After 3 years in MBB, I’m eyeing a move to tech PM but keep hitting the ‘lack of technical skills’ roadblock. Several members mentioned using community case studies to map out transition strategies. For those who made the jump: which success stories gave you the most actionable playbook? What frameworks from consulting actually translated well? Would love to hear how you reverse-engineered others’ paths while avoiding common pitfalls.
stop overromanticizing case studies. most are survivorship bias wrapped in LinkedInfluencer jargon. i transitioned to FAANG PM - the real trick? learn jira, stop making decks, and convince some eng lead you can handle scrum meetings. consulting frameworks are just fancy ways to say ‘make a list’
pls share specific examples! like which case study showed handling sprints without tech background? thx!!
Focus on transferable strategic thinking over technical minutiae. The most effective case studies I’ve seen highlight how ex-consultants reframed client discovery processes as user research. One member documented how she converted her stakeholder alignment techniques into cross-functional roadmap development - I’ll DM you the thread.