A good PM is worth their weight in gold, but the problem is that the qualifications for a good PM are very hard to make objective. This leads to the role becomi

A good PM is worth their weight in gold, but the problem is that the qualifications for a good PM are very hard to make objective. This leads to the role becoming magnet for power-hungry MBAs with a bean counter mentality who will tend to outcompete anyone with real knowledge of UX or engineering unless the company understands the danger of money/power-driven PMs and actively counteracts it by focusing on actual product skills.