general Difference between product and project

[ravikanth]

what is the difference between product and project?

[+Fahim S. MVC]

Bit of a vague question, but I'll take a stab:

 

A product is something you create.  A project is a vehicle to create something.

[#Michael]

I'll put my 2cents in on this. 

 

A product: Windows XP

A project: Whistler (the project name/code name of Windows XP)

[+devHead Subscriber²]

I'm a project manager, so I'll put in my 2 cents here:

 

A PROJECT - A temporary group activity designed to produce a unique product, service or result.

A project is temporary in that it has a defined beginning and end in time, and therefore defined scope and resources.

 

A PRODUCT - The thing produced by the project.

[+John Teacake MVC]

Project is the process of creating a product. 

 

So a project would be the work undertaken to create a product. It doesn't have to be a product though. Basically a project is the break down of work between teams,departments etc to create something or for a common end goal. 

 

A product is something you would market and sell. 

[Dot Matrix]

what is the difference between product and project?

Project = Google software.

Product = Microsoft software.

[+John Teacake MVC]

Project = Google software.

Product = Microsoft software.

 

HAHA Brilliant. Elegant. 

[+LogicalApex MVC]

There isn't always a clear difference... Except that a project doesn't always have to end up being something that is sold in the market....

 

A project could be "add a roof deck to my house" and a product would be "Coca Cola 20oz variety" (or similar)...

 

So both can be the same thing, but one requires commercialization and the other does not.

 

But surely, a quick web search could have taught you this?