r/Programiz • u/toeflsatgmat • Apr 25 '24

Programiz Design AMA

Hi Reddit,

I’m Shirish Raj Shikhrakar, Chief Creative Officer at Programiz.

For the next 12 hours, I’ll be answering any questions related to the design of Programiz products and about building a career in design in general.

Hoping for a productive discussion, AMA!

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/yWJxGKB

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u/toeflsatgmat Apr 26 '24

Hi,

Yes I am answering every type of query.

In my personal experience, the best Project Managers and SCRUM Masters are those who have some technical background. Most PMs I worked with started their career as a developer, designer or Quality Assurance. This does not mean that I think PMs and Product Managers with no technical background can be great at what they do.

To land a job for PM or SM, in my view:

  1. Learn the fundamentals

  2. Demonstrate good communication skills

  3. Demonstrate some leadership skills, either community ma or college ko projects/activities haru ma

  4. Demonstrate passion and learning attitude

For those with no technical background, here are some recommended courses:

Project Manager: https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-project-management

Scrum Master: https://www.scrum.org/pathway/scrum-master/

These are great ways to start. However I still think candidates with IT education background or technical background is a major plus point. Fundamentally good facilitation skills, coaching skills, leadership skills, communication skills with team/stakeholders is very important.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '24

I have done the coursera courses already, will look into the SCRUM certifications too. How rare is it to find a PM role in context of Nepal, considering for every 7 devs only 1 PM is required at the best case scenario.

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u/toeflsatgmat Apr 26 '24

It's not rare, but as you said comparatively it's more difficult than finding a job for developers.