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A product manager is expected to view things from a business point of view. To identify features for the product and help it succeed in the market.

A project manager is in charge of planing, execution and governance of a project. They don’t define any of the goals or vision.

Saying product is a large project is a big over simplification. If we go that route anything could be called a “large project”.

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> in charge of planing, execution and governance of a project. They don’t define any of the goals or vision.

This sounds like if you were trying to hire a race-car driver instead hired two people, and put one of them in charge of steering to the left and the other in charge of steering to the right.

this is exactly why back-to-office initiatives have value - it's easier to coordinate when the steerers are next to each other

Navigating and driving the car are two very obviously distinct tasks that regular people and rally drivers split up.

The product manager decides which direction the car should be turned and the project manager turns the wheel.

> Saying product is a large project is a big over simplification. If we go that route anything could be called a “large project”.

Yes. That's precisely the point. What's the difference between "X manager" and a "project manager" when the X itself is obviously a project?

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