What are the biggest frustrations you have as a product manager?
7 Answers
Figma Product, AI • 3y
I get frustrated whenever I hear business outcomes and customer outcomes described as two forces that are in tension, and that it’s necessary to choose between either bu...
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Atlassian Head of Product, Enterprise Strategy and Planning • 4y
Being patient when I would like to be impatient. Product management is deeply humbling in that good things often take time. I like to say that I am "tactically impatient,...
1243 Views
Adobe Senior Director of Product Management, 3D Category • 1y
Being a PM the only power you have comes from influence, you don't have authority on any of your peers.So the biggest frustration is when you don't manage to influence pe...
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Carta Sr. Director of Product Management | Formerly Salesforce, MuleSoft, Apple • 4y
My biggest frustration is that I let people down. Currently, I work with teams of 50+ people, which means I need to be available all the time. The more senior as a PM you...
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Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • 3y
One area of frustration is when everybody wants to play the role of product manager informally but very few have any formal training or experience in product management. ...
814 Views
GitLab Group Manager, Product Management • 3y
One very common frustration is not being able to make everyone happy. As a product manager, your job is to hear many perspectives, which may be at odds with each other, a...
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Barracuda Networks Sr. Director, Product Management • 2y
As a Product Manager, a key frustration is the pace of progress; often, things don't move as swiftly as I'd like in response to evolving market trends. However, this chal...
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