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31. Think product management is hard? Try urban planning instead. Lessons in product management from a converted urban planner.
What do product management and urban planning have in common?
Well… Both require strategic planning, allocation of scarce resources, stakeholder management, communication, and ability to navigate the uncertain.
How many stakeholders do you have to keep in mind when planning that new zoning for a commercial area in a downtown residential area? How do you allocate a budget with so many competing priorities?
The extreme competency in diplomacy, careful planning and relationship management that is required for urban planning, is very much applicable to product management.
What feature should we…
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