The Productologist

The ladies are going for a hat-trick with this third installment of the PMQC. Today we’ll hear from Carol Dirig, Senior Director of Product Management at NewScale, a provider of IT Service Catalog and Service Portfolio applications.

Q: How did you come into the role of Product Manager and was it planned?

I saw a question on Linked In from a new Product Manager who is switching careers and wanted some pointers about how to make the transition smoothly. I answered the question with some suggestions. She is not a software Product Manager, as I am, so my response to her was not tied specifically to what I do as a software PM. I am re-posting a slightly modified version of my response here. Enjoy!

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Welcome to Product Management. It’s a very challenging and rewarding field and provides a great opportunity to interact with many business functions.