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Ask HN: What makes a Product Manager different from a Project Manager?
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Re: Ask HN: What makes a Product Manager different from a Project Manager?
#2It depends a lot on the company, but:
1. Project manager: make sure the product (as defined by someone else) ships on schedule with the top priority features (as defined by someone else).
2. Product manager: make sure the product meets user needs. This may involve some project management as well.
Re: Ask HN: What makes a Product Manager different from a Project Manager?
#3It depends a lot on the company, but: 1. Project manager: make sure the product (as defined by someone else) ships on schedule with the top priority features (as defined by someone else). 2. Product manager: make sure the product meets user needs. This may involve some project management as well.
That's a good way to put it.
Also good to note that titles and roles depend on the company.
A Project Manager at Company X might also be the Product Manager and vice-versa.
I like to think of the Product Manager as the Product Owner. He/she has the industry experience and target audience knowledge and is the driving force behind defining the product.
Re: Ask HN: What makes a Product Manager different from a Project Manager?
#4A project has a shorted life-span and specific outputs that would mark the end of the project.
A product might evolve and run "forever" without a specific outputs to mark the end of the product.
Re: Ask HN: What makes a Product Manager different from a Project Manager?
#5A Product Manager: What and Why
A Project Manager: When and How