How does a product manager uses his User Experience in Product Management?

Product & Design
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COMPANY SPECIFIC
It entirely depends on how a company defines its roles, but you’re more likely to get both in Product Management than UX precisely because UX does not typically place a premium on strategy.

INTROSPECTION

  1. One should ask themselves about which of the two would they prefer? What other things do they enjoy? If you can’t get both, consider which activities you’d like to prioritize.

  2. In my honest opinion, much strategy is BS. I won’t name names, but the most recent example of BS strategy was HP’s WebOS strategy, which was DOA 100 days later.

  3. Ask yourself what you want to be doing in 7-10 years, and then determine the best career path to get there.

WHAT IS UX?

  1. UX is primarily a design discipline rather than a research one. It befuddles the question.
    In general, PMs make the final call.
  2. The majority of UX departments are paralyzed and told what to do by PM. When the UX team is strong, it is out of the ordinary.
  3. If they truly complement each other, you will be better off pursuing both of your interests over time.
    UX includes both research and strategy.