another product manager question

[rookie1010]

Hello

I had previously posted questions regarding product management.

i was wondering if with 5 years of software/hardware experience would be wise for me to go for contarct positons in software or should i go for prodcut management

i mean is it a good career move to go into product management, is it a good step up the hierarchy?

 

[jumpr]

WTF is product management?

EDIT: financial engineering vs project management
questons regarding Project Management

Which one is it? Project management or product management?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: jumpr
WTF is product management?

It is project management of a product.

 

[Looney]

Do you like management and decision making? If you do, then go into product management. If you don't, then stay in software.

 

[rookie1010]

thanks for the replies

does a product management course give you a step up the hierarchy of a company?
does it involve manging peopl?

also is pre-sales a part of product management?

does pre-sales have the same degree of stress as product management?


i apologise for coming up with question after question. but i am trying to figure out my next career move. and at the moment i seem to have three choices for the near future

pre-sales
product management
software contractor

and then i can stay with wha ti have and go for
project management
financial engineering

what do you guys think about my choices?