I recently stumbled across a thought-provoking question posted on the Boston Product Management Association group page. Justin asked: “Is an MBA a pre-requisite for Product Management?” I thought that was a fascinating question. My instinct was to reply “No, of course not!” But then again, if you look at any job description for a product role, an MBA is either a pre-requisite or preferred qualification. I thought about Justin’s question more broadly: How does one get into product management? I’ve been asked a thousand times. In fact, I struggled with this same question during my own career transition just a few years ago.
"How do I Get into Product Management?"
"How do I Get into Product Management?"
"How do I Get into Product Management?"
I recently stumbled across a thought-provoking question posted on the Boston Product Management Association group page. Justin asked: “Is an MBA a pre-requisite for Product Management?” I thought that was a fascinating question. My instinct was to reply “No, of course not!” But then again, if you look at any job description for a product role, an MBA is either a pre-requisite or preferred qualification. I thought about Justin’s question more broadly: How does one get into product management? I’ve been asked a thousand times. In fact, I struggled with this same question during my own career transition just a few years ago.