The PM playbook was built on an assumption that the technology underneath your product is roughly stable
With the current pace of model progress, this is no longer true. Here's how we've evolved the PM role:
1/ Plan in short sprints
Long roadmaps can't compete with a high velocity of small experiments. Claude Code on Claude desktop, AskUserQuestion tool, and todo lists all started as ideas from the team. We built a prototype, internal users liked it, we shipped it.
2/ Encourage demos and evals over docs.
Claude Code with Opus 4.6 has lowered the barrier to build a working prototype to showcase an idea. It's faster and higher fidelity than trying to convey the idea in a doc.
3/ Revisit features with new models
Every model release, go back through your list of features that were too hard for the previous model and test the ideas again. Also, remove the extra scaffolding that is no longer needed.
4/ Do the simple thing
With agentic systems, failures compound with system complexity. Find the simplest thing that works.
Bihan Jiang (Director of Product, Decagon) and Kai Xin Tai (Senior Product Manager, Datadog) also shared how their teams get a prototype in front of a customer way faster than they used to.
We're giving Pro and Max users free usage credits for Claude Code on the web.
Since launching, your feedback has been invaluable for improving Claude Code. We’re temporarily adding free usage so you can more flexibly experiment with the product.
Available for a limited time (til Nov 18):
Max users: $1,000 in credits
Pro users: $250 in credits
These credits are separate from your standard plan limits and expire November 18 at 11:59 PM PT. This is a limited time offer for all existing users and for new users while supplies last.
Microcompact: Clear old tool calls to extend session length
Subagents: @-mention support + model selection for agents
PDF support: Read PDFs directly from your file system
Microcompact automatically clears old tool calls to free context when your session gets long.
This means you can work longer before needing a full context compaction, maintaining your most critical project context.
We’re also upgrading subagents and giving you the ability to call them directly.
@-mention a subagent in your prompt to ensure it gets called (e.g. @.code-reviewer).