"It has to be the only voice"... what?
I'm a product manager at a tech company, and the job is listening to that cacophony & prioritizing. Sometimes that's design, sometimes not. It's not black and white
I'm a product manager at a tech company, and the job is listening to that cacophony & prioritizing. Sometimes that's design, sometimes not. It's not black and white
* I know there is a difference between program and product mangers, the latter being more focused on marketing.
Edit: keeping it classy with the downvotes, clearly I struck a nerve (more citations in child post).
From wiki:
> Diverse interpretations regarding the role of the product manager are the norm. The product manager title is often used in many ways to describe drastically different duties and responsibilities. Even within the high-tech industry where product management is better defined, the product manager's job description varies widely among companies. This is due to tradition and intuitive interpretations by different individuals.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_manager
I only mentioned it because I was intentionally talking about project managers, who are often confused with product managers anyways, e.g. see:
https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/42629-100151081
[1] http://www.quora.com/What-does-a-Microsoft-Product-Manager-d...