{"id":17235,"date":"2021-02-05T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/productcollective.com\/?p=17235"},"modified":"2021-03-02T16:10:52","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T16:10:52","slug":"continuing-education-as-a-product-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/productcollective.com\/continuing-education-as-a-product-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Education as a Product Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There isn\u2019t an explicit four-year degree for Product Management (yet), but that may not necessarily be a bad thing. The field of Product Management is rapidly evolving to the point where continuous learning is almost essential. Here are some resources that explain ways that you can get continuing Product Management education that doesn\u2019t necessarily rely on sitting in a classroom (live or virtual).<\/p>\n<p><b>The importance of learning in product management.<\/b> As a product manager at a payment automation software company, Matt Anderson often observes the importance of continuous learning in product management. In fact, success in product management is often due to one\u2019s innate curiosity and desire to learn. Read about some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/productcraft.com\/best-practices\/the-importance-of-learning-in-product-management\/\">opportunities for gaining knowledge and acquiring new skills<\/a> that Matt has experienced in his product management role.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Product_Craft\">@Product_Craft<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>What is the best way to learn product management?<\/b> Learning product management is a multi-step process. You need to learn the tools, and practices of product management, apply what you have learned to a real-life context and work as a product manager, and learn by evaluating your successes and failures. Patrick O\u2019Malley <a href=\"https:\/\/openclassrooms.com\/en\/courses\/4530341-understand-the-role-of-product-manager\/4583806-what-is-the-best-way-to-learn-product-management\">explains these three steps<\/a> in an excerpt from his course on understanding the role of a Product Manager.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/openclassrooms\">@openclassrooms<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>6 Things I learned from my first product management job.<\/b> Ron Yang reflected back on the last five years as a product manager. He realized that early experience was foundational and that he learned skills and gained experience that still serves him to this day. As Ron reflected on his experience, he asked his team what they learned from their first role that they still use today. Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aha.io\/blog\/6-things-i-learned-from-my-first-product-management-job\">some of those important lessons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aha_io\">@aha_io<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"e1ea36856c520\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Product management training: 5 Excellent resources. <\/b>\u00a0There are many roundabout routes to a product management career, but there really isn\u2019t one standard or accepted product management training path. You aren\u2019t likely to find a simple way to acquire product management training on the job, either, because product management positions almost always differ based on the industry, the company\u2019s culture, and the products you are managing at a given job. To help you establish a learning path for yourself, Maddy Kirsch explains where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.productplan.com\/product-management-training\/\">you can go to continue your product management education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/productplan\">@productplan<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>Know you&#8217;re doing things right. <\/b>\u00a0No list of resources for product management continuing education would be complete if we didn\u2019t mention the video insights from past INDUSTRY conferences. Joining <a href=\"https:\/\/od.industryconference.com\/\">INDUSTRY On Demand<\/a> will help you get to the next level by giving you access to nearly 100 hours of video insights from some of the brightest minds in product. We&#8217;ve made it easy for you to start learning by curating playlists for you based on popular topics like Product Strategy, Customer Development, and others. And with new content being added every month, you&#8217;ll never be short of inspiration!<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prodcollective\">@prodcollective<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"e1ea36856c520\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There isn\u2019t an explicit four-year degree for Product Management (yet), but that may not necessarily be a bad thing. The field of Product Management is rapidly evolving to the point where continuous learning is almost essential. 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