Product Manager Study Notes 2

Glossary

PRD

Product Requirements Doc. A document was written by a product manager that describes why a product should be built and what the product should do and how to measure the product's success.

Roadmap

A document that describes when specific products and features will be built.

PgM

Program Manager. A person who helps various teams (engineering, design, ops, etc) execute against the product roadmap. A program manager keeps the team productive and on track and flags risks.

TPM

Technical Program Manager. A more technical program manager, who works closely with engineering teams to execute against the product roadmap. A TPM is more involved in the technical details of software development.

QA

Quality Assurance. A team that creates test plans and tests your product to identify and prevent bugs and issues from entering production and affecting users.

PR

Public Relations. A team that helps you tell the story about your product to the public and media.

i18n

Internationalization. A team and/or process that helps you bring your product to new markets around the globe.