I am both a Product and Project Manager - is it good?

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newgirl07

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newgirl07
Mar 15, 2020 10 Comments

Hi all!
I work at a web agency - aka we make websites.

As days passed by, I realized that I start off as a product manager ie;
- Involved in client calls
- User journeys, personas, competitive set discussion, user experience, product requirements gathering, pain points analysis, etc

Then I move on to be a project manager ie;
- project timeline
- project budget
- resource allocation
- sprint plannings

My question to the community here is that, are you familiar with such a situation? What should be my actual job title? I am looking to move into a bigger tech company, but for now, please help me clear some awkward doubts in my mind.

Thank you so much!
#projectmanager #productmanager

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  • Google
    bMhq52

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    bMhq52
    I am both at google and trust me it’s damn good combination. Valued tremendously in my org. Two skills better than one always. Curious are you a Bond girl.
    Mar 15, 2020 3
  • No
    Mar 15, 2020 1
    • New
      newgirl07

      New

      newgirl07
      OP
      :-( thx though!
      Mar 15, 2020
  • SunTrust
    ••|••

    Go to company page SunTrust

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    Maybe senior product or UX designer. Lead at some companies if you have been doing this for an extended period of time.

    I don’t think that anything that you described other than project budget and resource allocation falls outside of the bounds of what would be expected from a senior or lead designer.
    Mar 15, 2020 1
    • New
      newgirl07

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      newgirl07
      OP
      Interesting.. thank you for responding! I have been doing this for over 6 months now 🙂
      Mar 15, 2020
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    • New
      newgirl07

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      newgirl07
      OP
      Looking to add the "T" for sure.. exploring different areas of interest.. thank you for responding!
      Mar 15, 2020
  • Publicis Sapient
    2004dis

    Publicis Sapient

    2004dis
    OP, I am at a web agency/technology consulting company myself and the Product Manager role is really a business analyst or Product Consultant most of the time. There's no end-to-end ownership of products you help design and build and rarely a chance to use data iteratively to improve product success as you are working for/with your client counterparts, although, this depends A LOT on the type of project and client you're on. I'm curious, what's your YOE and what's your experience been like.
    Apr 5, 2020 0