What is the difference between program manager and product manager ?

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They're the same thing. Fight me.

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Agreed. Fight both of us.

This might be relative to your own industry, but Program Managers work multiple projects in an area (like security) at once. Product Managers focus/specialize on mastering the development/launch/testing/upkeep of one item/device line/etc. (like one security app).

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Product managers are essentially program managers of the product itself.

I think it really depends on the company and how they are delegating responsibilities. In some environments, they can start to look the same.

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