Identify product-relevant evidence
Surface confirmed examples of understanding users, weighing trade-offs or shaping a solution. Technical delivery remains valuable on its own terms.
For developer → product transitions
Bring your technical perspective into product.
Build a credible transition story around user problems, decisions and collaboration—not a rewritten job title.
Understand the target role
Compare product discovery, prioritization, measurement and stakeholder expectations with your experience. Use gaps to guide deliberate practice.
Prepare to explain your judgment
Develop evidence-backed stories about why a decision mattered and what you learned. Separate aspiration from achievements already demonstrated.