> it seems that nontechnical POs have captured the software lifecycle
Yes, this dynamic has indeed been screwed up in many teams!
In my perspective, you can’t be a good product manager for a technical product without being somewhat technical yourself. You simply won’t understand your product well enough.
The only dynamic where that works is if the product manager acts more as a supporter and challenger to a team lead by an EM or technical lead, but then product manager is probably not the right title.
Yes, this dynamic has indeed been screwed up in many teams!
In my perspective, you can’t be a good product manager for a technical product without being somewhat technical yourself. You simply won’t understand your product well enough.
The only dynamic where that works is if the product manager acts more as a supporter and challenger to a team lead by an EM or technical lead, but then product manager is probably not the right title.