I am frustrated with kinds of Projects I have been onboarded as PMO resource, the work is mostly monitoring ,tracking and presenting the updates .Learning is negligible and I feel the growth is slo...

I am frustrated with kinds of Projects I have been onboarded as PMO resource, the work is mostly monitoring ,tracking and presenting the updates .Learning is negligible and I feel the growth is slow considering my work ex ( 5 yrs ) . I have been recommended PMP certification but at EY I see PMP certified folks getting the same work what I am doing .

I am not learning any new skill and exposure to work on tools like Jira or tech platform like SAP etc  are limited. 

Have tried looking for opportunities outside but haven't received response from the recruiters

Growth Options in PMO

Consultant

Growth Options in PMO- Grapevine

I have over 15 years of experience working in IT and feel stuck here with no growth. At this juncture I am worried if I can get any offers outside as my skills are not great and I feel someone with around 5 years exp can do. Most of the work I did is a middle man work between business and developers either a lead or manager etc. any suggestions? On what path should I choose?

Feel stuck please help

Engineering manager

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Hi Folks. I'm a Project Management Professional with 8 years of work experience in PPM, PMO, PM, GRC, TMO, etc. Very good experience in Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, JIRA, Project Management & PPM Tools. I've great EQ and IQ, and have always been the person to get the work done. Hold a TATA Value Award as well. Due to some unfortunate turn of events, I had to go through a bad phase and took time off for 2-3 months in early 2024. Now, I've got few offers but not happy with the offered CTC. I'm from core Engineering background and hold a Project Management Certification. My last drawn CTC was 20 LPA all fixed. Trying for >25 LPA.
Current Location is Kolkata and I can relocate to other cities. Looking forward to start my next employment soon and I'm in dire need of this. Could you please check and refer me for suitable opportunities? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙏

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Project manager

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Hi All, I'm working as a PM in a private bank. Prior to this I had worked as a Business PM in another bank 😅
My experience is that work expectations, KRAs of bank PMs are not in line with what is standard. Mostly stuck with meaningless work, getting very few conceptual projects. Feel like I am a glorified BA, who receives additional shit shovelling from senior mgmt.
Unable to get in depth experience in any vertical.
Earning 20LPA, experience 2.8 years. 

Need advise should I move out of PM and target Biz roles?

Unsure about PM career

Product Manager

Hello! I am an entrepreneur who has 4+ years of relevant experience as a business analyst and of Product Manager. I am looking for a PM opportunity, as I could not scale my venture.

My experience was majorly focused in the growth domain with e-commerce and SaaS projects. I have completed a couple of PM courses to brush up my knowledge.

I have applied for 200+ companies in the past month, but did not hear back from anyone.

Kindly share any advice so I can upskill myself more effectively. 
Also please share some insights on how I can get referrals from my network.

PM - Skill enhancement/ Career growth

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I am deeply worried, to the extent of feeling depressed, about my career trajectory. I feel I made a mistake by switching tracks via doing an MBA with 10 yrs exp. I was a QA for a decade and tried a lot to break into PO roles( worked in a product based org on mobile apps for 6 years). It did not work and the director of PM advised me to do the one year fulltime MBA. Not sure why I gave in to his advice, but I gave GMAT and began with an 18 month Full time program at a Tier-1 Bschool. Cracked placement in the first go but got into IT services( not in WITCH), and now I am stuck being a PMO for a client.
Even when I look at my resume, I see a crappy profile, everything is disjointed and makes no sense now. No wonder I get no calls.
I don't want to go back to QA, this Project Management work is shitty( cannot see any learning happening, but the client is happy so I'm stuck in this project. )
I want to move to PM, thinking maybe CSPM can help, not sure where I am headed. 
Any guidance for this middle aged dinosaur 😞

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Program Manager

I am a PM at an edtech startup. The company is not doing well and my boss is not a good leader. Although company has a runway of 2 years. For the past 3 months I have been doing program management. No product management related work at all. No one appreciates you here. It's mentally challenging to work here. No road map for myself. No appraisal. I'm just going on the job for salary. For the past week, I have been thinking about quitting and taking a break. Then look for a job. I know the market is tough but I have runway for 4-5 months. I have a total of 3 years of Product experience. 

What should you guys suggest. I really need your help here.

Should I quit my job?!

looking out for transitioning from SDE to PM but not able to get offers. Any suggestions ? YOE - 2

Transitioning from SDE to PM

Software Engineer

So keen to give more to PM roles. Learn more contribute more earn value in the domain. But unable to get an opportunity. If anyone can be considerate and refer would be great .  Reason to change is there is no value edition & been stagnant

Hi,

8 YOE, Security engineer trying to switch to PM role. Studied everything related to PM. Joined cohort based course who promised interviews but nothing came. Currently writing cold emails.

I am expert at cyber security who can understand code, write scripts, do front end dev, can design

What should I do to land a PM role?

Trying to find PM role for past 6 months without success. What should I do?

Security engineer

Have been looking out since past two months but hard luck. Not even landed one interview. All rejection emails . Please help !!!!

Can anyone please refer me for PMO or PM roles in ur respective firms??

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Hi all, I'm a PMO at  Accenture associate level with 1.5 yoe.
I don't have much work and I am free 90% of the time and I also wfh.
My base pay is 4.26 lpa.
Should I shift to a technical role and if yes which role and what should I prepare for?
If not is this PMO profile good for earning more money?


PLEASE ANSWER

Career change or not?

Beyond work and from mentors at org, how are you improving on your PM domain outside work? 

As an experienced junior PM in startups for 4+ years, I see that leaving everything to just the growth of org, on job coaching etc are not reliable. Not when as a startup there are too many other pressing things to be given time to for you and even your super great PM leaders.

Experienced PMs - how are you upskilling?

Tier 3 CS undergrad (Sophomore/Second Year)

I see most of my batchmates are into tech. None of them are interested in product management. So I wanted to give it a try. 

How to build a profile for PM? 

Also I don't find opportunities for PM at UG level and the ones which are displayed on LinkedIn etc. are only for Tier 1 students mainly IITs and IIMs.

How to break into Product?

So I've met many PMs in my career. Most have been sub par, poor performers, can't even do IC work. The ones who can do IC work, can't think. The IC work is generally project management not product. They need someone to tell them directions

So here's a few things. The best PMs I've met, are good engineers. Yes. These are the same folks who come for product management conferences and are respected. 
Of course not all engineers are good at product.
The role of product came up with manufacturing first when you had product designers who worked with engineers and had a good understanding of both engineering limitations and user understanding. 

Some of the PMs I have met don't even talk to users. The reason i am seeing an issue in PMs in India is the increase in demand in the role, and a lack of supply.

There is a product engineer role, I met a few folks who are doing that, they were amazing. Knew technology, users, product and super passionate.

I'm not saying this is a hard and fast rule, I'm sure there are folks who have a natural inclination, so if you're an exception, understand that. Don't get offended by the statement

What PMs lack in India

Founder’s office

What are the possible pathways to take for a BA transitioning into Product Manager role?

Any courses/guidelines will be helpful.

Transition to PM

Business analyst

Hi everyone. 

I have been a PM for last 4.5 years and recently got laid off. I am looking for some courses, certifications or anything to upskill myself until I find another job. It’ll helpful to do something that I can add to my resume in order to justify the gap that’s getting created in between jobs. 

Any help would be highly appreciated. 

Thanks.

PM | Looking for ways to Upskill

Looking for transition to Product Management domain after 7 years experience in various roles, where can I get real time experience of product manager any suggestions please, because product management joining would be life time opportunity for me now, someone please suggest

Product Analyst, APM role

Operations Manager

Hey folks

So im looking out for a switch. I have overall 2.5yrs of experience with 1.3 yrs in product.

Im looking for APM roles preferably in Delhi/Gurgaon location, but open to pune, bangalore as well.

Im facing a lot of micromanagement at my current firm from the founder(since he heads product & tech) & i dont have ownership in my role. Even the director of PM shares the same frustration.

I feel like after a year of working here i wont have much to show in my cv in core product work. 

Just to give an example: i started an initiative to call customers for general feedback(satisfaction, whether they actually want what we are doing) & i was told to shut it down & work on things which doesnt have any customer validation.

If there are any opportunities available, kindly reach out. Any help would be appreciated.

TIA🙂

Anyone hiring APMs

In last 3 years, I have switched 3 companies. I hate my current company especially considering my precious companies. Also, I cannot go back to my organisation because of location constraint. 
Can anyone has any advice? Highly frustrated 😭

Frustrated PM

Hi, I know it’s a much debated topic but I wanted honest views of my fellow grapers/viners/grapeviners. How valuable is an MBA as a PM? What are the trade-offs - MBA vs Non MBA? Does it affect the career 10 years down the line?

About myself: I’ve 3.5 years of work experience as a PM in the BFSI sector. I did my engineering from a tier 1 institute and started my career as a PM. Currently wondering what to do next. The learning experience in the current company has been below par as of today with no signs of improvement. I would like to explore VC, PE but I’m happy with PM too. 

If you are pro MBA, bonus points for suggesting any relevant courses. If against, then please suggest any upskilling resources 🙌🏻

TIA

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