Three hats. One product.
Product Manager, Product Owner, Project Manager. Same meetings, very different jobs. Here's who owns what.
Product Manager
Owns The Why & What
“Are we building the right thing?”
Focus: problems, customers, market, strategy
Measured by: outcomes — adoption, retention, revenue
Horizon: quarters to years
Product Owner
Owns The Backlog
“Is the next sprint the most valuable one?”
Focus: stories, ordering, acceptance, the dev team
Measured by: value delivered each increment
Horizon: sprints to releases
Project Manager
Owns The How & When
“Will we land it on time, scope and budget?”
Focus: plans, risks, dependencies, resourcing
Measured by: delivery against the plan
Horizon: start to finish of the project
Source: POPIA.co.za ↗
Build the right thing. Build it right. Build it on time.