Product manager vs product owner | do you need both?

Опубликовано: 15 Май 2026
на канале: Inside The Product
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Is quite common to confuse the role of a product manager vs a product owner, there are good reasons for it and I go through them in this video. Who really owns the product, what are the differences and similarities of the roles, do they have any conflicts? And more importantly, do you need both product managers and product owners?

Product manager vs product owner is a very common topic in different online communities, and causes quite many confusions, specially for those applying for these type of role for the first time.

00:00 Product manager vs product owner
00:47 What is a product manager
02:34 What is a product owner
04:06 Responsibilities for product people
05:01 How are the responsibilities divided
06:19 Why is it a problem to have both roles
08:43 What is my opinion about the two roles
10:09 Summary

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