I see a product manager’s job as varying hugely between organizations, but across the board, it seems like the PM is the person working holistically to keep the product successful in fulfilling the needs of both the customer and the business. This overall goal spreads out into many corners of the company, including fostering communication and interpersonal relationships within and between teams, setting goals, ensuring the goals are carried out, and identifying and filling gaps in the workflow.
My question for the author has to do with seeking more detail about the last section: “You don’t have to work 60 hours a week”. I still am curious about the clear tension between the earlier point warning PM’s to never think “this isn’t my job”, and “you don’t have to work 60 hours a week.” If “everything” is your job, how do you actually prioritize and split up time? Is it even possible to rank, or is part of being a good PM having a sound internal triage system? I’d ask the author to flush out this tension more if I was able to.
