{"id":18198,"date":"2013-05-22T22:26:48","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=18198"},"modified":"2013-05-22T22:26:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:26:48","slug":"product-management-vs-program-management-at-microsoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/22\/product-management-vs-program-management-at-microsoft\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Management vs. Program Management at Microsoft"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Product Management vs. Program Management at Microsoft<\/a><\/p>\n

Product Management tends to be about answering questions such as why<\/strong> a product should be built and what<\/strong> features should be added to existing products. Program Management is more about answering questions such as when<\/strong> features should be delivered and how<\/strong> they should be exposed to customers. Depending on the division at Microsoft program managers may have more or less influence than product managers on answering the questions about what<\/strong> features are built.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Product Management vs. Program Management at Microsoft Product Management tends to be about answering questions such as why a product should be built and what features should be added to existing products. Program Management is more about answering questions such as when features should be delivered and how they should be exposed to customers. 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