I believe the PM is a direct result born out of the inefficient org chart of most organisations. So in the status quo it's a necessary evil. I wrote about that

I believe the PM is a direct result born out of the inefficient org chart of most organisations. So in the status quo it's a necessary evil. I wrote about that here[1] but I also think there are ways how you can reinvent structures to cut out the PM[2] 1: https://andreschweighofer.com/agile/whats-wrong-with-traditional-product-ownership-nopo/ https://andreschweighofer.com/agile/whats-wrong-with-traditi... 2: https://andreschweighofer.com/agile/collaborative-product-ownership-meets-reality-part-3-of-3/ https://andreschweighofer.com/agile/collaborative-product-ow...