Once upon a time, product management was part of the secret source of Silicon Valley. Product management hid in open site, but the rest of the world was slow to catch on.
In the last 10–15 years, the rest of the world has noticed. Product management is now found all over the world. By most standards it is still a young profession, but it has matured and grown rapidly as it has spread. It has also changed rapidly.
The profession itself has found better ways of working, but many of the changes have been driven from outside the profession. The rise of agile development has been something ...