When you become an engineering manager, you don’t leave project management behind.
In fact, you often end up doing more of it, especially if your company doesn’t have dedicated PMs.
That means you need to be comfortable with estimates, scope, and communication on top of everything else.
Product vs. project vs. engineering management
It helps to draw a line between roles.
Product managers define what's being done and how it relates to the business. Engineering managers define the path to delivery. Project managers focus on execution, or getting work from A to B.
As I explained it on the podcast:
“Product managers define the what and the why. Engineering managers define the who, the how, and the when. Project managers focus on execution.”
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