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ProductAppliedAutumn 2026

AI Product Analyst

Hosted by R3i Ventures — Platform Studio

You join a live product squad as an analyst. Over six sprints you scope a real user problem, size the opportunity, write the spec, instrument the metrics, and defend the decision to a review panel. Every deliverable is reviewed against the same bar we hold internal work to.

Skills assessed

Problem framingOpportunity sizingSpec writingMetric designStakeholder comms

The six sprints

Each sprint has one named outcome. Your mentor signs it off, sends it back with written challenges, or fails it — the same three options the permanent team gets.

  1. W1

    Orientation & problem intake

    Outcome — A one-page problem statement your mentor signs off on.

    12 hrs · 4 tasks

    • Squad onboarding

      Research

      Meet your mentor, tour the product, read the last two decision logs.

      3 hours

    • Problem intake interview

      Research

      Run a 30-minute structured interview with the product owner.

      3 hours

    • Draft problem statement

      Build

      One page: who hurts, how much, what happens if we do nothing.

      4 hours

    • Mentor review

      Review

      Defend the framing; capture the challenge questions.

      2 hours

  2. W2

    Evidence & sizing

    Outcome — A defensible opportunity size with stated assumptions.

    12 hrs · 3 tasks

    • Pull the baseline

      Research

      Query the event tables for current funnel behaviour.

      4 hours

    • Build the sizing model

      Build

      Top-down and bottom-up, reconciled. Assumptions labelled.

      5 hours

    • Assumption stress test

      Review

      List the three assumptions that would break the case.

      3 hours

  3. W3

    Solution shaping

    Outcome — Three candidate solutions, scored against effort and confidence.

    12 hrs · 3 tasks

    • Divergent options

      Build

      Generate at least six options before narrowing.

      4 hours

    • Score and narrow

      Build

      Effort × confidence × reversibility. Show your working.

      4 hours

    • Design pairing

      Review

      Session with a designer to pressure-test the top two.

      4 hours

  4. W4

    Spec & instrumentation

    Outcome — A spec an engineer can build from without asking you a question.

    12 hrs · 3 tasks

    • Write the spec

      Build

      Goals, non-goals, edge cases, acceptance criteria.

      6 hours

    • Define the metrics

      Build

      One primary, two guardrails. Define them precisely enough to query.

      3 hours

    • Engineering review

      Review

      Walk the spec with an engineer; log every ambiguity found.

      3 hours

  5. W5

    Delivery & iteration

    Outcome — A shipped change, or a documented reason it should not ship.

    12 hrs · 3 tasks

    • Ship support

      Build

      Sit with the squad through build; unblock decisions daily.

      5 hours

    • Instrument verification

      Review

      Confirm the events fire and the dashboard reads true.

      4 hours

    • Early read

      Research

      First look at the numbers with confidence intervals stated.

      3 hours

  6. W6

    Decision panel

    Outcome — A 15-minute defence to a panel, and a portfolio-ready case study.

    12 hrs · 4 tasks

    • Build the decision memo

      Build

      Recommendation first, evidence second, risks named.

      5 hours

    • Dry run

      Review

      Rehearse with your mentor; take the hard questions twice.

      3 hours

    • Panel defence

      Present

      Present to three reviewers. Recorded for your portfolio.

      2 hours

    • Case study writeup

      Build

      Publish to your FutureFit skills passport.

      2 hours

Ready to take the track?

Applications close two weeks before the Autumn 2026 cohort starts.

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