Product Managers Aren't Backlog Managers!

Understanding this tragic fate and learning how to avoid it.

A Product Manager is responsible for maximizing the value for the business and customer. This is a common understanding of this job. I think we all could agree to that. But what happens, in reality, is quite ugly.

You get hired as a Product Manager, and in a couple of months, you realize that your job is limited to backlog management. Sometimes even wors…