Know the product and their role (product management) well. In my experience,
I've been able to build credibility with PMs by being able to speak their
language, communicate in tools like Jira, Confluence, Miro, Figma, that they use
every day to do their job.
While product knowledge is important, market and competitive knowledge is a huge
asset for PMs and something they often don't have. If you can bring that to the
table, you'll be seen as a valued partner.
I've also experienced a tension between PM and PMM when it comes to overlapping
jobs and who owns what. PMs may feel like a new pr...