Early days as Product Management Professional

Hey. I have close to 6 years of Experience in Sales and Customer centric roles but recently I have developed an interest in Product Development. For reference, I have an Engineering degree in Computer Science and MBA as well. A few questions for clarity: 1. Is it possible to make this transition into a Product role at this stage of my career? 2. If I want to teach myself the skills of a product manager, how should I start and what resources should i refer to, to begin with that can start the learning process?

Hi, I'm currently working as a Product Analyst at a promising startup, where I've been working on enhancing product delivery processes, keeping a check on deadlines (part of PMO), and driving client adoption for the past 1.5 years. Here my primary responsibilities involve conducting data analysis of projects and tickets, identifying trends and patterns, and providing insights to inform product decisions. However, I'm not directly involved in the core decision-making processes that shape product strategy. This is my first job and I feel there will be nothing specific that I will own in project management and/or process excellence, there is nothing much to grow in this field, and pretty much anybody can replace this task, *please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm particularly fascinated by the prospect of building solutions that will directly impact our clients hence the real world, developing innovative product strategies, and bringing impact to the business. I have some questions and seeking guidance. Insights, personal experiences, or any guidance will help me a lot. Thanks in advance. - Should I consider pursuing a product management role? - Or should I step toward product strategy? - If I need to get into product strategy, how can I do that? is an MBA a must for this kind of role? - Or are there other avenues that might be more suitable for my current skillset and experience?

I am PM with around 5 yrs of experience. I’m struggling to take my skill to next level. always receive feedback from management that output isn’t good, mostly that UX isn’t good. what can I do to improve my work? 1. Read books ? 2. Study successful products from outside ? 3. Listen to podcasts 4. Work with great product people? but hardly these exist 5. leave this field altogether? 6. Just have patience and keep learning everyday? Can experienced people share what has worked out well for them? or point me to some directions?

Hi, I have close to 2 years experience in consulting mostly in implementation and support. I am looking forward to making a career in product management and would like to know how can someone with no product experience make this transition and land a job? Also what would be the best way to make this transition?

Hello All!! Needed some advice with upskilling to further my career in Product Management and add more dimensions to it. For some context, I have 4.5+ YoE in the software industry, primarily functional roles including about 3 years in Product Management. I want to up-skill myself in some hard skills as I think I have decent exposure in soft skills/functional aspects of PM but lack in the former. Have been thinking of the following: 1. APIs (Conceptual and hands on) 2. Data Analysis (SQL to be precise) 3. Low/No Code Tools I have about 6 months before I start looking for a new role and want to add these to my profile so as to land a good job. Please share your inputs and feedback if these would be useful in a real-life scenario and any other suggestions, if applicable. Counting on the advice and thanks in advance :)

Hello everyone, I'm seeking suggestions and guidance on transitioning to a Product Management role. I've been in the services-based industry for the past 1.5 years and I'm eager to make this transition as soon as possible. Any advice would be highly appreciated.

I'm in my first product management job and have been here for a while (3+ years). Altho it's been great past few years, I'm beginning to feel a lack of excitement towards it. I'm also a bit unsure of how to plan my future career trajectory. More & more PM jobs now require domain experience. I don't know what domains should I switch to or which domains would even accept me. Such thoughts make me feel paralysed from acting on my current situation and really bring down my confidence. I feel like talking to someone who has seen a few cycles in the industry can help me navigate this situation better. I can't talk to my office seniors about it coz I don't want them to get a hint that I'm planning to switch. And since it's my first job there isn't anyone else left to take advise from either.

I have recently joined a startup as an APM (My first PM role) and my manager is teaching me the bits and pieces of Product Management. The issue is, while he's helpful and experienced in this field, he sometimes talks to me in a very condescending way which kinda hurts me. I agree that I have a lot to learn and getting a job as an APM is a big thing, especially when you've been in a specialist role for all your life but I still don't get the point of patronizing your juniors. I'm trying to get better at writing documentation and specs but I get very disheartened after every spec review meeting I schedule with him. Any tips for handling this? And what are some ways to get better at writing documentation and specs?

I have recently joined a startup as an APM (My first PM role) and my manager is teaching me the bits and pieces of Product Management. The issue is, while he's helpful and experienced in this field, he sometimes talks to me in a very condescending way which kinda hurts me. I agree that I have a lot to learn and getting a job as an APM is a big thing, especially when you've been in a specialist role for all your life but I still don't get the point of patronizing your juniors. I'm trying to get better at writing documentation and specs but I get very disheartened after every spec review meeting I schedule with my manager. Any tips for handling this?

Hey folks, I'm wondering what kinda role I should pursue next after product management. I'm done with this role, works vary from company to company and team to team. It's tough to make people understand the difference between pre-PMF products & mature products, and how the metrics impact vary across the spectrum. And this completely changes the equation of your appraisal or your promotion as well. I don't see myself working in the same kind of role after 5 years. So I'm wondering what kinda role I should look out for? My general interests are more analytics & strategy centric. What do you guys think??