Boot camp or courses to become technical program manager
Hello, I have a friend who has an MBA degree (not from tier 1 or IVY league) and has managed teams in non-tech sector. She wants to do a course / certification / bootcamp which will allow her to get an entry level position as program manager (or better TPM) in software companies like Boeing, Starbucks, Expedia or even Microsoft or Amazon. Can you please recommend some courses and certificates or boot camps for PM and TPM roles which she can attend? Thank you so much for your help. Edit: she would prefer courses from reputed universities rather than Udemy / Coursera at this point in time.
If she has an MBA and PgM-related experience, then it seems like she should be able to make the transition to being at a tech company as a PgM. It can be helpful to get a referral from FTEs at those companies and for her to match her resume with the job description of the jobs that she’s interested in. For TPM, that may be a bit more difficult since there’s generally an expectation that you understand how software’s built. In the interview, they may ask her to do algorithms and/or systems design questions on top of general PgM/behavioral questions. If I was in your friend’s shoes, I’d personally try to transition to PgM at a tech company and then see if I’d want to get more technical as a TPM or stay as a general PgM. EDIT: PgM stands for Program Manager.
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It’s not easy. I have 12 years sw engg experience and even I found it hard to transition. Hiring managers will not even look at your resume unless you have a TPM title elsewhere. Already a flood of good/great candidates available.
Fake it till you make it. BS to get in, then learn on the job
You still need certificates / degrees to grab attention. Otherwise resume is not shortlisted … so many candidates for PM/TPM roles
Lol. You do not need certificates to get a tpm job. If you have pmp then good for you. No one cares. All you need is minimum bachelors degree. That's it