To be effective we need to “ask the right people the right question”. That’s why it is important to distinguish software product management from software project management. In other words, we shouldn’t confused these two types of management.
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As the name suggests, the project manager focuses on the project. The project manager is in charge of the project development. The project manager solves the question: how should this solution be implemented? According to Manteli (2010, p. 23), “software project managers are more involved into activities such as release planning, risk management and quality management and therefore project managers are more technical oriented.”
The project manager is more technical than the product manager. …show more content…
The project must carry out the project in a little bit of time in order to have product of sufficient quality. Obviously the customers will be dissatisfied with a product that can 't be delivered. That is why the project manager focuses on the time constraint which is defined by the product manager.
As the name suggests, the product manager focuses on the product. The product manager is in charge of the product development. According to Manteli (2010, p. 23), “software product managers are more concerned with activities such as portfolio management, product roadmapping and requirements management and therefore product managers are more business oriented.”
Contrary to the project manager, the product manager is required to concentrate more on business and market. The product manager begins by defining a new product until the marketing. That is why the product manager should understand the market and the problem of the market. Then he must prove his decisions. Finally he implements a strategy and he should assess the results of his strategic …show more content…
He especially works with engineering (Ebert, 2007). He needs to be open to a lot of flexibility. He should always adapt the product to the market trends, this is why he needs to have a good understanding of those trends. It can be concluded that “successful business adapt their product to meet customer demand”.
The product manager can do the work of the project management but he shouldn’t. The less time he spends on the project the more he spends on the product management. Now that we’ve just seen the differences between the two managers; let us see their similarities.
There are some similarities between this two types of management. Both are managers so then they have the same interpersonal skills. On the one hand the product manager and the project manager are responsible for leading a team. They should have team spirit and keep calm when the scopes change. On the other hand product and project manager should be autonomous, motivated, committed and
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As the name suggests, the project manager focuses on the project. The project manager is in charge of the project development. The project manager solves the question: how should this solution be implemented? According to Manteli (2010, p. 23), “software project managers are more involved into activities such as release planning, risk management and quality management and therefore project managers are more technical oriented.”
The project manager is more technical than the product manager. …show more content…
The project must carry out the project in a little bit of time in order to have product of sufficient quality. Obviously the customers will be dissatisfied with a product that can 't be delivered. That is why the project manager focuses on the time constraint which is defined by the product manager.
As the name suggests, the product manager focuses on the product. The product manager is in charge of the product development. According to Manteli (2010, p. 23), “software product managers are more concerned with activities such as portfolio management, product roadmapping and requirements management and therefore product managers are more business oriented.”
Contrary to the project manager, the product manager is required to concentrate more on business and market. The product manager begins by defining a new product until the marketing. That is why the product manager should understand the market and the problem of the market. Then he must prove his decisions. Finally he implements a strategy and he should assess the results of his strategic …show more content…
He especially works with engineering (Ebert, 2007). He needs to be open to a lot of flexibility. He should always adapt the product to the market trends, this is why he needs to have a good understanding of those trends. It can be concluded that “successful business adapt their product to meet customer demand”.
The product manager can do the work of the project management but he shouldn’t. The less time he spends on the project the more he spends on the product management. Now that we’ve just seen the differences between the two managers; let us see their similarities.
There are some similarities between this two types of management. Both are managers so then they have the same interpersonal skills. On the one hand the product manager and the project manager are responsible for leading a team. They should have team spirit and keep calm when the scopes change. On the other hand product and project manager should be autonomous, motivated, committed and