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Product management provides ample opportunities for career growth. As you gain experience and develop your skills, you can progress from entry-level roles to senior or executive positions.

Anurakta Mohanty and Sreenivas Vinnakota Insights on Product Management & Leadership Roles

July 19, 2023
Alumni Stories
5 min read

By Anurakta Mohanty: Senior Product Manager, Atlassian

Sreenivas Vinnakota: Product Manager, Kore.ai

Discover how the IPL Career Assistant Platform can empower aspiring professionals to transition into product management and leadership roles. In this blog, Anurakta Mohanty and Sreenivas Vinnakota share their personal journeys and offer valuable advice for those needing formal product management experience or job titles. It also highlights how real-time experience, acting as a proxy PM, and continuous skill improvement plays a crucial role in their career advancement. Furthermore, IPL’s ICPM course and talentathons are highly significant avenues for acquiring comprehensive product management knowledge and impressing hiring managers. This blog will help you gain inspiration and practical strategies to embark on a successful path in the dynamic world of product management.

Key Takeaways:

Anurakta Mohanty and Sreenivas Vinnakota share their personal journeys and valuable advice for aspiring professionals seeking product management and leadership roles.
Real-time experience and acting as a proxy PM are crucial for gaining product management expertise and bridging the gap between roles.
Continuous skill improvement, particularly in UX design, digital product management, and marketing, is emphasized for success in product management.
IPL’s Career Assistance Platform offers the ICPM course and talentathons as significant resources for comprehensive product management knowledge and impressive hiring managers.
Talentathons provide unique opportunities to showcase abilities, solve challenges, and demonstrate a product-oriented mindset to PM hiring managers.
Strategies for success in talentathons include building confidence, applying knowledge to real-world scenarios, and influencing hiring managers without formal authority.
IPL’s Career Assistance Platform is a game-changer for aspiring professionals, offering guidance and support in navigating the dynamic realm of product management and leadership roles.

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"Taking up this product management certification program, learning every aspect of product management, and cracking the talentathon was an amazing and helpful move."

Bridging the Gap: From Business Analyst to Product Manager Role

Lacking product management experience or a formal job title is a common challenge faced by someone making a transition from a business analyst role to a product management role.

Furthermore, gaining a deep understanding of the responsibilities of a PM through real-time experience is also very vital. By actively working with existing PMs and learning from their expertise, Sreenivas Vinnakota acted as a proxy PM, effectively performing the role. Hence the efforts were recognized by senior management, leading to a promotion to associate project manager role. Continuous skill improvement is emphasized, particularly in areas like UX design, digital product management, and marketing, to excel in product management.

Unveiling Opportunities: IPL Career Assistance Platform

IPL’s Career Assistance Platform can act as a valuable resource for aspiring product managers and leaders. ICPM course offered by IPL provides comprehensive knowledge and skills relevant to product management. Participants are encouraged to leverage the platform’s offerings to gain an in-depth understanding and proficiency. Talentathons organized by IPL are highly significant as these events serve as unique opportunities for participants to showcase their abilities to actual PM hiring managers. The talentathons also provide challenges and case studies allowing individuals to demonstrate problem-solving skills and a solid product-oriented mindset.

Mastering the Talentathon: Strategies for Success

According to Anurakta Mohanty, talentathons can be your strategy for success with their threefold benefits. Firstly, participants build confidence in their product management skills through active engagement with the challenges presented. Secondly, they have the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and showcase their abilities. Finally, participants learn to influence PM hiring managers without formal authority, effectively demonstrating why they are the right fit for product management roles. Talentathon must be taken seriously and one must dedicate themselves to learning every aspect of product management during the product management certification program.

Want to excel in product lifecycle management and leadership roles? IPL’s Career Assistant Platform can be a game-changer for you. It can help you confidently navigate the path to success in the dynamic realm of product management and leadership.

About the Authors:

By Anurakta Mohanty: Senior Product Manager, Atlassian

Sreenivas Vinnakota: Product Manager, Kore.ai

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