Userpilot

JANUARY 28, 2021

We’ve decided to go against the grain and compile a list of tips on how to break into the product management career by experienced PMs + feature the story of John Fontenot – a sales-guy-turned-Project Manager – who is now working on building the first Bootcamp for aspiring PMs – Path2Product.

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The transition from engineering to product management is one of the most difficult. Of all roles that touch the product, engineers are the furthest removed from the market and the customers. It can be done successfully however, as many engineers have already proven. If you’re an engineer, you’re a problem-solver by default.

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Intercom, Inc.

JUNE 10, 2020

I’m nearly 20 years into my career, and I’ve yet to meet a great PM or Designer without strong Product Judgment. They understand how all the features in a product are connected together, and they can predict with accuracy which workflows and paths their customers will take, and how design changes will impact those paths.

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Mironov Consulting

JUNE 25, 2023

 Sales (inevitably) wants to expand our European SMB tech manufacturing ICP to include US-based global banks.  This requires a quick-but-urgent review of the opportunity with Product and Engineering before it’s committed to the revenue pipeline. Product fit will probably be catastrophic.  This

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Mind the Product

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Unfortunately, a crystal clear career path from product manager to product executive just doesn’t exist. So, if you are working towards becoming a product leader, you’ll quickly realize that your progression roadmap isn’t as well-defined as that of your engineering or sales counterpart. The Challenges.

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bpma ProductHub

APRIL 10, 2017

According to Richard Banfield of Fresh Tilled Soil, a successful product roadmap is a strategic document that focuses on the product vision and conveys the path to achieve it. Validate your roadmap with customers or sales teams. The discussion topics were inspired by a blog post from Fresh Tilled Soil on Building a Product Roadmap.

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The Product Coalition

JULY 16, 2022

Another mistake as a result of jumping in too quick I can tell you story after story in my career where I would have saved a significant amount of pain by asking the right question upfront, product strategy project or not. This mistake could have been avoided by asking them why they chose productization as the path. And was I off.

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Gainsight

AUGUST 5, 2022

However, you aren’t sure of the path to get there. We, at Gainsight, want to show you not only what is possible to achieve with a career in CS but what capabilities and skills you need to possess to attain your next job. Paths Beyond CSM. Sales: That’s right, Sales! So is transferring from Sales into CS operations.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 25, 2021

This question has been shaping customer experience expert Jeanne Bliss ’s career for as long as she remembers. And if there’s one thing she’s realized throughout her career, it’s that the reactive nature of customer support is holding back customer experience leaders from reaching their potential. Build a customer listening path.

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Product Management University

MARCH 25, 2019

It can be done successfully however, as many engineers have already proven. If you’re a BA, technical product manager, engineer or developer with product manager aspirations, make the move in two smaller steps instead of one big leap. If you’re say an engineer, two plus two always equals four. Make the Transition in Two Steps.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MAY 4, 2022

Let’s look at exactly what a PMM does, what skills are needed to become a successful PMM and what the job outlook is on the product marketing manager career path. A career as a PMM is truly the sum of the three parts that make up the title. Product – The focus of this career is bringing products to market.

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bpma ProductHub

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Over my career, I’ve seen at each organization there were anywhere from one to a handful of superstar product managers. For example, I’ve had engineering teams that were all over the map. So reading people is really important, and this goes for all functions within a business such as sales, executives.

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The Product Coalition

AUGUST 15, 2022

Oprah Winfrey A recent coffee meeting led me down a path I never would have guessed. For anyone who has spent their career anchoring in an absolute or first principle, challenges to core beliefs hit hard. “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”?—?Oprah

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I also spend time with students at different technology programs—it’s becoming more common for many of them to want to embark on a product management career. But the experience I gained through my product management career lowered my risk and made it “easier” to find success. Many of them also one day want to start their own company.

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ProductPlan

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As product operations staffing matures, so has the range of titles, responsibilities, and career pathways in this discipline. And explores where savvy professionals might find themselves in their product operations careers. What do the sales or marketing teams need to know about a product?

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Userpilot

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Have you thought what skills do you need to succeed at your career though? Shobhit Chugh – Ex-Google Product Manager helping PMs fast-track their career – says it’s time to treat your career like a product! There is no typical path to becoming a product manager. So you are a Product Manager. It was long.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

APRIL 26, 2022

  Curious about following a data science career path? Careers in data science or analytics are some of the most in-demand jobs. Let’s look at what is behind this growing job field and how to know if it is the right career for you. Exponent Anthony Pellegrino Why Choose a Career in Data Science or Analytics?

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ProductPlan

MARCH 31, 2021

I also spend time with students at different technology programs—it’s becoming more common for many of them to want to embark on a product management career. But the experience I gained through my product management career lowered my risk and made it “easier” to find success. Many of them also one day want to start their own company.

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The Product HQ

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Curious to know how to advance your career as a long-term product manager as either s group product manager or principal product manager? While it is a senior position, there are numerous career paths, such as Group Product Manager (GPM) and Principal Product Manager (PPM). How do you determine which path is right for you?

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 11, 2019

Here are five quick takeaways: Most sales and support teams talk about their jobs as a funnel. In a company’s early days as a lean, mean, business machine, it’s fairly easy for leadership to stay in sync with their users. You might say it’s one of the strongest advantages a startup has. Michael Redbord has an answer for that. Short on time?

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Gainsight

JANUARY 18, 2021

Over the past year, Gainsight’s CEO, Nick Mehta, has interviewed a plethora of Chief Product Officers in the series Path to Becoming A CPO. As Nick explained in a recent conversation with Lee Weiner , Chief Innovation Officer at Rapid7, there was no direct path to the top early in all their careers. No One Path to Success.

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Mind the Product

JANUARY 16, 2020

Transitioning from a functional role such as marketing or engineering to product can seem daunting, especially if your education and experience aren’t specifically tailored to product, but it can be done. I have a degree in communications and music, which led me to a career in marketing.

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ProductPlan

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For many product managers, the role of Chief Product Officer is the pinnacle of a career in product management. And what is the path to becoming CPO? But compared to established departments like sales, engineering, or finance, product management is a relatively new discipline. The path to CPO. Let’s take a look.

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Sachin Rekhi

JUNE 7, 2016

Slides: Product Management Career Ladders. One of the areas I often mentor product managers on are the career paths available to them within the profession. Product organizations tend to be a small proportion of technology firm’s overall R&D teams, with ratios of up to 1 product manager to 10 engineers as common.

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The Product Coalition

DECEMBER 29, 2022

“The best advice comes from people who don’t give advice.” — Matthew McConaughey Simultaneously facing one of the most significant opportunities and most difficult challenges in my career, I was frozen with indecision. Scale your engineers and go all in. I had no idea what to do. I needed advice. The dilemma? Build your way out of it.

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The Product Coalition

OCTOBER 15, 2019

what skills are required to be a great PM PM Meowalot Product Managers can come from various paths?—?from from Engineering to UX to Marketing to Project Management, Sales, Business Analysts, Entrepreneurs, Customer Service, and sometimes Marketing. from customers and sales staff to teams of marketing, finance and engineering.

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The Basics of Product Management

JUNE 14, 2020

The Product Manager career path is different from the traditional paths in jobs like coding, sales, etc. Career growth of a PM depends on many factors. Unsurprisingly, there is no standard definition across industries or companies for the career growth of Product Managers. Product Owner Career Path.

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bpma ProductHub

MAY 22, 2017

The Path to Product Management. In fact, I struggled with this same question during my own career transition just a few years ago. This is why engineers sometimes often morph into product managers. Justin asked: “Is an MBA a pre-requisite for Product Management?” I thought that was a fascinating question.

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Business of Software Conference

AUGUST 10, 2023

Moving on from founder-led sales to a more repeatable and scalable process is a common challenge in software and SaaS but vital to the long term success of a business. Here’s how Autobooks made the leap from founder-led sales. Their reliance on established sales and marketing playbooks worried Steve. It doesn’t scale.

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Antwak Blog

APRIL 14, 2021

Do you want to make a career in cybersecurity? Career Scope of Cyber Security. Some students began with no IT experience and acquired a lucrative career in Cybersecurity. The focus needs to be given to training courses and has the correct attitude to push ahead in a career in Cyber Security. Career pathway.

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PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

MARCH 9, 2022

An obvious next career step could be moving over to product management to focus solely on the products themselves. But those who are successful look at the key characteristics of an effective, capable product manager before switching career paths. Doing this will show your interest in the PM career path.

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Intercom, Inc.

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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Gainsight

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In our Path to CPO webinar series , there seems to be a common theme among CPOs. Recently, Nick Mehta, CEO at Gainsight, met with Chris O’Donnell, Chief Product Officer of Hubspot, to get his view on a path into product management. Not One Path. Chris shared his path into the C-suite. I was a marketer there.

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Antwak Blog

APRIL 14, 2021

Do you want to make a career in cybersecurity ? Career Scope of Cyber Security. Some students began with no IT experience and acquired a lucrative career in Cybersecurity. The focus needs to be given to training courses and has the correct attitude to push ahead in a career in Cybersecurity. Career pathway.

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The Product Coalition

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

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. Data structures and algorithms.

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ProductPlan

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Instead, product managers come from many walks of life, including engineering, marketing, project management, or something completely unrelated. While it won’t hurt your career prospects, an MBA program is a significant time and financial commitment. The product management role entails such a wide range of skills and expertise.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2019

Tell us about your career and how you came to found Guru. Some think customers will see the advent of AI as a welcome way to get self-help quickly and get back to their task. Others worry that AI will worsen the customer experience as more and more companies use it to save costs. Short on time? Collaboration pains increase as you scale.

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