What is Product Management?

Product Management vs Project Management. What does a PM do? Other product roles. Career advice from 270+ PMs. 600+ free PM resources.

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What is Product Management?

I’ve been writing about different aspects of product management but realized I never addressed the question, “What is product management?”

So, in today’s special newsletter:

1. Common Misconceptions: Product Management vs Project Management
2. What Does a Product Manager Do?
3. Product Owner
4. Growth Product Manager
5. Product Marketing Manager
6. 30 Questions the Product Manager Should Keep Asking
7. Bonus: Statistics collected in my survey (December 2023)
8. 600+ Free Product Management Learning Resources

1. Common Misconceptions: Product Management vs Project Management

First off, let’s start with common misconceptions.