Product Designers

Certification or Licensing

The Product Development and Management Association offers the certified product manager designation to applicants who have at least two years of professional experience in new product development, a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited school (or meet additional experience requirements if they do not have a degree), and pass an examination that assesses their knowledge of strategy, new products process, portfolio management, tools and metrics, market research, life cycle management, and culture, organization, teams. Visit https://www.pdma.org/page/certification-central to learn more.

Certification credentials are also available in the related area of user experience. For example, Human Factors International, which bills itself as “the world’s largest company specializing in user experience design,” offers the certified usability analyst credential to those who complete four courses and pass an examination. It offers certification courses in cities throughout the United States and the world. Visit http://www.humanfactors.com for more information. The Nielsen Norman Group offers the certified user experience designation to those who complete at least 30 hours of training and pass five exams. Visit https://www.nngroup.com/ux-certification to learn more.