Product Management - Is It Necessary?

A product manager has to work with so many different people and disciplines throughout a product of elopment. How necessary is it for a p m to have an understanding of all of these things? Or do you find it easier to have a deeper knowledge of some things and a shallower knowledge of other things? What's like the balance of a p m skill set? Do you think? Yes, you are correct. We we tend to work with many, many different folks across the organization who have very different skills. But having a high level understanding can help you navigate some of the design decisions that you may make....