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Aug 2017
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Consulting to Product Management - How t...

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In this talk the Senior Product Manager at MongoDB, Jordan Sumerlus, talks about the transition from Consulting to Product Management. He walks through the key consulting skills that transfer across and those that don't.Social Links: Find out more about Product School hereFollow our Podcast on TikTok hereFollow Product School on LinkedIn here 
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