To succeed as a PM, you don't need to be the best coder or the best designer, but you must be the best communicator.
1Data-Informed, Not Data-Led
A PM must be able to read a dashboard, but also know when the data is misleading. You need the technical skill to gather numbers and the intuition to interpret the human story behind them.
2The Art of Saying No
Prioritization is the most visible PM skill. It's the ability to ruthlessly cut features based on impact vs. effort, keeping the team focused on what actually moves the needle.
3Technical Literacy
You don't need to write production code, but you must understand how systems work. If you don't understand latency, technical debt, or scalability, you'll struggle to build respect with your engineering team.
