Lifecycle of a Product: From MVP to Testing
Praxis Course: Technical Product Management 201
Semester: Fall 2025
Faculty Advisor/Professor: Alyssa Pivirotto
Community Partner: FSH Technologies
Field Supervisor: Ryan Hendry
Praxis Poster:
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Further Context:
This semester, I worked as a Technical Product Manager at FSH Technologies, a Philadelphia-based software company that develops software platforms to help municipalities improve city operations. As a Computer Science major interested in the intersection of engineering, product development, and public-impact technology, I designed this course to understand how technical product management functions inside a startup environment and how it supports the full product lifecycle.
My fieldwork provided exposure to the practical side of product development, which is an area with limited formal coursework. I focused on learning product methodologies, understanding how engineering and product teams collaborate, and observing how ideas evolve from minimum viable products to refined, test-ready tools.
In FSH Technologies, most of my time centered on three core responsibilities. I built demo-ready web application prototypes in Replit for government RFPs, which taught me to translate requirements into functional, presentable products. I developed and maintained a Notion-based knowledge-management system to centralize company information, streamline workflows, and introduce lightweight automation across teams. I also conducted QA testing, including edge-case exploration and user-flow evaluations, to identify usability gaps and recommend accessibility and functionality improvements.
Here, integrating course readings with hands-on work was essential in understanding how product decisions are made and how tools, processes, and stakeholders need to shape the trajectory of a product. This process of creating my own learning path while experimenting with industry practices and working closely with professionals helped me build a clearer sense of the product skills and mindset needed for a future career in product management.