Should i switch to PM?

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Hi,I am a consultant in ERP implementation (2 years in the job) with 8 years of experience in corporate finances (Financial analyst and manager).&nbsp;Product Manager seems interesting but i am not sure if I have the skills for it and if it is worth it?Thanks in advance

limerick · Accepted Answer

PM is actually a lot more work. Managing stakeholders, back to back meetings, and spec writing. It isn’t a walk in the park by any means, but if you think it’s interesting and would be interested in diving deep into product, it’s a great and rewarding role. Also depend a lot on the company and what PMs expectations are there.

PMCoach · Answer

I would strongly suggest you evaluate transitioning to Project Management - expertise in Finance, Business etc. Compared to Product Manager, from experience there are always way more Project Manager jobs available across the globe. Best Regards, Atif.

tires0me · Answer

It's totally possible. Just identify the type of product you want to manage. Considering your experience in finance, I'd say start there. banks, funds, payment processors, etc. Cash app is pretty popular.
Then, check your own skills against those generally required for that type of role. So just look at a bunch of job descriptions and see what you know/dont know. Is it 50/50? 75/25? If you're at 60-70% familiar, apply. Then, try to compensate for lacking skills by taking some courses or just cheat a little and watch some yt videos so you at least pass the interview rounds. Then when you get in, figure it out

Cio816Oabbr · Answer

PM is a lot of hand holding and baby sitting but if you have a good team and solid leadership, you should be able to do discovery work which is really fun if you like research

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