The tension between experienced product managers and industry experts

<p>I recently put out a poll where I asked people a simple question:&nbsp;<em>Given the choice of two otherwise identical Product Manager candidates, which would you prefer, the one with more PM experience, or the one with more related industry experience?</em></p> <p>Overwhelmingly, product leaders (VP of Product, CPO, Director of Product, etc.) preferred the candidate with more product management experience. Everyone else (including non-product management executives) preferred the one with more industry experience. I don&rsquo;t exactly know what this disparity means, but what I&rsquo;ve felt in most of the organizations I&rsquo;ve been in is that non-product management professionals don&rsquo;t value the expertise product managers bring to the table, and see us as more of a communication function than a knowledge/strategic center. I don&rsquo;t know why that is, but I have a few theories.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/chicago-product-management-association/the-tension-between-experienced-product-managers-and-industry-experts-6d3b68f86e19"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>