So far, I have felt very out of my element in this class. While certain aspects, such as user interviews and technical solution brainstorming, are things I’m very comfortable with, examining these topics through a business lens is new to me. Being a CS major, solutions are usually judged on their optimization and numerical data. Despite feeling technically well-versed, diving into the PM world has revealed that there is a lot of new technical jargon that has left me, at times, feeling lost. Through a lot of trial and error, and many Google searches, I feel like I’ve come a long way.
Through working on LinguaLeap, I’ve gained an intense appreciation for thinking beyond the technical viability of a solution. Diving deeper into how a solution will impact a user, business, and investor has given me a greater appreciation for the design process as a whole. After taking 377U and 147, the design process is so much wider in scope than these classes have led me to believe.
This project has thrown me in the deep end. It’s revealed the “jack of all trades” nature of being a PM, and the amount of work left to do to understand how to take my solutions from surface-level implementations to real-world viable products.
