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> I've never heard a PM say they learned something surprising and are reconsidering their initial idea. You have never worked with a good PM then. I hear unexp
by kareemm 4y ago
> I've never heard a PM say they learned something surprising and are reconsidering their initial idea.
You have never worked with a good PM then. I hear unexpected things from customers pretty much every single time I talk to one.
- llamaLord 4y agoAdditionally, as a PM, I hear unexpected things from my engineering teams to and they very often change the course of an initiative we're running. A PM is an Air Traffic Controller - not a dictator.
- ttymck 4y agoIt's possible I've not worked with a good PM, but the fact remains that I haven't seen the industry _incentivize_ the "good PM" behavior you're describing nor have there been consequences for "bad PMs", so does "good" and "bad" really mean anything?
- kareemm 4y agoThere are lots of companies where talking to customers is a requirement for a PM to have continued employment. I’ve worked for more than a few. Seems to me that’s a pretty significant incentive.
- ttymck 4y ago"Talking to customers" is "good PM behavior"? Isn't that like saying "writing code" is "good developer behavior"?