This definitely resonates with me as an EM at a fast moving startup. I would much rather have a mediocre product that addresses a real need than a perfect product nobody needs. That means my PMs generally need to focus more on understanding the users and the market (and getting everyone on the same page for that vision), not the implementation details.
Our PMs quickly sort issues into very broad priority buckets to save time, and engineering picks work according to those. If the PM on my team is spending 10 hours a week prioritizing issues that's 10 hours of user research, competitive research, and user acceptance testing we're missing.
Our PMs quickly sort issues into very broad priority buckets to save time, and engineering picks work according to those. If the PM on my team is spending 10 hours a week prioritizing issues that's 10 hours of user research, competitive research, and user acceptance testing we're missing.