What Jennifer Pahlka thinks about product management
Author of Recoding America; founded Code for America and was US deputy chief technology officer from 2013 to 2014.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Jennifer Pahlka has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingBeing skilled at tracking project requirements doesn't make someone skilled at product management.
Their wordsBut being good or even excellent at that does not automatically make you good at understanding user needs and making informed judgement calls about what features will meet those needs and how they should be designed.
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