| I think there are many different types of PM and the "Great Product Manager" you are referring to is the PM who owns an ongoing Product and who is responsible for some of the business goals. I think most cases, including my own, the PM owns a sub feature of a major product, or they are somewhat like a mix of Project Manager. That is also different when you consider if you are dealing with B2C or B2B. In B2B, the problem may be "automate this process" and there is not a lot to discuss or vision to communicate in that case. Finally, your recommendations will change what is the best if you are dealing with organizations that are more engineering focus or marketing focus. For example, leading your team suggestions may not apply if you don't have the control of the devs. They are just outsource team and your company's budget is limited. So keep pushing for vision and values may not work. Another example, if a PM works in a Dev/Product shop, the decisions are usually decided by the client, not the PM; so in that case, what is the best may not apply. The PM can recommend and back it up, but then the final decisions are under the scope of the client. Finally, I think the other sections such as Communicating Effectively, Being good operator and Running Effective Meetings are definitely good for every type of work, not only for PMs but I'd say any job. |