
Product managers often find themselves playing project manager and facilitator. A pattern I have observed often is that the PM is more in-tune with engineer challenges/tensions than engineering leadership. They see the pain first hand vs. from afar, and feel a strong responsibility to facilitate and improve team health. They are also frequently asked to play “herder” — coordinating activities, picking software project…
…ganization. If there are any, make sure you weigh in and ask until goals are defined. For instance, if you need your Sales team’s support to make the feature you are working on adopted by end customers, it is a good idea to make sure you share an OKR with them. You will need to work with your management in order to better align teams. It can be very powerful …