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Sep 8, 2026 · Product Management

What Is Product Sense? Why Truly Excellent Product Managers Are So Rare

This article defines product sense as the composite judgment ability to make consistently better decisions under uncertainty, breaking it down into five dimensions: perceiving true problem essence, judging under constraints, anticipating trend shifts like AI, continuously evolving cognitive models, and influencing cross-functional execution — explaining why this skill separates great product managers from average ones.