Upskilling 140 Product Managers into AI-first Leaders

A global scientific publisher serving researchers, healthcare professionals, and academic institutions across multiple regions.

Upskilling 140 Product Managers into AI-first Leaders
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Overview

Challenge

The product organization was large, global, and diverse, with PMs working across different business units and product contexts.

There was a clear need to build a shared understanding of AI-first product management without overwhelming teams with abstract theory or generic slideware.

Leaders wanted the training to be practical enough that PMs could immediately apply it to workflows, prioritization, experimentation, and product decision-making.

The program had to feel relevant to a regulated, mission-critical publishing and healthcare environment where AI adoption must be thoughtful, responsible, and commercially useful.

The question was not whether AI mattered. It was about how to equip a large PM organization to actually use it well.

Our Approach

Evoque Impact partnered with the program lead to design and deliver a hands-on AI-first upskilling experience for the PM organization.

Hands-on Workshop Support

Helped participants understand core AI product concepts and apply them to real-world product scenarios relevant to the organization.

Small-Group Facilitation

Moderated collaborative working sessions where PMs could discuss challenges, pressure-test ideas, and learn from peer experience.

Practical Assignment Support

Guided participants through AI-related exercises, providing feedback and reinforcing the link between concept and execution.

Enterprise-Relevant Framing

Kept the program grounded in real product workflows, helping teams think about how AI could improve discovery, prioritization, product operations, and initiative leadership inside a large organization.

The result was a training experience that was less about theory and more about building confidence, fluency, and practical judgment.

Value Delivered

Outcomes

140+ PMs upskilled in AI-first product thinking across a multi-business-unit organization.

Participants left with a clearer understanding of how to identify AI opportunities and apply AI in their product workflows.

The program created a stronger foundation for AI-enabled product leadership across the organization.

The hands-on, collaborative format helped turn AI from an abstract trend into a practical product capability.

This engagement demonstrated Evoque Impact’s ability to support enterprise-scale capability building with a practical, operator-led approach that is rigorous, relevant, and immediately useful.

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