Product vs Project Managers: Key Differences
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Product managers focus on strategy, empathy, and thinking broadly about what a product should do for users. Project managers ensure technical complexity, long project cycles, organizational complexity, or large project sizes are managed effectively by focusing on completing tasks, paying attention to details, and taking a linear, tactical approach. As companies grow larger, they may need both product managers to set vision and project managers to coordinate execution of work.
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Product vs Project Managers: Key Differences
- 1. Product Versus Project Manager Sydney Project Manager’s Meetup Sept 2013 Caroline Gordon @carolineggordon Monday, 9 September 13
- 2. The Lines are Blurring Monday, 9 September 13
- 3. Between... • Customers and suppliers • Providers and users • Software and the rest of the world • Managers and team members • Creators and consumers • Product Managers and Project Managers Monday, 9 September 13
- 4. Mind The Gap Monday, 9 September 13
- 5. Between... • The outcome ... what it should do • The build process ... how to make it Monday, 9 September 13
- 6. Between... • The product vision ... what it should do • A program of work a team can execute ... how to create it Monday, 9 September 13
- 7. The size of the gap Monday, 9 September 13
- 8. You need a project manager if... • Technically complex - work can’t easily be organised by business value • Long project cycle - delivery of value is not transparent • Organisation is complex - distribution, logistics • Project size - multiple teams, eg release train Monday, 9 September 13
- 9. Vive La Difference Monday, 9 September 13
- 10. Project Managers are... • Completers • Detail minded • Pattern oriented...little things add up to a pattern • Driving to an outcome.. focused • Linear • Tactical Monday, 9 September 13
- 11. Product Managers are... • Strategic • Empathic • People oriented • Blue sky thinkers • Organic (less linear) Monday, 9 September 13
- 12. Nuances • Titles don’t matter • Growth patterns - small companies - one customer / organsing role ... currently called product manager • Grow larger ... then need coordination and Project Manager (or program manager) Monday, 9 September 13