Product Manager Review

Working with development teams and the wider business to prioritise and create value for customers. Sage creates payroll, accounting and banking software.

Learnt and certified in Scaled Agile and currently building on security knowledge with a Certified Ethical Hacker course.

I'm enjoying the content and recommended reading. Some of the workshops don't seem to be as valuable as the could be, but the content has been good in the weekly releases.

The weekly drop of new content is good, avoids the desire to sometimes read too far ahead and keeps reading and learning consistent.

I'm lucky that I'm in a role that I manage my own time, so I'm able to spend as much or as little time as I want day to day on the apprenticeship.

The first module was a bit of a shambles with no one really understanding how the apprenticeship works, incorrect information from QA and only finding out who skills coach was after the first module. Now, it is much better, the skills coach is a good source of information and support and some of the module tutors are good.

I'm learning skills in my chosen pathway in cyber security which helps me work with development teams to build secure software, I've built on my product manager knowledge with Scaled Agile. I'm also learning more soft skills on how to be a professional.

Sage are very active in the community being such a large employer in the area. I'm a school governor and I'm aware of many colleagues who get involved in local meet ups.

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Like most employers, there are pros and cons to working at Sage, but the overriding feeling is that the people are great and the opportunities endless if you put the effort in. Sage are very flexible in allowing people to develop

Sage are a big company, so getting things done can sometimes be slow but no matter what career you want to have there is a place at Sage for that career. Be open to support customers, colleagues and the community.