How is it possible that in this age of AI,wherein AI is far more capable enough to present different solutions to a problem,the role of PM in the Solutioning stage of Product Development cycle remains relevant?

Relevance of Product Managers in Solutioning in the current age of AI.

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Rupali Jain

Optimizely Chief Product Officer • 2mo

Great question, and I think it gets at something a lot of PMs are quietly anxious about. AI is exceptionally good at generating possible solutions. Give it a problem statement and it will give you ten plausible approaches in seconds. But here's what it can't do: decide which solution to build given constraints the model can't see. Organizational capacity, strategic direction, business model implications and what are unique advantages that your team/company bring to bear. The PM's job in solution ...Read More

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Anushka Anand

Salesforce Director of Product Management, Tableau Next • 2mo

If anything, I think the solutioning role has gotten more important. When AI can generate endless options, the bottleneck shifts to judgment — who has the context to evaluate them? PMs bring the customer empathy, the technical reality check, the brand intuition, and the org awareness to know what's actually buildable and worth building. The skill isn't generating solutions anymore. It's knowing a good one when you see it.

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Sheila Hara

Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 3mo

AI expands the solution space. But, PMs are still responsible for choosing the right solution, for the right problem, for the right customer, at the right time. Even in the age of AI, the PM remains essential in solutioning because AI can generate many possible solutions, but PMs decide which one actually solves the right customer problem in the right way. Here is an example:An AI system might propose multiple ways to reduce phishing false positives—auto‑blocking more aggressively, adding comple ...Read More

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