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Are Product Management Certifications Worth Your Time and Money?
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Are product management certifications worth it?
The short answer: it depends
The value of a certification will depend on your goals and level of experience with Product Management.
Here are some possible goals and how useful a certification might be:
1. I want to get into Product Management for the first time: highly useful (see the below section on those looking to enter into product management)
2. I want to make more money: not a great primary goal for a certification. One certification will not get you your dream job but will equip you with the tools needed to deliver value more effectively. Coursera claims that a certified product manager can have a salary that is $20,000 higher than an uncertified product manager. Please take this with a grain of salt but the potential is there!
3. I want to shake my imposter syndrome: Imposter syndrome is always a challenge for anyone in Product Management I would argue. on Medium defines imposter syndrome as feeling incapable of performing in comparison to others around us. Not a complete solve it is possible that a…
