What would be the path to make a transition from Consulting to a Product Manager role? Have 6 years of consulting experience but eventually would like to have complete ownership of a product, what should I do pro-actively to achieve this is in the long run?

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Product management-type projects while you are a consultant. Experience is paramount for PM

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You’ll have to start as a product business analyst if you’re starting at a true technology company. You’ll be writing a lot of user stories.

Do that for a year or two then you can be a product manager.

Orrrrrr.... find a start up that you’re passionate about build a relationship with the cofounders and try to become a product manager there. You’ll skip the BA step.

Once you become a product owner your consulting skills might be helpful. 

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Get exposure to strategy, implementation and operations

How would that help? I was a product manager and none of that stuff is relatable at a PM role.

Maybe a Product Ownership role

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