Who are those product managers? And from where are they coming from? Can I be a product manager? What should I do? Product management still hasn't any formal career path, therefore product managers are coming from all around. Interested in finding and solving market problems? Learn how can you become a product manager.

1. Warsaw, March 2
How do I tell my boss I
want to be a PM?
Daniil Lanovyi

3. "I started out on a career as an electrical
engineer"
"PM was my first role in tech - before that I
spent a year as a maths teacher!"
"I was a music journalist and editor for 10
years"

4. "I was a landscape gardener, then became a
video games journo, then got headhunted to
deliver Nintendo’s European mothership.
Obviously."
"I was an army officer, biologist and scuba
diver. Perfect qualifications for PM work."
"Space engineer/orbital dynamicist after
studying mech/space degree then did a stint
in the Army as a combat engineer"

5. Everyone can be a
product manager?

6. PM rule #5 : your building full of product
experts. Your company needs market experts.
Hunt for Market
Problems

7. Become"this-guy-
knows-it-all"
ofyourproduct

8. Think strategic

9. LearntoLeadand
Inspire

10. Build relationships

11. Lookforamentor

12. Learnhowtomanage
products,notonlyhowyour
companydoesit

13. Say "I want this job"

14. Huntformarketproblems
Know your product
Think strategic

15. Lead and Inspire
Build relationships
Find a mentor

16. Learn
product
management
Say "I want
this job!"

17. Still want to be a
Product manager?

18. Possibilitytomakea
difference

19. Solve problems
and improve life

20. Every day is different

21. https://pl.linkedin.com/in/daniill
Now I know how I tell my
boss I want to be a PM!
Daniil Lanovyi
slash.dll@gmail.com
www.test-n-tell.com