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Those are fair counter points. Another issue is the lack of political capital. Very often a product "owner" doesn't own much at all. Some may have reasonable d
by fleddr 4y ago
Those are fair counter points.
Another issue is the lack of political capital. Very often a product "owner" doesn't own much at all. Some may have reasonable decision power but it's constantly undermined by powerful other stakeholders.
The problem often starts from the very top. Say a CEO tells the business to grow revenue by 20%.
The business/markets then come up with terrible ideas to do that. Aggressive, cutting corners, user-hostile, but likely to work in the short term.
Then they ask the PM to implement it. You can't stop it at this point.
- danielmarkbruce 4y agoYup. Honestly at many companies the CEO is the only real decision maker and everyone else is just execution. No matter what their title says. To your point on stakeholders - most PMs are just trying their best to balance the 35 different constraints/ideas thrown at them by the 5 or 6 most important stakeholders all while appearing upbeat and happy because the PM is supposed to be Miss/Mr/Mrs Positivity.