Hi Sharks, This is probably the third time I am posting this. I hope someone will reply this time.
I am currently business analyst with total exp of 11 years. 9 years into sales last 2 years into Business Analyst. I want to move to product management. How can I start preparing for the same. What all books or certification required. I have exp in Jira, BRD, little bit of SQL. My domain is banking and finance. Please help. I want to get into companies like Adobe Atlassian Google Amazon .

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Speak to your product team or your manager and try to get some small projects like building a small feature or becoming an active participant contributor in a feature. Also try to get in front of the customer for understanding their requirements or particular pain points which they want to discuss. This way you will get some PM experience of understanding customer sentiments, requirements and also contributing to the product to build some features. Later based on this experience you should try for PM jobs.

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No. Programming is not a must. If u already have a developer background (even basics) then you could invest sometime and sharpen your SQL skills. Some PM jobs require it. Incase you are interested in SQL or data analysis, look for courses in 'Growth PM' on Coursera/Udacity. Later look for Growth PM opportunities as it demands data analysis using tools like SQL queries, Adobe/Google Analytics, excel etc.

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Nopes, SQL. Etc would not help with PM
Just know on a very high level how tech is being used. Prepare with PM resources and see if any company gives you a chance

Nowadays there are lot of options. Start with agile fundamentals and try a 2 day certification for CSPO from Scrum Alliance. There are lot of colleges and universities now offering certification courses for this role. Speak to your manager and try to see if you can have any roles internally or as a stretch assignment.

Yes, go for Agile training courses. Companies these days are looking for PM's with Agile framework knowledge.

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