> Good PMs are a bit of a paradox. They are immensely impactful and bring value to every project they touch. Yet they are also far overqualified for what is oft

> Good PMs are a bit of a paradox. They are immensely impactful and bring value to every project they touch. Yet they are also far overqualified for what is often a thankless job. In 2013 I went to a project management conference. I'd realised that as a developer I was stepping into this role frequently as I worked at a small agency, and I enjoyed stopping projects becoming disorganised messes. Talking to PMs about what being a proper PM entailed, I heard too many say "if the project goes well someone else will take the credit, but if it goes badly for any reason you'll take the blame. And you don't have power, you can only ask up/down the organisation while at the mercy of politics". So I decided "no thanks" and stayed a developer.