Collaborations Between Project and Product Management

As organizations shift toward product-led growth and digital transformation, PMI is demonstrating the collaboration between project management and product management as a key to delivering sustainable value. This report reveals how project and product management intersect, the shared skill sets and practices that enable effective collaboration and the key foundations that help professionals work together while managing common tensions.

Based on research of almost 1,400 practitioners and 37 in-depth interviews with industry experts, the report demonstrates that in today's rapidly changing environment, adding value and taking responsibility for project success beyond execution is essential.

Project and product professionals often speak the same language. Our research reveals that 79% of product managers had some experience in project management and 92% agreed that project management skills were useful in their profession.

Not only can professionals across roles use their shared skills and competencies to build mutual understanding, but they can also leverage these to overcome obstacles and elevate project and product outcomes. Aligned with PMI’s M.O.R.E., this report explores how all practitioners play a role in elevating project success.