How to Transition to Product Management (And Succeed)
What you'll learn
- Identify who a Product Manager is and what types of Product Managers exist (including emerging ones).
- Understand end-to-end Product Management Process
- Learn three strategies to build up your product management expertise to transition to the Product Manager role successfully.
- Learn how to utilize all transferable skills you already possess to speed up the transition
- Complete a practical exercise to assess your current skills and find transferable skills you already have to apply for the PM position.
Requirements
- There are no prerequisites for the course, and it will be ideal for beginners who start exploring opportunities to join the Product Management tribe.
Description
Last Updated: June 2025
The demand for Product Management is on the rise today with more and more companies discovering how important this function is and how it accelerates the growth and innovation of a business. Product Managers are in charge of the key ingredient of every successful business – its product. They are directly involved in making core strategic growth-driving decisions. And it’s not surprising that they often go on to found their own startups or join executive teams!
But how exactly do you get there?
By going through the course you will learn 3 strategies on how you can build up your product management expertise to successfully transition to the Product Manager (PM) role. Also, you will complete a practical exercise to assess your current skills and find transferable skills you already have to apply for the PM position.
We will also cover some fundamentals, including:
1. Who is a Product Manager.
2. What is an end-to-end product management process.
3. What types of Product Managers exist.
4. What are emerging PM types (AI Product Manager, Growth Product Manager, etc.).
There are no prerequisites for the course. It is perfect for working professionals planning to transition to Product Management as well as graduates looking to start their career.
Who this course is for:
- Professionals planning to transition to a Product Manager role.
- Software Engineers looking to transition to Product Management.
- Data scientists looking to transition to Product Management.
- UX Designers looking to transition to Product Management.
- Sales and Marketing team members looking to transition to Product Management.
- Customer support team members looking to transition to Product Management.
- Project managers looking to transition to Product Management.
- Business Analysts looking to transition to Product Management.
- Graduates looking to start their career.
Instructors
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 2,122 Reviews
- 24,654 Students
- 6 Courses
I help professionals and fresh graduates to learn digital skills, start new careers, and advance in their roles.
I started my journey in the IT industry and software product management 15 years ago by being an IT and management consultant and transitioning to a full-on startup Product Manager and Product Director. I've built products from scratch for different industries – commodities trading, logistics, natural language processing, and e-learning – and also for different markets, from Europe to Asia.
I have an MBA from the National University of Singapore and a Master's in Applied Informatics.
Before joining online education, I shared my expertise and knowledge with only a few people - my co-workers and mentees. With Udemy, I'd like to scale and productize my experience to help many more people. I place great value on keeping my lessons not only informative but also interesting and engaging. For this reason, I make sure to include enough resources, examples, and exercises for students to download and work with.
I look forward to having you in my classes!
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 2,122 Reviews
- 24,651 Students
- 6 Courses
The FutureVersity School is an online learning platform focused on creating video courses in areas like product design, product management, AI, and generative AI.
We focus on creating an insightful, easy-to-understand, and engaging course curriculum for you.
That's why all our courses include a mix of theory and fundamental knowledge, project-based work, as well as up-to-date examples from the industry and subject matter experts.
And, of course, there is always a 30-day money-back guarantee for all our courses, so there's no reason to hesitate!
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