, CTO at Idoven)

    • Resolution of Case Study: Reduction of costs in a B2B company

Who Teaches the Course?

Javier Escribano

CPO

With over two decades of experience in creating digital products, I have founded three startups in various sectors and led multidisciplinary teams of up to 80 people, covering areas of product, technology, data, sales, and operations.

This experience enables me to approach startups, product teams, and challenges from multiple perspectives, providing leaders and product teams with fresh insights that facilitate achieving objectives and the professional development of the team.

Invited professionals

They will share with us really interesting real examples of using Product Analytics in their products.

Diana Lipcanu

Senior Product Designer at Ankorstore. She will show us how she uses analytics in different steps of improving her product's customer journey, from understanding problems to prioritizing and designing with data.

Juan Luis Hernández

Data Manager at Mafre. He will share with us how they used the data to understand a problem in a key screen of a product, how they re-designed it and how they tracked the data to discover insights with Sales.

Iván Martínez

Co-founder at Zylon. He will show us a fascinating example of redesigning an internal product to make it measurable. This enabled a better collaboration with Operations and an increase in margin.

Roberto Cruz

CTO at Idoven. He will join us to share several examples of leveraging AI to create innovative products. We’ll explore how product development and engineering teams need to adapt their workflows to stay ahead in this evolving landscape.

Price

  • Regular Price: 649€ + VAT if applicable

  • Alumni Discount: 10% on the second course, 15% on the third course, and 20% on subsequent courses.

  • Group discount: 5% for 4-6 attendees, 10% discount for 7-9 attendees. Contact me if you are over 10 people.

Payment

  • Individual Payment: You can book and pay for your spot directly on this page. If you are entitled to any discount, contact me for the coupon code.

  • Company Payment: If the payment is through a company, please contact me with the number of participants and company details. An invoice will be provided for payment via bank transfer.

    • For Spanish Companies: This course qualifies for FUNDAE subsidies.

FAQ

We clarify the main questions you might have. If you have any other queries, feel free to write to me.

Do I need any specific tools?

We will share the exercise data in Google Spreadsheet. You can analyze it there or use any other tool you are familiar with.

The course's goal is not to teach analytical tools, but to learn how to think and analyze business and product problems using data.

Do I need to know SQL?

No, we will share the exercise data in Google Spreadsheet. You can analyze it there or use any other tool you are familiar with.

The course's goal is not to teach analytical tools, but to learn how to think and analyze business and product problems using data.

Will it be in Spanish or English?

The sessions of this 6th edition will be in Spanish, except for the guest professionals who speak in English. The written materials and videos are in English. If you are interested in taking the entire course in English, please contact me to arrange it.

Can I watch the live sessions later?

Yes, we will record the live sessions so you can watch them later if you cannot attend all or part of a session.

Do you offer this course for companies?

Certainly, feel free to reach out to me. I've successfully led two editions of this session for product professionals from Factorial and Idealista.

Conducting this session for your company can be extremely advantageous. However, it's crucial that all participants meet the minimum required level for the course. Otherwise, the experience may be unbalanced, with some participants greatly benefiting while others struggle due to a lack of foundational knowledge. To ensure a cohesive learning experience, I recommend that those with less experience in analytics first complete the Fundamental Course in Product Analytics.

Can I cancel the course?

If you are unsure if the course is right for you, it's better to write to me before blocking a spot and then canceling.

If you are unsure about having the time, it's better to reserve only when you are certain. You can enroll in future editions.

In any case, you have the right to cancel the course within seven calendar days after accessing the content.