To become a product manager, you need strong communication skills, market understanding, and project management experience. Certifications in agile or scrum can help. Network internally and be persistent.

What essential skills and experiences are necessary to successfully transition into a product management role?

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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?

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Customer Success

I have **5 years of experience** (4 years as a designer and over 1 year as a SAP consultant PwC), along with a **2-year MBA from New IIM**. Despite this, I'm struggling to transition into a **product management role** and am finding it difficult to even get shortlisted for interviews. I’m seeking advice on how to break into a **product role**—not at an entry level, but one that aligns with my experience and offers a **competitive designation and compensation**. What steps can I take?

How to Transition from SAp functional consultant to Product Management Role??

SAP Consultant

1. High pressure on timelines- business and top management shits on you if you don’t deliver on time
2. No power to control the outcome- engineers don’t listen to you neither does the design or analytics team, you end up begging for resources
3. Too much politics- business or a senior PM can steal your bandwidth anytime
4. Lack of recognition- if it succeeds business did it, if it fails it is product teams fault (engg never gets blamed for shit)

I believe Product Management is a really toxic role

Product Manager

Please mention underrated skills, the qualification and the scope in future.

What are the skills important for an entry level product manager?

Associate Engineer

What skills are needed for product management?

How much salary can I expect? Currently I'm 7 years into development

How to transition from engineering to product management?

Software Engineer

I am a Software Engineer(3-YOE) and want to transition to Product Management role.

Does the ISB PM certifications help us in any form for that or regular MBA is required to get the role.

Transition to PM role🧐

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.

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Project Coordinator

i’m from engineering but i wanna move to product, is there a pathway that i should follow? is a mba degree the only way to get there? if not how do i transition?

how does one get into product management ?

Quality Assurance

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

Any courses/guidelines will be helpful.

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Business Analyst

I want to learn about product management and switch my career path. Can someone please suggest the some useful and good resources to learn and how is the market for a product manager now?

Switching to Product manager role

Application Development Team Lead

Current working in project management role (24 LPA) in product company, post my MBA since 6 months. I want to transition to Product manager roles.

Prior to MBA (IIM Lucknow) I worked in IT services company such as Capgemini and Genpact for around 5 years. Recently I got CSPO certification as well.

Need some advice!! Current working in project management role in product company. I want to transition to Product manager roles

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?

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Analyst

What is the one thing that you think a candidate should do in order to out-stand if he is applying for a Product role coming from a non-product background?

Transitioning into product is easy

Generalist

What are the skills required to become a product manager?

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?

Looking for answers and guidance on my career.

Product analyst

I want to start my journey of transitioning my career into product management. Can you guys suggest which are best resource and institutes available which will help in this transition and also provide job assistance?

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