Career Blueprint

Regional Manager→Product Manager

⏱ 12 months•4 years experience•1 current skills

🧱Phase 1

Foundation

3 months

Skills to Develop

User research & discovery interviewsPRD & spec writingMetrics definition (north star, input/output metrics)Prioritization frameworks (RICE, ICE, opportunity scoring)Wireframing & prototyping basics

Resources

📚 Inspired by Marty Cagan
🔨 Conduct 10+ user interviews
🎓 Reforge Product Strategy course
👥 Lenny's Newsletter & podcast

🏁 Milestone

Own a feature from discovery to launch with measurable success criteria

⚡Phase 2

Execution

5 months

Skills to Develop

Go-to-market strategyData analysis & SQL for product insightsStakeholder management & executive communicationGrowth loops & retention analysisA/B testing & experimentation programs

Resources

📚 Continuous Discovery Habits by Teresa Torres
🔨 Launch a 0→1 product or major feature
🔨 Build a product analytics dashboard from scratch
👥 Product School community

🏁 Milestone

Ship a product initiative that moves a key business metric by 10%+

👑Phase 3

Authority

4 months

Skills to Develop

Product vision & multi-year strategyTeam building & PM mentorshipBoard/exec-level communicationMarket analysis & competitive intelligencePlatform thinking & ecosystem design

Resources

📚 Empowered by Marty Cagan
🔨 Write a product strategy doc for a new market
👥 Speak at a product conference
🔨 Build a public product thought leadership presence

🏁 Milestone

You set the product vision — the org trusts your judgment on what to build and why

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