Case Study

Building a Product Curriculum

Improving onboarding, product adoption, and long-term engagement through a scalable learning system β€” not just content.

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Building infrastructure for how customers learn

Company Muck Rack
Scope Customer Education
Role Manager, Customer Education
Essentials Curriculum overview

I led the design and development of the initial learning system β€” starting with a self-paced Essentials curriculum and expanding into a broader ecosystem of learning, support, and engagement.

This wasn't just content creation. It was about establishing a foundation for how customers learn, navigate, and succeed within the product.

01

No clear path to product value

Program goals and success metrics Customer education roadmap
  • New users lacked a clear path to learn the platform
  • Product knowledge was fragmented across teams and resources
  • Customers struggled to connect features to real workflows
  • Support and onboarding teams were absorbing repeatable questions

The opportunity was to create a system that reduced friction and helped users reach value faster.

02

Grounded in real user behavior

Needs analysis and research synthesis
  • Conducted a full needs analysis across product usage data, internal teams, and customer interviews
  • Identified key knowledge and workflow gaps impacting adoption
  • Defined program goals aligned to time-to-value, engagement, and support reduction

From there, I designed a learning system that integrated directly into the customer journey β€” not something separate from it.

03

From foundation to ecosystem

Curriculum architecture and course maps Cross-channel engagement strategy

Program Foundation
Customer education strategy and roadmap. Defined learning objectives aligned to product workflows. Established instructional design standards and processes.

Core Learning Experience
Essentials Curriculum: multi-course, self-paced onboarding path. Video tutorials, guided walkthroughs, and assessments. LMS configuration and learning path architecture.

Ecosystem Integration
Embedded learning across onboarding touchpoints β€” email, onboarding calls, in-product resources. Segmented experiences for SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise users. Alignment with Customer Success and Customer Marketing workflows.

Expansion Strategy
Early exploration of a cross-channel education system: in-app guidance, resource hubs, community integration, and federated search across learning surfaces.

Meeting users where they are

LMS experience and course interface
  • Self-paced learning for scalable onboarding
  • Instructor-led experiences for higher-touch segments
  • Embedded resources for just-in-time support
  • Reinforcement through multiple channels

This created a system where learning wasn't a one-time event β€” it was continuously accessible and context-aware.

Learning as product infrastructure

10x
More active days for engaged learners
1,160+
Certifications issued
9.2/10
Average course rating
46K+
Video views

Education as infrastructure

Customer education works best when it's not treated as content β€” but as infrastructure. This program established a scalable foundation for how users learn, adopt, and grow with the product β€” connecting onboarding, support, and engagement into a single system.

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