I am currently in corporate finance and looking to pivot into product management. I would like to build a development plan to get there. What are the most critical skills and experiences that I should include on that plan?

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First be very clear on the "why" you want to move to pm (you will get asked in interviews).

Try enrolling in experiential pm bootcamps to get hands on product experience (experience building a product is better than just theory).

Network on LinkedIn.

ADPlist is another good mentorship site.

Don't need to do MBA or ms computer science is what I hear (though they are helpful but have a certain opportunity cost).

Try job shadowing pm internally if you can.

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Tough question. I would think your plan is strongly dependant on the field that you want to enter. Aerospace vs commercial plastics for example may require different skill sets for effective product management.

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