Thanks for stating this so eloquently. Agreed that product is a joint responsibility but what most people miss is the division of labor. Talented dev managers t

Thanks for stating this so eloquently. Agreed that product is a joint responsibility but what most people miss is the division of labor. Talented dev managers think they will 'solve the problem' and the other types are just jealous. I sometimes joke that a product manager's job is most sought after now a days...everyone from devs to pmms want it . As a PM, this is the single most stressful part. Ideally the author would have held his PM team on point to deeply involve them in the product process. It is indeed a product manager's job to rally the team around an idea ir features. They must actively seek dev input on what features to build or how to solve a customer problem. But when devs, especially dev managers think they need not be told what features to build, all beta are off.