... over next 3 years. What stays important, what becomes obsolete, what new skills are required. If answer is “more technical”, what specifically. Also curious on any differences between early stage versus more mature products.
Excel and what else?
I hope not just excel!!!
Today the PM role is too broad and you'll see more specialization over the next couple of years - technical maybe one, business/strategy, growth, user facing, etc will start to diverge more explicitly
At large companies is all about influence and getting people on the same page. Turning uncertainty, chaos and disagreement into nicely written one page roadmap
I agree that providing clarity is one of the key things a PM can provide. The power to convince also - curious on whether roadmaps are better or worse than actual product designs.
Once clarity is there, it's time for Product Designers and engineering to fight out