Summary: The relationship between Product Managers (PMs) and Engineering Managers (EMs) can vary, often leading to imbalances that result in frustration for the engineering team. A successful partnership requires both sides to collaborate, understand each other’s roles, and align their goals for the benefit of the company. To achieve this, EMs should help PMs become more tech-savvy, care about the business, and allow freedom in decision-making.
We couldn’t anticipate what would happen in the future, so we wasted tons of time because we prepared for the wrong scenarios. (View Highlight)
Technical Debt is less scary than getting out of business - optimizing code or scaling up components that may or may not be used is sticking our heads in the sand. (View Highlight)
A much better option is for every technical initiative to be on the roadmap, and have a product-related justification. A single roadmap for the team that both of you agree on. (View Highlight)
The ability of the PM to defend the technical work against their own manager is a huge force multiplier for the team. (View Highlight)
it’s reached when both sides want to make the right decision for the company. (View Highlight)