Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group)

There is no question that a lot of companies overhired during the pandemic. I go into some companies and honestly I can't believe all the ridiculous roles that they have. Agile coaches and product owners and product ops and business analysts. And this is essentially the theater you're describing. People that aren't real product managers. They're dramatically overpaid for the Value they provide. Because it's a project management role. It is a lot easier to deliver output than it is to deliver outcomes. What made you decide to write another book and what is it about? Too many people in our industry view themselves as a victim of their company. Like they're stuck in a feature team and there's nothing they can do about it. than quit. I think that's not true. There is so much they can do. Today my guest is Marty Kagan.

Marty has been helping product teams and product managers. Improve their craft. processes and careers for over twenty years. He's worked with more product teams and more product managers than any human alive. He's also written two of the most popular books in the field of product management.

Inspired and empowered. And this week he's releasing his newest book, Transformed. In our conversation, we cover some spicy and important topics. Where the product management field is going. The overhiring of product managers and adjacent functions

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