Who Owns What? Understanding PM and PMM Roles

Clear Roles. Stronger Collaboration. Better Results.

When product management and product marketing blur lines or miss handoffs, teams stall, communication breaks down, and progress suffers. This infographic brings clarity, mapping out how PM and PMM roles align, where they diverge, and where collaboration delivers the greatest value.

You’ll uncover:

  • The distinct focus areas and success metrics for Product Management and Product Marketing

  • How titles and responsibilities connect across key departments like Sales, Engineering, and Customer Success

  • Where dependencies exist—and how to turn them into strategic advantages

Whether you own the roadmap, define the value proposition, or guide go-to-market strategy, this visual guide helps align teams, streamline execution, and eliminate confusion around who does what.

Download the infographic—and get your product teams on the same page.

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  • Pragmatic Editorial Team

    The Pragmatic Editorial Team comprises a diverse team of writers, researchers, and subject matter experts. We are trained to share Pragmatic Institute’s insights and useful information to guide product, data, and design professionals on their career development journeys. Pragmatic Institute is the global leader in Product, Data, and Design training and certification programs for working professionals. Since 1993, we’ve issued over 250,000 product management and product marketing certifications to professionals at companies around the globe. For questions or inquiries, please contact [email protected].

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Who Owns What? Understanding PM and PMM Roles

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