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Story time! The other day I was chatting with some friends. Most of them graduated from Computer Science. Somewhere in the discussion, a misunderstanding came up around what a product manager / product owner does compared to a project manager . That opened a can of questions. Who is more important? Why don’t we see many product roles advertised in Greek companies? And honestly—yes, product jobs are not exactly flooding LinkedIn. 💣Cue a déjà vu moment . It felt exactly like explaining my job to my mum. But it also triggered a realization: the Greek ecosystem is still not very familiar with the product role. Project management is the more traditional one. It’s been around for a long time, and for good reasons. Fair enough—let’s take it step by step. I’ve been lucky enough to work in environments that clearly differentiate the two roles, so I’ll share how I personally see it. Let’s cut to the chase, keeping things a bit abstract. For me—trying not to be biased as a product pe...