It can be said that in product-driven Internet companies, such as Baidu and Tencent, product managers with programmer background are very popular.
I guess your question is:
1. Is there any "money" chart for programmers to become product managers?
2. What are the requirements for programmers to become product managers? What skills
3. What can programmers do to naturally transition to product managers?
I have already answered the first question. Now more than 60% of product managers come from product design. Turned over, such a product manager is obsessed with details, while a product manager turned from a programmer understands the product implementation process, so he has considerable say in the timing of the project. This first ensures the progress of the project, and secondly is rigorous. The logic will be helpful for future expansion and upgrade of the product, so product managers who are programmers are very popular. However, this type of product manager needs to increase their knowledge in product marketing and operations. No one is perfect, and it would be good for you to know more about yourself.
The second question: Product managers actually have no skills to speak of. The vision of the product is left to the UI, the interaction is left to the UE, and the development is left to the programmers. However, the product manager is a coordinator and needs to do a lot of communication. He needs to have a sensitive "smell" to judge changes in the market, changes in the company's direction, the timing of attack, and silently endure. They also need to be able to secure certain resources for their products and be responsible for the entire life cycle of the product, etc. One word "communication"
The third question: I suggest you read some books and search online for a few keywords such as "information architecture", "user experience", "product manager" and "interaction design". These words are all hot in the industry right now, and as a product manager, you need to understand them.
I hope these are helpful to you!