The Three Ps: Understanding Product, Project, and Program Management

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Building software is difficult and rarely can software engineers do it alone. In this episode, Kris is joined by Ian, Matthew, and Angelica to talk managing software projects and what three often used but rarely defined roles actually mean: project manager, product manager, and program manager. The panel also discusses how these roles interact with engineering managers, what they think these roles actually do, and whether product managers should actually exist.

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Table of Contents:

Prologue (03:28)
Chapter 1: Product? Project? Program? (05:18)
Chapter 2: PMs and Software Engineers (13:56)
Chapter 3: Splitting Roles (44:49)
Chapter 4: Building Trust [Supporter Only] (53:34)
Chapter 5: Metrics [Supporter Only] (54:13)
Chapter 6: Should Product Managers Exist? (55:25)
Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions (01:06:37)
Epilogue (01:11:56)

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(03:28) - Prologue
(05:18) - Chapter 1: Product? Project? Program?
(13:56) - Chapter 2: PMs and Software Engineers
(44:49) - Chapter 3: Splitting Roles
(53:34) - Chapter 4: Building Trust [Supporter Only]
(54:13) - Chapter 5: Metrics [Supporter Only]
(55:25) - Chapter 6: Should Product Managers Exist?
(01:06:37) - Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions
(01:11:56) - Epilogue

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