What do product managers do? - Agile Coach

[zachariasgeorge]

I learned from this video that PMs walk a lot.

[kmahajan]

As PM, all I do is
- assuage egos
- schedule meetings to decide when our next meeting should be
- listen to tech complain about literally every other team
- act as messenger between all CxOs in a non-confrontational manner



Sigh.

[richsmart]

Nice explanation Sherif - completely agree with your definition of what the Product Manager does both in small organisations, but also larger ones. The critical thing is being able to take a product vision & then break that down into small deliverable bitesize pieces that can be articulated to the teams clearly. You nailed it!

[AJthatTALLguy]

This is the best, most straightforward explanation of a product manager that I've ever heard. Great stuff

[brendayang]

this man's voice is so smoothing and calming

[zdarr]

Thank you for this amazing explanation! I just graduated with an MBA, and am in talks with a startup which is offering me a Product Management role. Your video has equipped me to confidently answer questions and gain clarity on the role :)

[utzjohn]

Love an 'accidental product manager.' I feel the same - I got into product management as product management came into 'existence' as a formal discipline, even though I was doing it since I started my career. I find a clear definition elusive as many large companies are retrofitting product management as a discipline into an existing organization. And responsibilities are adapted to fit the company's existing model. Product managers do what's needed to get a product to market. And the work to get a product into the hands of customers can vary by organization.

[mildamillon]

I was certifed as Project Mánager, now I got to be certified as Product Owner and this videos helped me to much!

[Divinecitizen]

As Mr. Sherif said Decision making is one of the important aspects of a product manager. I always say A product manager is a juggler who juggles tech, UX and Customer needs and makes a good show to make both the stake holders and customers Happy :-)

[Under]

Nice explanation. As for Martin's venn diagram, it makes more sense if you change UX to Customer. Product management is not about bridging between the UX and Technical teams; the diagram shows finding the balance between customer problems, technical capabilities (feasibility), and business needs.

[edmundoakagawa]

"...and Product managers that do really well at scaling themselves, empower their team members to wear the Product Owner hat."
So true!

[anonymous___]

I really his style to explain like there is not single hard coded definition of product manager, it varies from organization to organization, team to team etc . fantastic (Y)

[rodeoandersonne]

They make software developers go "they get paid how much?!"

[philip]

I have learned a lot. The product manager is the representative of the customer and has an important position in the software development life cycle. Our product manager, project manager, and R&D team work together in the ZenTao system.

[Sloth]

Great video and fantastic explanation! However, my favorite part was the clear amusement the staff in the background had!

[ahmedsaid]

Thank you Sherif, I think you did an excellent job explaining what a Product Manager's role is. I came especially here trying to find out a definition for a Product M, and you truly made the hard part looked simple and fun to learn. All the best to you.

[Okolieazubuike]

Nice, brief.

Influencing without Authority.
Inspiring the team to work as project owners

[nhatvo-rocky]

The most useful video so far for defining PM role. Amazing, bro!

[sukritidang]

Thank you for making this video! This is really helpful. I would like to know more about your "accidental project management" transition from engineering. I'm a Project Manager. Hoping for a less accidental and more planned transition :)

[mahdarfshi]

If we want to describe a project owner or product owner in action, it's related to the team and product and project are working on. but if we want to describe product roles as the book. you said the best phrases