From product manager to product development manager
12 of the 19 essential skills of a product development manager are already essential for a product manager — about 63% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from product manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 12
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 63%
- of the target job covered
- 19
- essential skills of a product development manager
What a product development manager does
Product development managers coordinate the development of new products from beginning to end. They receive briefings and start envisioning the new product considering design, technical and cost criteria. They conduct research on market needs and create prototypes of new products for untapped market opportunities. Product development managers also improve and boost technological quality.
What carries over
12 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse consumer buying trends
- combine business technology with user experience
- design customer experiences
- design management
- develop new products
- develop product design
- draw conclusions from market research results
- industrial research and development
- market research
- perform market research
- plan product management
- product life-cycle
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a product development manager and not for a product manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
← product managerproduct development manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a product development manager?
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