Product Manager

Danielle Landry Portfolio

CareerFoundry Product Management program graduate whose MakeYourMaps case study — user personas, wireframes, and a structured launch plan for a travel app — treats a training assignment with the seriousness of a real stakeholder pitch.

Career ChangerEntry-Level PMUser PersonasProduct Launch Planning

What makes it work

A breakdown of the choices that make this portfolio stand out.

1

Treating a course assignment as a real pitch

Explicitly framing the approach as presenting to real stakeholders signals self-directed rigor beyond the minimum required for a grade.

2

Full artifact set for a single deep project

Going deep on personas, wireframes, and launch planning for one product is appropriate depth-over-breadth for an entry-level portfolio.

3

Transferable background framing

Connecting a film/TV background to visual storytelling instincts gives non-traditional-background candidates a template for positioning prior experience.

What Product Managers can take from this

Specific, actionable tips to apply to your own portfolio — no generic advice.

  • As a career changer, one deeply-documented project beats three shallow ones.

  • Frame training assignments as if presenting to real stakeholders.

  • Connect your prior (non-PM) career background explicitly to a transferable skill.

Ready to build your portfolio?

Follow the Product Manager roadmap — skills, projects, and timeline to get hired.

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