Certified Product Leader 2
Lead beyond execution: steer strategy, product economics and the operating model that makes AI-integrated product work actually perform.
CPL-2® is for Product Leaders who are ready to move from operational leadership to strategic impact.
Once teams deliver faster, especially in AI-integrated operating models, your role shifts from managing delivery to deciding what truly matters next. You are expected to
You will learn how to connect the dots in strategy, execution, teams, delivery workflows and outcomes.
Turn strategic direction into aligned action and measurable impact across teams, stakeholders, and complex organizational dependencies.
Use metrics, discovery evidence, product economics and AI-supported analysis to make informed decisions.
Gain clarity, understand the competing forces of strategy and execution, and master complex decision-making in uncertain and ambiguous environments.
Understand multi-team environments, dependencies, and organizational dynamics, and mitigate potential risks to ensure the success of your product initiatives.
Coaching is delivered by ICF-certified coaches, following the international gold-standard in coaching quality, ethics, and professionalism.
Grow your ability to influence, align, and lead effectively across teams, stakeholders, and complex organizations.
After completing CPL-2®, you can lead product strategy, economics and multi-team product systems in complex, AI-integrated organizations. You will be able to:
Your challenges are no longer about applying the right tools. It is all about navigating ambiguity, making trade-offs, and aligning competing perspectives. You are expected to create clarity where none exists and take responsibility for decisions that shape future outcomes.
Progressing as a product leader in a Human-AI integrated work environment requires a shift in how you think, decide, and lead. This masterclass helps you develop the mindset and (higher vertical) capabilities to have meaningful impact on how your product evolves, how your teams collaborate, and how your organization adapts to the new reality of AI-integrated product development.
You will learn how to strategically lead product work across teams, systems and constraints — connecting strategy, economics, evidence, AI-integrated delivery and organizational change. Guide and lead at scale and become more effective in your leadership role.
CPL-2® builds on the CPL-1® foundation. While CPL-1® focuses on creating product clarity, CPL-2® develops your ability to lead at scale — connecting teams, strategy, economics, governance, and organizational change.
Upcoming cohorts
The CPL-2® program covers the following main topics in each core competency area (but not limited to):
Discovery shifts to designing evidence systems that connect market learning, user insight, data and strategic opportunity.
Learn how to govern product intent, assumptions, specs, constraints and verification across a larger product system.
Designing human-AI delivery systems that connect product, design, engineering, architecture, governance and review loops.
Learn how to manage flow, product economics, and measurable outcomes across a larger, Human-AI integrated product system.
Connect strategy, economics, AI opportunities, risk, and portfolio decisions into a coherent direction for value creation.
Learn techniques to strengthen inner clarity, focus, and judgment when leading product work through ambiguity and pressure.
Learn how to shape the conditions for effective product leadership across teams, systems, and organizational boundaries..
Learn how to create strategic stakeholder alignment, resolve tensions, and move product decisions forward despite constraints.
Select a cohort to see specific schedules.
All times are in CEST (UTC+02:00) at event start and CET (UTC+01:00) at event end.
Monday
4:00 - 6:00pm
Welcome & Introduction: get together and team building. Details about the program, schedules, learning materials and organizational topics. Introducing goals and learning objectives for the first week; Questions and answers.
Monday
6:00pm
You receive this week's learning objectives via email and a video message in the learning portal. We introduce you to the learning material and content. You'll get case studies and workbook exercises.
Monday
4:00 - 5:00pm
A live facilitated peer group coaching and mentoring to deepen the learning objectives, reflect and share insights.
Monday
5:00 - 6:00pm
Reviewing learning objectives and results of the week. Shared learning reflection, open questions and peer group discussions.
Thursday
5:30 - 6:00pm
Mondays to Thursdays, hosted by a professional coach and Product Leadership trainer. Come with any question you have and receive help reaching your current learning objective. RSVP required.
Scheduled individually
Join your very personal mentoring or coaching session with a professional coach and Product Leadership trainer to leverage your individual growth and discuss any topic related to your Product Leadership development.
Monday
4:00 - 6:00pm
Last review. Closing the cohort with joint reflection and showcasing results. Certification and celebration event.
Start/Kick-Off (CW 37)
Week 1 (CW 38)
Week 2 (CW 39)
Week 3 (CW 40)
Week 4 (CW 41)
Week 5 (CW 42)
Week 6 (CW 43)
Week 7 (CW 45)
Week 8 (CW 46)
Finishing this Masterclass including assignments and quizzes awards you the "Certified Product Leader CPL-2®" designation.
Join a cohortThe training fee includes access to the CPL-1® learning journey, live sessions, online learning material, assignments, group mentoring and coaching sessions, certification review and the CPL-2® certificate after successful completion.
Please note training materials are in English only, regardless of the training language.
Yes, early bird pricing may be available for selected cohorts. Discounts are usually limited in time and applied automatically where available. Early bird pricing is displayed in the upcoming cohorts section for each cohort and marked with an “early bird” sign, we typically have two early bird stages:
CPL-2® is for experienced Product Owners, Product Managers and Product Leaders who already master the fundamentals of product leadership and want to operate at a more strategic level.
It is designed for people who need to lead across teams, connect product strategy with business outcomes, shape AI-integrated product operating models and influence stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
This training is especially relevant if your challenge is no longer “how do I manage my product?” but “how do I shape the system in which product decisions, delivery and impact happen?”
CPL-2® is an advanced Product Leadership training. Participants should be proficient in applying the learning outcomes of CPL-1®. A CPL-1® certification is therefore required.
For live online participation, you will need a stable internet connection, a computer with a camera and microphone, and access to the tools used during the training. We recommend joining from a quiet location where you can actively participate in discussions, exercises, and group work.
From a technical perspective, we use Zoom and Miro. Your company may have restrictive policies regarding approved tools, websites, or protocols. Please check in advance whether the tools listed above are permitted in your work environment and function properly. If necessary, please explore alternative ways to participate, such as joining without a VPN or using a private computer.
Once you have registered as a training participant, you will receive comprehensive information to help you prepare, participate, and familiarize yourself with the tools. This will include technical instructions for checking your infrastructure in advance.
Bring real product leadership challenges you want to work on, ideally involving strategy, multiple teams, stakeholders, product economics or organizational change.
After registration, you will receive access to the learning platform. There you will find the online courses, assignments, workbook material and all relevant information for your cohort.
CPL-2® is not based on a single final exam. To earn the certification, you need to participate in the program, complete the required assignments and quizzes, and successfully finish the final certification work.
In many cases, employers or public funding programs may support professional development. Funding opportunities vary depending on the country, state, and your personal circumstances. Please understand that we are unable to provide comprehensive information about the funding landscape in the various countries. Please contact your HR or L&D department to get further assistance.
If you cannot attend a session, please let us know as early as possible.
Depending on the format and cohort structure, we will help you catch up through learning materials, assignments or alternative support. For certification, participation and completion requirements still apply.
Cohort-based training means that you learn together with a group of participants over a defined period of time.
Instead of consuming content alone, you progress through the program together, apply the material to real product challenges, exchange experiences and receive support from trainers, mentors and peers.
Live-online means that the training takes place remotely, but in real time.
You join interactive sessions with trainers and other participants. The format includes teaching, discussion, exercises, group work, reflection and live support.
Yes. We limit the number of participants to ensure interaction, high-quality discussions and meaningful feedback. The exact number may vary by training type, format and cohort. For CPL-2® bootcamps it is 16 people.
Yes. CPL-2® includes the changing role of Product Leaders in AI-integrated product work.
The focus is not on tool training, but on the leadership capabilities needed to create clarity, use AI as a thinking partner, understand spec-driven development and Human-AI integrated workflows at scale.
Also, how to design modern, post-agile team structures, that support the new reality of higher AI agent integration into development teams.
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