A PM’s Job Description:
From my understanding, a Product Manager seems to — at some level — be a jack of all trades. They plan, organize, monitor, and guide the production of a product from conception to closing. As LeMay explains, “Every single product job on every single team at every single company is a little different.” LeMay also explains that the position has a lot of flexibility. Oftentimes, product managers are not given instructions and instead have to determine what they need to work on for the product to succeed. Beyond the technical planning aspect, they also have to handle interpersonal relationships and manage communications between disparate teams across the company to ensure that all aspects of product development are running smoothly. Beyond this, the job is continuously evolving. Depending on the product you’re working on, the team culture, and the organization of which you’re a part, the product manager role seems to be very different.
Question:
If I were to ask the author a question, I would be curious as to how the “bad product manager” archetypes — as LeMay describes them — can actively work to better themselves and turn their flaws into strengths.
