## The Growing Specialization of Product Management — Reforge ### The Growing Specialization of Product Management — Reforge  #### Metadata * Author: [[adjacent users]] * Full Title: The Growing Specialization of Product Management — Reforge * Category: #articles * URL: <https://www.reforge.com/blog/product-specializations?cmdid=C6DOWY5I431LGD> #### Highlights * Continuing on the point above, when a new product area isn't the same as one a PM has previously encountered, the PM can start to struggle — they can't definitively decide on team direction, don't provide valuable impact to the org, and begin to doubt their own PM skills. From here, the PM can continue to work through the new area, but will surely be less effective than others with strength and expertise in that area. Or, they'll work to switch back to an area they feel more comfortable in. # The Growing Specialization of Product Management — Reforge  ## Metadata - Author: [[adjacent users]] - Full Title: The Growing Specialization of Product Management — Reforge - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.reforge.com/blog/product-specializations?cmdid=C6DOWY5I431LGD ## Highlights - Continuing on the point above, when a new product area isn't the same as one a PM has previously encountered, the PM can start to struggle — they can't definitively decide on team direction, don't provide valuable impact to the org, and begin to doubt their own PM skills. From here, the PM can continue to work through the new area, but will surely be less effective than others with strength and expertise in that area. Or, they'll work to switch back to an area they feel more comfortable in.