Definitely, Maybe Agile
Definitely, Maybe Agile
Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock
Who Decides? Sorting Out Product Managers, Project Managers, and Product Owners
22 minutes Posted Mar 26, 2026 at 7:00 pm.
Welcome And Role Confusion
Project Model Versus Product Model
Decision Latency And Real Outcomes
Product Manager Versus Product Owner
What A Technical Project Manager Does
When Peer Relationships Break Down
Decision Frameworks And AI Limits
Three Takeaways And Closing
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Product manager. Product owner. Project manager. Three roles that often exist in the same organization, sometimes in the same meeting, and frequently stepping on each other's toes. In this episode, Dave and Peter break down what actually separates these roles, why the confusion happens, and what it costs when the lines blur in the wrong ways. They dig into the difference between a project-centric operating model and a product operating model, and why that distinction matters more than most or...