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As a non-it professional how does one start in PM career? What are transferable skill sets required for a middle management PM role?

Mike Flouton
Boxford Capital Managing Partner | Formerly Barracuda, SilverSky, Digital Guardian, OpenPages, Cybertrust1y
First off, I'd check the entry point. I think it's rare that somebody would be new to product management and be coming in as a middle manager. Typically, people without a...
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Subu Baskaran
Splunk Director of Product Management2y
I have worked with PMs who do not have an engineering or CS background but have worked in other functions in a Tech company, such as Project Management, Marketing, Sales,...
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Vasudha Mithal
Care Solace Chief Product Officer | Formerly Headspace, Ginger, LinkedIn2y
Generally, a good way to transition is when you change one dimension at a time. So, either change your company, role or industry. Trying to move across several things is ...
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Preethy Vaidyanathan
Matterport VP of Product2y
A few key areas include strategic thinking, problem solving, customer and market validation, cross-functional management, analytical and strong communication. These are a...
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Sheila Hara
Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management2y
If you're a non-IT professional looking to start a career in product management, it's important to recognize and leverage your transferable skills. Many skills that you m...
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Saloni Patil
MikMak Director of Product | Formerly Discover, IRI3y
The best part of Product Management is that many of the skills are transferable and while domain knowledge can be important, even that can be learned on the job. Key skil...
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