[zzalpha]

Well, on the bright side, all you aspiring PMs out there, take note: see how low the bar is??

Speaking as a PM/PO that, I hope, doesn't suck, if you simply take the time to:

1. Understand the market.

2. Understand the product.

3. Understand the user.

4. Actively engage with and converse with developers and negotiate requirements rather than acting as a lofty dictator, and listen when the engineers raise concerns.

5. Be engaged in the process so the product can truly evolve as market and technical requirements are uncovered.

6. Own failures.

7. Share successes.

I'm sure I've left lots off the list, but it's pretty basic stuff (which, I suppose, all starts from the same basic place: humility)...