I beg to differ, well, at least i beg to add a 3rd option. I like to subscribe to the thinking that the PM owns the decision but the best outcomes are made when

I beg to differ, well, at least i beg to add a 3rd option. I like to subscribe to the thinking that the PM owns the decision but the best outcomes are made when they work closely with, and often take a lot of input from, the developers. At the end of the day the reason i say i like this model is because i want ownership from a product group, and likewise no development team wants PMs prescribing to them how to structured the database or what language to choose. So ultimately, this division of responsibility is kind of a logical divide, to ensure we see where each other operates and let the developers have input but also their own area of ownership without taking away the ownership the product people bring to the table.