🏷 Roadmap to Mastery: Product Manager (Tech)

📖 Your step-by-step journey to becoming a Product Manager (Tech) in 2025.

1️⃣ Foundations

• Business basics: strategy, markets, and competitive analysis

• Technical literacy: software development lifecycle (SDLC), APIs, cloud basics

• Communication and leadership skills

2️⃣ Product Management Fundamentals

• Understanding the role of a PM in tech companies

• Core frameworks: Agile, Scrum, Kanban

• Tools: Jira, Trello, Asana for backlog and sprint management

3️⃣ Product Strategy & Vision

• Crafting product vision, goals, and roadmaps

• Market research and user personas

• Prioritisation frameworks (RICE, MoSCoW, Kano Model)

4️⃣ User-Centered Design

• Basics of UI/UX collaboration

• Wireframing and prototyping with Figma, InVision, or Miro

• Usability testing and feedback loops

5️⃣ Data-Driven Decision Making

• Key product metrics: DAU/MAU, churn, NPS, retention

• Analytics tools: Google Analytics, Mixpanel, Amplitude

• A/B testing and experimentation platforms

6️⃣ Tech Collaboration

• Working with developers: APIs, databases, version control basics

• Understanding cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Familiarity with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines

7️⃣ Stakeholder & Team Management

• Communication with executives, engineers, and designers

• Running standups, demos, retrospectives

• Conflict resolution and negotiation

8️⃣ Advanced Topics

• Growth product management (onboarding, conversion funnels)

• Platform and ecosystem PM

• AI/ML-powered product development

9️⃣ Portfolio & Career

• Build case studies (product redesign, MVP launch, feature rollout)

• Share insights on LinkedIn/Medium

• Certifications: Pragmatic Institute PM, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMI-PBA

• Specialise in SaaS, Mobile, AI, or Enterprise products

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💡 Final Note
A Product Manager (Tech) sits at the crossroads of business, design, and engineering. By mastering strategy, data, and collaboration, you’ll lead products that deliver impact and innovation.

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