Product management is clearly a legitimate function. A good PM embedded in a cross-functional team can make a night and day difference.
Problems seem to begin when product management is externalized from the product teams, put into dedicated teams or departments. The role is seen as something like "telling the devs what to build and making sure they build it."
Problems seem to begin when product management is externalized from the product teams, put into dedicated teams or departments. The role is seen as something like "telling the devs what to build and making sure they build it."