Overview
What this challenge is about.
Model 3 debt items, build a paydown framework, and negotiate a trade-off in a 90-minute simulation. You get a verifiable certificate.
CredentialBlockchain-anchored
ShareableLinkedIn-ready
LanguageEnglish
PaceSelf-paced
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Get a CPO who has refused debt paydown for 4 quarters to commit to a 15 percent allocation for the next 2 quarters, backed by carrying-cost evidence.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Translate technical debt into product-velocity language a CPO can act on
- Design a paydown allocation that survives roadmap planning
- Prep and run a high-stakes negotiation with finance + product peers
- Model carrying cost without overclaiming or underclaiming
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
Real titles. Real skill bridges. Pick the one closest to your trajectory.
Career paths this builds toward
Canonical rolesProduct Manager
Product managers who co-own debt allocation become the trusted partner engineering leadership consults on shaping each roadmap.
This challenge sharpens
- roadmap-planning
- stakeholder-communication
- refactoring-budgets