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The biggest myth about Product Management is that it’s crudely described as project management required for the planning, production, marketing and other tasks related to the creation and distribution of a product. In the actual professional world, product management can be a complicated affair. With multiple dynamics and levers around product creation, its scale and its objective, the process, methodology and tools required throughout the lifecycle can change at any time. Any disruption could result in product failure. With consumer trends and product life-cycles changing rapidly, a product manager role keeps evolving. But the core of it is built on a set of hard skills and soft skills and these are the ones you need to inculcate!

Hard Skills

  1. Data interpretation & data driven insights
  2. Strategic thinking to define company’s vision using deductive reasoning
  3. User experience and design
  4. Industry trends and customer KPIs
  5. Technical knowledge

Soft Skills

  1. Communication
  2. Time management
  3. Stakeholder management
  4. Networking
  5. Leadership

Careers

1. Entry-Level Product Management Roles Roles: Associate/Junior product manager For: Current students, recent graduates & professionals looking to switch

2. Mid-Level Product Management Roles
Roles: Product manager
For: Professionals with proven track record as Associate/Junior PMs

3. High-Level Product Management Roles
Roles: Senior/Scrum product manager
For: Professionals with proven track record as Product manager & ability to meet customer needs

4. Executive-Level Roles
Roles: Product Director/VP
For: Professionals who can oversee the entire PM department; likely to report to C-suite directly

This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what is required for you to become a Product Manager. And so, we've created a Certificate Program in Product Management with a team of expert PMs, including Ellora Nath, Group Product Manager at Booking.com in Amsterdam, Vikas Jaiswal - Head of Product - Flipkart Health+, Ewin Davis ex Group PM - Microsoft, Atlassian & more.

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Take control of your career with a certificate program designed to help you get your dream PM job, and succeed in the role.  How Does This Program Help You Become An Expert PM? Additional Benefits That Help You Crack Any PM Interviews! What our alumni have to say about the program:

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