The role of product manager is broadly-defined and oft-misunderstood. At their core, product managers (PMs) are principally concerned with the identification and delivery of value for their product's users.
In order to facilitate a meaningful solution, PMs should feel comfortable wearing almost any hat required for their business, flexing both interpersonal acumen as well as technical chops, and prioritizing (which oftentimes means saying no to) the needs of both internal and external stakeholders. Below are a few frameworks that can help determine a PM's success.
<aside> 💡 Huge thanks to Sebastian Phlix, whose annual reading lists help curate the endless trove of product management resources online. Much of the structure below is based on his categorization of major focus areas for PM development.
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