If you can keep your head when the squads around you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you
If you can trust yourself, when the developers doubt you
But make allowances for their doubting too
If you can wait for code reviews and not be tired by waiting
And not scream out on the t-shirt size
Whilst users comments can trigger hating
And seeing NPS scores fall not rise
If you can write stories and not make them your master
If you can think of epic and AC’s too
If you can get through standups faster
And it’s not like fighting animals at the zoo
If you can bear to hear truth in retros
Biting the lip and playing the game
Or deal with Hippos, Wolves and Rhinos
And keep them at bay, all the same.
If you can talk with users and keep your virtue
Or walk with CEOs not lose the common touch
If neither boss or colleague can hurt you
And metrics contradict you but not too much
If you can reach the go live minute
With 2 weeks stories of product run
Yours is the release and everything that’s in it
And what’s more, you’ll be a product manager my son!
