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Stanford University

Breaking Into Product Management - What You Need to Know

Stanford University via YouTube

Overview

Discover the path to breaking into product management in this 50-minute webinar featuring Silicon Valley executives Jiaona Zhang and Anand Subramani. Gain insights on overcoming the experience dilemma, learn how successful product managers landed their first jobs, and understand what hiring managers seek in candidates. Analyze the scope of product management roles, build essential skills, and prepare for common interview questions. Explore core principles, responsibilities, and career paths in product management. Understand the differences between product and project managers, learn to influence without authority, and discover how the role has evolved. Get valuable advice on where to further your product management knowledge and take decisive steps towards becoming the product manager you aspire to be.

Syllabus

Introduction
What is PM
What is a PM
Core Principles
Principles vs Responsibilities
Becoming a PM
PM interview questions
Product Intuition
Design
Computer Science
Analytical Ability
Prioritization
QA
Core Question
Career Path
Problem Space and Solution Space
Senior Product Managers
Product Manager vs Project Manager
Influence without authority
How has the role of product manager changed
Where to learn about product management

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Stanford Online

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