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2 | | -title: Design critiques at Figma |
3 | | -description: "Consider that for a moment: everything we see around us is assumed to have had a cause and is contingent upon." |
4 | | -date: Jan 2 2021 |
| 2 | +title: Role of Technical Program Managers |
| 3 | +description: "Understanding the TPM" |
| 4 | +date: Feb 01 2023 |
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7 | | -This is an example post. There's another one [here](/posts/example-post). |
| 7 | +What Do Technical Program Managers Do? |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +Technical tasks: |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | + Lead technical design and architecture discussions across cross-functional teams |
| 12 | + Oversee requirements of software (design, architecture, and testing) and hardware (system design, hardware selection, etc.) assets |
| 13 | + Manage through Agile methodologies |
| 14 | + Decipher technical needs of other departments within the organization |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +Soft-skills work: |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | + Act as a communications liaison between technical and non-technical colleagues |
| 19 | + Develop and maintain productive internal relationships |
| 20 | + Facilitate cross-collaboration and understanding between IT and other departments |
| 21 | + Generate targeted reports for different internal and/or external audiences |
| 22 | + Stay current on the latest news, information, and trends about program management and the organization’s industry |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Business responsibilities: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | + Organize and track jobs, clarify project scopes, proactively manage risks, manage project escalations, ruthlessly prioritize tasks, and problem-solve |
| 27 | + Meet specific business objectives |
| 28 | + Support roadmap-planning process |
| 29 | + Develop strategies and implement tactics to follow through on those strategies |
| 30 | + Solve complex business problems within allocated time and budget |
| 31 | + Represent company management to technical teams, and vice-versa |
| 32 | + Influence others across the company to remain focused on desired outcomes without direct authority |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +Go back [home](/). |
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