Ha, what's the difference between a project manager and a product manager?
Two letters and about $50k-100k.
I've done both and it ends up being project management with a few extra steps. The extra steps being, "focusing on the market, solving customer problems, and being strategic.
You'll hear the classic adage of, ” well project managers deal with the how to execute and product managers deal with the what to execute" but the reality is over most orgs Ive been in, they're really just project managers who also have (something) of strategic vision aligned with the marketplace.
Don't tell product managers this because they'll get butt hurt and telling you how they aren't.
Two letters and about $50k-100k.
I've done both and it ends up being project management with a few extra steps. The extra steps being, "focusing on the market, solving customer problems, and being strategic.
You'll hear the classic adage of, ” well project managers deal with the how to execute and product managers deal with the what to execute" but the reality is over most orgs Ive been in, they're really just project managers who also have (something) of strategic vision aligned with the marketplace.
Don't tell product managers this because they'll get butt hurt and telling you how they aren't.