Software product management

It governs the development cycle of a product from its inception to the market or customer delivery and service in order to maximize revenue.

They collaborate with cross-functional teams (such as marketing, sales, engineering, finance, quality assurance/testing, customer service, manufacturing and installation) in order to fulfill a product vision and generate business success.

Software program manager focuses on the project delivery of engineering processes, design, documentation, planning, execution, operations and feedback.

Hence, frequently, Silicon Valley firms prefer engineers who are also MBAs to do software product management.

User story mapping is a valuable tool that assists with visualizing and organizing priorities.