Most doctors pivoting into Product fail for one reason: they stay in “Clinical Lead” mode (advice) instead of “Product Manager” mode (decisions). PM is a business role with clinical inputs—not the other way around.
Translation map (fast, memorable)
Ward round = daily stand-up (alignment + blockers)
Patient plan = roadmap (sequenced bets)
SBAR = exec comms (structured narrative)
MDT = stakeholder management (influence without authority)
Audit/QIP = quality assurance + metrics loop
On-call triage = prioritisation under constraints (capacity, risk, time)
Clinical Lead vs Product Manager (don’t confuse job titles)
Clinical Lead/SME: supplies domain truth, safety constraints, and clinical acceptance criteria.
Product Manager: owns prioritisation and trade-offs across users, tech, regulatory, and commercial constraints. If you can’t say “no” and kill features, you are not the PM.
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