Time to Turn Project Management into Product Management?

As time cycles get reduced on new IT systems, users and IT are increasingly looking at IT deliverables as products more than as projects. Think about whether there is a difference between managing a product and managing a project.

A project manager is someone who “organizes, plans, and executes projects while working within restraints like budgets and schedules,” according to Coursera. That is a job description that most IT professionals are familiar with.

The project manager is responsible for tactically managing a project from start to finish, but he or she isn’t necessarily responsible for creating the vision for a resulting IT product and how it will benefit the business today and in the future.