How many Dell PMs does it take to implement a feature?
Ten minimum
One PM to ask engineering what features they’re working on given the PM roadmap is just whatever engineering accidentally mentions in Slack.
One PM to get permission from engineering to talk about the feature followed by a mandatory disclaimer from engineering stating no commitments or guarantees the feature will actually be delivered.
One PM to break the feature into 13 micro‑features so engineering can ship 1.5 micro stories per quarter and claim iterative customer value even though it doesn't work yet.
One PM to update the roadmap no one sees, trusts, or uses because it changes so often it’s basically a weather forecast.
One PM to create a 67‑page PowerPoint deck his manager will present as if he personally invented the feature, the product, and possibly storage itself.
One PM to plan the release date four years from now, which will later be delayed because engineering discovered “unexpected feature creep."
One PM to schedule a customer advisory call to validate the feature, then ignore all feedback because engineering thinks the customer is wrong.
One PM to rename the feature three times so marketing can claim it’s AI‑enhanced.
One PM to write the requirement and five more PMs to argue whether the requirement should exist at all or be replaced with a vision statement.
One PM to present the feature in an exec review where leadership will ask why it isn’t already shipping, why it isn’t generating $400M ARR, and why it doesn’t run on ARM.