What is product management?

Product management is a professional discipline in product development accountable for creating a viable product business. It can be thought of a scientific approach to converting ideas into viable product businesses. Product management is a part of the product team that defines what the product should be from a functional perspective and works with engineering who implement the product. Product management also works with other product disciplines like sales and marketing to ensure the product is successful.

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Product management is practiced differently in different organizations. There is no widely acknowledged central authority that defines the discipline.