<i>In tech, we spend little time talking about the softer skills like communication, project management, and prioritization. </i><p>Well, that&#x27;s not a good start.  Maybe my career has been abnormal, but I&#x27;ve spent a lot of time thinking and talking about project management skills, particularly estimation. It&#x27;s something my employer expects all non-junior employees to do - more than half my team are certified in scrum or have taken courses in other PM methodologies.<p>For most of what we do, the hard part is project management. Sure, the techie code stuff is usually more fun, but that&#x27;s not even half of my daily workload (and hasn&#x27;t been since well before my title changed from &quot;product architect&quot; to &quot;project manager&quot;).