What is the right PM to Eng ratio? I’m the first PM and we have 8 engineers and 1 Designer.
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HubSpot Group Product Manager, CRM Platform • 2y
The ideal product manager to engineer ratio can vary from company to company and even team to team, but it usually depends on the company size, product complexity, the sk...
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Bluevine Senior Director of Product Management | Formerly Xero, Practice Fusion • 10mo
I haven't found a universal formula for the right PM : Engineering ratio. I’ve worked with everything from one developer to much larger teams - both can be effective in t...
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Samsara Vice President of Product Management - Safety • 4y
The right PM to Eng ratio depends on a couple of different factors, many of which can from my perspective be boiled down to 1) the overall stage and scale of the company...
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Don't think there's a "right" ratio, but I would say 1 PM to 6-12 engineers is a good ratio. I think beyond 12 engineers, it gets a little difficult for a PM to stay on t...
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Asana Former Head of Product Operations | Formerly Adobe • 2y
I honestly don't think there is a right ratio. Team makeup should not be decided by arbitrary industry averages, but rather based on the nature and complexity of the prob...
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Co-author Product Roadmaps Relaunched | Formerly Openly, MachineMetrics, ConstantContact, Vempathy, Fresh Tilled Soil • 2y
I generally go by this guide7 to 10 engineers for every 1 designer1 product manager for every 7 to 10 "makers" (designers + engineers)It's never a hard and fast rule as e...
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Senior Director of Product | Strategic Planning, Mentoring | Formerly The Knot Worldwide, Trello (Atlassian) • 5mo
Every PM dreams of a steady, sustainable flow of work that leads to great outcomes. The tricky part is finding that “sustainable pace.” On one end of the spectrum, you ha...
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Eventbrite Senior Director of Product • 2y
In my experience, there is no golden ratio or right answer to this question. Many factors determine what the "right" ratio is depending on the industry, org structure, si...
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Cisco Director of Product Management • 1y
TL,DR: Without knowing specifics of your situation, it seems like you have right ration for now. Long version Process don't decide business, business decides processes D...
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Walmart Sr Director II, Product Management - Marketing Technology • 4y
1:10 is what has been used as a rule of thumb in my experience. A PM wears many hats. If you don't have a program manager (pgm/tpm) 30% - 40% of the PM's time may be goin...
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