Modern product management is all about true collaboration between product, design, and engineering. This begins with ensuring the product manager is knowledgeable about the real contribution of product design and engineering. The PM does not need to be personally skilled in either design or engineering (most aren't, although many PMs believe they're great designers), but they do need to understand and appreciate their contributions to the point where they understand that what design and engineering bring to the table is just as essential as what the PM brings. Next, the PM needs to establish
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