Product Manager and Project Manager: What's the Difference?

The Project Manager and Product Manager roles are different. Yet they are also somewhat similar. It’s no surprise that many people are keen to understand the comparison.

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⏱ Chapter Markers...
00:00 - Project Manager and Product Manager
00:21 - Definitions of Product and Project Managers
00:56 - Projects in the product lifecycle
01:20 - Simple comparisons between project managers and product managers
01:44 - Two recommendations: - What is Product Management? …and a Product Manager?    • What is Product Management? ...and a Produ...   - The Role of a Project Manager    • The Role of a Project Manager: Project Man...  
01:59 - Strategic Roles of Project and Product Managers
02:27 - Roles of Project and Product Managers in determining feature sets
03:19 - Complex balancing acts
04:09 - Portfolio roles of Project and Product Managers
04:42 - Operational vs temporary roles of Project and Product Managers
06:12 - Summing up the roles of Project and Product Managers

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