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Awesome-pm-skills career-growth

Plans PM career growth using frameworks from 40+ career episodes and Ami Vora's advancement strategies. Use when planning promotions, identifying skill gaps, navigating career transitions, or choosing between IC and management paths.

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/menkesu/awesome-pm-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/menkesu/awesome-pm-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/career-growth" ~/.claude/skills/menkesu-awesome-pm-skills-career-growth && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: career-growth/SKILL.md
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PM Career Accelerator

When This Skill Activates

Claude uses this skill when:

  • Planning career advancement
  • Preparing for promotion
  • Identifying skill gaps
  • Choosing career paths (IC vs management)

Core Frameworks

1. Promotion Criteria

Typical Levels:

Associate PM → PM → Senior PM → Staff/Principal → Director

Key Dimensions:
- Scope (size of impact)
- Complexity (difficulty of problems)
- Independence (how much guidance needed)
- Leadership (influence on others)

2. The Promotion Gap Analysis

Framework:

Current Level → Target Level

GAP ANALYSIS:
- Scope: [current] → [target]
- Impact: [current] → [target]
- Skills: [current] → [target]
- Leadership: [current] → [target]

CLOSE THE GAP:
- High-visibility projects
- Skill development
- Leadership opportunities

Action Templates

Template: Promotion Plan

# Promotion Goal: [Current] → [Target]

## Target Level Requirements
- Scope: [expected scope]
- Impact: [expected impact]
- Skills: [expected skills]
- Leadership: [expected leadership]

## Current vs Target Gap

### Scope
- Current: [my scope]
- Target: [needed scope]
- Gap: [difference]

### Skills
- Current: [my skills]
- Missing: [skills needed]
- Plan: [how to develop]

### Leadership
- Current: [my leadership]
- Target: [needed leadership]
- Gap: [difference]

## 90-Day Action Plan
**Month 1:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

**Month 2:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

**Month 3:**
- [ ] [Action to close gap]
- [ ] [Action to close gap]

## Success Metrics
- [How I'll know I'm ready]
- [Evidence to show manager]

Quick Reference

📈 Career Growth Checklist

Assess Gap:

  • Understand target level
  • Map current vs target
  • Identify skill gaps
  • Find scope opportunities

Close Gap:

  • High-visibility project
  • Skill development plan
  • Leadership opportunities
  • Manager alignment

Demonstrate:

  • Document impact
  • Prepare self-review
  • Gather feedback
  • Make case to manager

Key Quotes

Ami Vora:

"Promotions don't happen to you, they happen because of you."

On Scope:

"You get promoted for doing the next level's job, not for doing your current job well."