Excuse my ignorance, but can someone explain to me what product management actually means? Every role I've seen sounds like you're managing part a business or website function, not an actual product

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Product manager is a project manager for a product development usually helping track schedule/risks/costs/resources or touching those areas.

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Also what's the difference between product and strategy? I thought they were different things but then I see roles like "product manager, strategic planning"

Yeah. sometimes there is p/l responsibility for something, but more likely you're a glorified SME that advocates for a piece of software, maybe you lead some projects etc

thanks guys! I get that they're in charge of a product (hence the name) but I don't understand what the product is when it relates to something non-tangible? If that makes sense? For example, what do product managers at Facebook, Google, etc actually do? Is the product the website? 🤔😣 just asking because I am trying to find a new job and everyone says to look into product mgmt but I just don't get it

Yeah - could be a part of the site. Eg there is probably a product manager for fb search, fb messenger, Google drive. .... Etc.

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