Certification · AI products
Own the backlog. Ship AI that works.
For product owners delivering AI-powered products. Agile product ownership with AI copilots, plus the decisions that make LLM and agentic features useful, safe and measurable.
Who it's for
Product owners, Scrum teams, business analysts and tech leads.
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Product owners
Whose roadmap now includes AI features.
02
Business analysts and Scrum masters
Moving into product ownership.
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Tech leads
Who want to make better product calls on AI.
What you'll learn
Six modules. One real project.
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Agile product ownership
Backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria and sprint goals.
02
Working with AI copilots
Write stories, refine backlogs and analyse feedback with GenAI.
03
AI product patterns
Copilots, RAG, AI agents and automation: what each is good for.
04
Evals and quality
Define 'good', measure it, and stop regressions before users see them.
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Responsible AI
Human-in-the-loop, privacy, bias and AI governance.
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Data and value
Data readiness, cost, ROI and making the business case.
Faculty & mentors
Learn from the HCD Institute network.
Faculty and fellows from DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, alongside practitioners from our advisory board who lead design, product and AI work in India and around the world.
Dr Deepak John Mathew
Founding Board Member · Professor, IIT Hyderabad · Head, DIC Hub
Design educationLinkedIn ↗
Mathew Sebastian
Founding Board Member · Fellow, DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad · NID alumnus
Human-centred designLinkedIn ↗
Dr Delwin Remedios
Professor, Department of Design, IIT Hyderabad · Head, Animation Lab
Faculty
Jacinta Bell
Interaction designer · Researcher, DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad · Fellow, HCD Institute
Interaction design
Marsukola Kranthi Kiran
Member, DIC · Research Scholar, IIT Hyderabad
Research
Elias V
Research Scholar, IIT Hyderabad
Research
Gavin Remedios
Experience Design Leader, IBM Consulting · India & South Asia
Enterprise experience designLinkedIn ↗
Shibu Prabhakaran
Design Strategist, Kloudspot · Indian Institute of Science
Design strategyLinkedIn ↗
Chandrima Deuri Sikka
Product Marketing Manager, Somfy North America · ex-HP, ex-Samsung
Product strategyLinkedIn ↗
Sanmitra Chitte
Design & Innovation Strategist · International Partnerships, BITS Design School, Mumbai
Design educationLinkedIn ↗
Jomon Jacob
Entrepreneur & Investor, Tricta Technologies · IT, IoT and AI services
Ventures & AI servicesLinkedIn ↗
Dr Kawahya Tizhe
Public Health Physician · World Health Organization · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Global healthLinkedIn ↗How it runs
Hybrid by design.
Build and test an AI prototype on campus at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad, or complete everything online.
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Learn live
Live online sessions with practitioners and faculty, recorded for catch-up.
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Build
Studio projects on real problems, using AI tools at every step.
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Get feedback
Mentor reviews and peer critiques on your work.
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Immerse (optional)
Join us on campus at DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad for an in-person immersion.
You'll leave with
Work you can show. Skills you can use.
- 01An AI feature spec with evals and guardrails
- 02A refined, AI-assisted product backlog
- 03A responsible-AI checklist for your team
- 04Certificate from HCD Institute × DIC Hub, IIT Hyderabad
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