Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is the difference between a Product Owner and a Project Manager?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)**A Product Owner (PO)** and a **Project Manager (PM)** are two different roles that often overlap but have different goals. **Key point:** one is responsible for the product's value, the other for managing the process and timelines.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)Image**A Product Owner (PO)** and a **Project Manager (PM)** are two different roles that often overlap, but have different goals: one is responsible for the **value of the product**, the other for **managing the process and timelines**. --- ### Main difference | Criterion | **Product Owner** | **Project Manager** | |---|---|---| | **Focus** | Product - what to do and why | Project - how and when to do it | | **Goal** | Maximize the product's value for the user and the business | Stay within timelines, budget, and scope | | **Responsibility** | Product vision, priorities, Product Backlog | Planning, coordination, risks, communications | | **Work with the team** | Formulates *what needs to be done* | Provides the conditions *for it to get done* | | **Interaction with the customer** | Represents the user's interests | Manages expectations and the execution process | | **Tools** | Product Backlog, User Stories, Roadmap | Timelines, resources, reports, budgets | --- ### Example of the difference in action - **PO:** decides which features matter more for the user and the business. - **PM:** makes sure the team implements those features on time and within budget. --- ### Conclusion **The Product Owner** is responsible for the *value and strategy of the product*, while the **Project Manager** is responsible for the *execution and organization of the project*. One manages *what to do*, the other *how and when to do it*.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.