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If you're a junior or associate-level Product Manager who has ventured into the field from a product marketing, customer service, or other non-technical background, it's natural to feel a bit lost when attempting to grasp the complexity of the engineering work that brings your products to life. Cultivating an appreciation for this work is essential for fostering strong collaboration with your product development teammates and tracking the progress of your initiatives. So, let's jump in!
Take, for instance, the seemingly simple process of a user registration screen in a software product. From a user's perspective, they fill in the registration form, hit the "Sign up" button, and voilà—they're transported to their Home or Welcome screen as a new user. The entirety of the product development work that has been done to enable this simple step manifests to the user through their interactions with the interface.