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Project & Product Management Education

Learn to Lead Projects
with Confidence

MAVO Institute delivered Agile and plan-driven Project Management bootcamps through e-learning, live web, and in-person classroom formats. Over 165,000 professionals enrolled worldwide, plus 270+ in live workshops.

165K+ Professionals Enrolled
270+ Live Workshop Attendees
4.2★ Avg. Rating

Course Library

Five courses spanning the fundamentals of project management, product management, digital payments, infrastructure, and Agile methods.

Project Management

Introduction to Project Management

Essential Tools & Techniques

An introduction to project management concepts and tools. Discover how to efficiently lead projects by learning tools and techniques to manage scope, time, and resources.

3 hours 129K+ enrolled 4.2 (8K+)
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Product Management

Introduction to Product Management

Essential Concepts & Tools

An introduction to product management concepts and tools. Focuses on the roles and responsibilities of a new product manager in a larger organization.

3 hours 11K enrolled
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Payments

Digital Payments Fundamentals

Types, Methods & Emerging Trends

An overview of digital payments — payments types and methods, key regulatory agencies, payments APIs, and emerging trends such as mobile and virtual payments.

Self-paced
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Agile

Agile Project Management

Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum

A course on agile project management, covering how to facilitate a product development team using Scrum, delivered through Stanford Continuing Studies.

Stanford Continuing Studies
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Delivery Formats

Courses were offered across three formats to fit different learning styles.

E-Learning

On-demand video lectures, quizzes, templates, and downloadable resources. Learn at your own pace with lifetime access.

Public Classroom

In-person bootcamp sessions and on-site corporate training with hands-on exercises and group collaboration.

Live Web

Instructor-led virtual sessions with real-time Q&A, screen sharing, and interactive exercises.

Partners

Stanford Continuing Studies Udemy Startup Leadership SCORE

About the Instructor

Martin Vonderheiden

Martin Vonderheiden

PMP, PSM, SAFe, CSSBB
20+ years risk & controls experience
Citi, Wells Fargo, AIG, HCA Healthcare, NTT DATA
UC Berkeley Haas — AI Leadership advisor
Stanford — workshop facilitator

MAVO Institute was founded to make project and product management education accessible, practical, and grounded in real-world experience. The courses drew on decades of hands-on project leadership across financial services, healthcare, and technology.

With over 165,000 professionals enrolled on Udemy and 270+ attending live workshops, the courses served project team members, junior project and product managers, business analysts, and executives seeking to strengthen their management fundamentals.

While MAVO Institute is no longer active, the training legacy lives on through Martin's continued work in AI agent governance and consulting at Synopra LLC.