PMs Don't Need to Code, but They Do Need to Understand

One sentence I’ve heard many times is: “Product Managers don’t need to be technical.” I agreed with it for years. I still do - I don’t think PMs need to code. But over the last couple of years, I’ve changed my mind about something else: I do think PMs need to build technical literacy. Not because developers need help coding. Not because PMs should review pull requests. Simply because becoming familiar with the technology helps you make better product decisions. The moment I realized I had a g...