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Growth Funding, Certifications, and the Increased Demand for Product Managers

ProductPlan

Some growth PMs have a strong advantage of working with a dedicated cross-functional team of engineers, analysts, and designers. Certainly, Covid created an unprecedented surge in the demand for PM training and certification. It doesn’t hurt that the global average annual survey for a PM in 2020 was $110,916 USD.

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Is Product Management Certification Right For You?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

There’s no set skillset or formal certification for PMs like there is for Project Management (PMP). Lot’s of programs exist to help you upskill quickly, and with growing competition, certification (coupled with experience!) Still, there’s a place for certification on your resume. might give you the boost you’re looking for.

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5 Customer Validation Skills You Need in 2020

Centercode

In the spirit of evolution, here are the top 5 skills that members of the CV industry need to continue growing and thriving in 2020, along with resource recommendations for every skill level. Journeyman: Delta 2020, the Virtual Customer Validation Conference. Master: Customer Validation Certification. Delta Testing.

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5 Lessons from SpaceX for Product Managers in 2020

The Product Coalition

Tech and engineering move fast and, thanks to SpaceX life on Mars seems less like a pipe dream for future generations to worry about and more like an engineering problem to be solved now. In reality, several generations of engineers, physicists, and cosmonauts have been laying the groundwork of the Mars missions.

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Product Management History: The Nineties, The Noughties, and Beyond

The Product Coalition

At the close of 2020, when we’re on the brink of entering a new decade, we thought it’d be a good time for a little history lesson. At the time, Microsoft had Program Managers who were essentially engineers. Product Management developed organically, as the intersection between engineering and brand management.

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How to Create Your Product Roadmap in 2020 (5 Templates Included)

The Product Coalition

Levels of effort Finally, Levels of Effort should be consulted with engineers. 5 Product Roadmap Examples for 2020 Let’s check out some diverse ways of roadmapping that can take your product to the next level in 2020. Check out our certifications here. Then, allocate tasks around those features. Looking for a good read?

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Product Managers and Technical Skills: What’s the Deal?

The Product Coalition

It doesn’t seem to matter how many times the industry tries to reassure newcomers that you don’t need to be a full stack software engineer to be a good Product Manager. A: A Product Manager who specifically focuses on the technical side of a product, and will work more closely with an engineering team.