Untrapping Product Teams

Untrapping Product Teams

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Untrapping Product Teams
Product Managers Aren't Backlog Managers!

Product Managers Aren't Backlog Managers!

Understanding this tragic fate and learning how to avoid it.

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David Pereira
Feb 08, 2023
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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…

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