Hey y’all! I’m looking to transition into product management and have been looking into courses I can take to better help me make that jump. So far only thing I’ve found was a 1400$ 4 month course with Udacity. Anyone know of anything better or cheaper? Is this course worth it?

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I think your best course of action is to go talk to the Director/Manager of Product Management at your company and discuss with them transitioning into the PM role. I've known many PMs who started out as something else (UX, SE, L&M, etc.) and all of them made the transition by a move within their company and without any special training. You might want to look at some of the MANY books and other resources, most of which are much less expensive than a $1400 course.

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Hey,
I would suggest that you do a simple search on the internet. There are several platforms charging pennies on the dollar or even offering these courses for free. Simplilearn and Coursera are two immediately come to mind.
You should review topics you have to learn to be a product manager and then check free learning platforms.

Let me know if you have any more questions or send me a DM.

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I too would recommend Couresera for relatively cheap or free online courses.

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