As the roles and responsibilities between EMs (and engineers) and PMs start to blend, I won't be surprised if they'll be joined. In lots of places the PMs are almost scrum masters, creating tickets and managing dailys. Or, the other extreme might happen - PMs will move towards marketing (as in 'Product Marketing' roles), and the gap will start to increase again.
Thank you, Anton. I might have missed the article because I'm subscribed to Leo's newsletter. 😅
Regarding the blending of Engineering and Product, I wouldn't be surprised too, and I'm already seeing it quite often. I still believe that creating tickets and managing day-to-day tasks should remain with the EMs/engineers. In reality, this article originated as a kind of rant about product owners and the necessity of having engineers in direct contact with the product 😄
I agree, Benedikt. As always, the context is not the same for everyone, but I believe this is the direction in which all companies are heading. The gap between product and technology is rapidly narrowing.
As always, great overview! I especially loved the tech/product knowledge gap diagram, nice idea there.
I recently read Leo's article from last week about 'Product Engineers':
https://engineercodex.substack.com/p/the-1-trait-of-the-most-valuable
As the roles and responsibilities between EMs (and engineers) and PMs start to blend, I won't be surprised if they'll be joined. In lots of places the PMs are almost scrum masters, creating tickets and managing dailys. Or, the other extreme might happen - PMs will move towards marketing (as in 'Product Marketing' roles), and the gap will start to increase again.
Thank you, Anton. I might have missed the article because I'm subscribed to Leo's newsletter. 😅
Regarding the blending of Engineering and Product, I wouldn't be surprised too, and I'm already seeing it quite often. I still believe that creating tickets and managing day-to-day tasks should remain with the EMs/engineers. In reality, this article originated as a kind of rant about product owners and the necessity of having engineers in direct contact with the product 😄
Not all companies operate in the same decade. Some still operate in the 2000s, some in the 10s and some in the 20s.
I agree, Benedikt. As always, the context is not the same for everyone, but I believe this is the direction in which all companies are heading. The gap between product and technology is rapidly narrowing.