I think most of us had the same Idea is to have at least couple years of experience and then target a management level of a role. And, I agree with that. I would like to focus on one industry to learn as much as I can about it. Also, I do enjoy more hands-on work and testing rather than managing the tasks and people doing the work As it was mentioned in the slides ” engineering roles, Alignment of maximum job satisfaction with maximum job contribution.” But I think to be a good manager you should know as much as you can the background of the project. It helps for a better judgement and taking the right decision. Also, I noticed most of the top management have an engineering degree with management degree such MPA. So, I would like to follow the same path as it’s the growth path in most companies Senior engineer, engineering management then higher up to top management.