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Is Pm Career Ladder free to use?

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nandanosql (@nandanosql) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Pm Career Ladder by nandanosql — Agent Skill

Name: Pm Career Ladder
Author: nandanosql

File contents

Purpose

Understand PM career progression and assess current level across four competency dimensions — Product Sense, Execution, Leadership, and Strategic Impact — enabling targeted development.

Application

PM Career Ladder

Level	Title	Scope	Key Shift
L1	Associate PM	Feature	"Ship features that work"
L2	Product Manager	Feature set	"Define what to build and why"
L3	Senior PM	Product area	"Own outcomes, not outputs"
L4	Group PM / Director	Product line	"Scale through others"
L5	VP Product	Portfolio	"Set strategy, build org"
L6	CPO	Company	"Business through product"

Competency Matrix

## Self-Assessment: [Your Name]

| Competency | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4+ |
|-----------|----|----|----|----|
| **Product Sense** | Follow frameworks | Apply judgment | Set product direction | Set company direction |
| **Execution** | Ship assigned work | Drive cross-functional delivery | Remove systemic blockers | Build execution culture |
| **Leadership** | Contribute to team | Lead feature team | Lead PMs, mentor | Build + scale PM org |
| **Strategic Impact** | Feature-level metrics | Area-level outcomes | Portfolio strategy | Business model evolution |

**My current level:** [Self-assessment]
**Where I want to be:** [Target level]
**Gap:** [Key competencies to develop]

Development Plan

## Growth Plan: [Current Level] → [Target Level]

### Top 3 Gaps
1. [Gap] — Current: [where you are] → Target: [where you need to be]
2. [Gap]
3. [Gap]

### Actions
| Gap | Action | Timeline |
|-----|--------|----------|
| [Gap 1] | [Specific development activity] | [By when] |
| [Gap 2] | [Activity] | [By when] |

Quality Rubric

Dimension	0	1	2
Self-Awareness	"I'm great at everything"	Some gaps identified	Honest, evidence-based assessment
Specificity	"Get better at strategy"	Named gaps	Gaps + development actions
Timeline	No plan	Vague plan	Specific actions + timeline

References

Related Skills

skills/leadership/influence-without-authority/SKILL.md — Key L2→L3 skill
skills/leadership/pm-interview-prep/SKILL.md — Interview preparation
skills/leadership/mentoring-guide/SKILL.md — L3+ mentoring

External Frameworks

Ravi Mehta, PM Competency Framework
Sachin Rekhi, PM Career Ladder

Skill type: Component Domain: Leadership & Career

---name: pm-career-ladderdescription: Understand and navigate PM career progression — from APM through CPO — with clear expectations per level for product sense, execution, leadership, and strategic impact.---## PurposeUnderstand PM career progression and **assess current level** across four competency dimensions — Product Sense, Execution, Leadership, and Strategic Impact — enabling targeted development.---## Application### PM Career Ladder| Level | Title | Scope | Key Shift ||-------|-------|-------|-----------|| **L1** | Associate PM | Feature | "Ship features that work" || **L2** | Product Manager | Feature set | "Define what to build and why" || **L3** | Senior PM | Product area | "Own outcomes, not outputs" || **L4** | Group PM / Director | Product line | "Scale through others" || **L5** | VP Product | Portfolio | "Set strategy, build org" || **L6** | CPO | Company | "Business through product" |### Competency Matrix```markdown## Self-Assessment: [Your Name]| Competency | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4+ ||-----------|----|----|----|----|| **Product Sense** | Follow frameworks | Apply judgment | Set product direction | Set company direction || **Execution** | Ship assigned work | Drive cross-functional delivery | Remove systemic blockers | Build execution culture || **Leadership** | Contribute to team | Lead feature team | Lead PMs, mentor | Build + scale PM org || **Strategic Impact** | Feature-level metrics | Area-level outcomes | Portfolio strategy | Business model evolution |**My current level:** [Self-assessment]**Where I want to be:** [Target level]**Gap:** [Key competencies to develop]```### Development Plan```markdown## Growth Plan: [Current Level] → [Target Level]### Top 3 Gaps1. [Gap] — Current: [where you are] → Target: [where you need to be]2. [Gap]3. [Gap]### Actions| Gap | Action | Timeline ||-----|--------|----------|| [Gap 1] | [Specific development activity] | [By when] || [Gap 2] | [Activity] | [By when] |```---## Quality Rubric| Dimension | 0 | 1 | 2 ||-----------|---|---|---|| **Self-Awareness** | "I'm great at everything" | Some gaps identified | Honest, evidence-based assessment || **Specificity** | "Get better at strategy" | Named gaps | Gaps + development actions || **Timeline** | No plan | Vague plan | Specific actions + timeline |---## References### Related Skills- `skills/leadership/influence-without-authority/SKILL.md` — Key L2→L3 skill- `skills/leadership/pm-interview-prep/SKILL.md` — Interview preparation- `skills/leadership/mentoring-guide/SKILL.md` — L3+ mentoring### External Frameworks- Ravi Mehta, PM Competency Framework- Sachin Rekhi, PM Career Ladder---**Skill type:** Component**Domain:** Leadership & Career

Frequently asked questions

Pm Career Ladder