Technical Program Management: Teams, Tools and Process

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TPM Guide: Powering Innovation with Autonomy

TPM Guide: Powering Innovation with Autonomy

Innovation thrives when teams and individuals can make decisions and own their work. Without this freedom, creativity is stifled, and teams are left checking boxes instead of breaking new ground. When people are trusted to explore new ideas, test solutions, and fail...

How TPMs Turn Conflict Into Collaboration

How TPMs Turn Conflict Into Collaboration

One of the most understated qualities of a Technical Program Manager (TPM) is the ability to navigate and collaborate with difficult personalities. Whether managing strong-willed engineers, aligning stakeholders with differing priorities, or handling leadership's...

The Advantages of Building A Personal Brand As a TPM

The Advantages of Building A Personal Brand As a TPM

There are several reasons why I strongly encourage the TPMs I mentor to develop their personal TPM brand, particularly in today's highly competitive environment, where opportunities are often reserved for those who maintain visibility both within their organization...

Mastering Writing for Technical Program Managers

Mastering Writing for Technical Program Managers

Writing is a critical skill for Technical Program Managers (TPMs) and similar roles as it underpins many key responsibilities, including program management, stakeholder communication, and leadership. Documents are powerful communication tools for conveying ideas,...

What is Chief of Staff in Tech and The Role of CoS

What is Chief of Staff in Tech and The Role of CoS

Over the last year and a half, I have been fortunate enough to serve as the ‘Chief of Staff’ (CoS) for a large technical organization. I have also been able to shadow various Chiefs of Staff within my company as well as at other tech organizations to understand their...

Single Threaded Leader at Amazon

Single Threaded Leader at Amazon

I was talking to a friend who is working at Amazon a few years ago, and he was telling me that he recently took up the role of a “Single Threaded Leader(STL)". After my conversation with him, I was left enlightened. It was Amazon that brought Technical Program...

Day in the Life of a Technical Program Manager (TPM) 

Day in the Life of a Technical Program Manager (TPM) 

One of the most frequently asked questions I get asked is, "Can you describe a day in the life of a TPM?". This question is quite challenging because numerous factors are involved, and the answers may vary accordingly. The truth is, no two days are the same, and...

Take It To The Next Level As A TPM

Take It To The Next Level As A TPM

This post is going to focus on a couple of methodologies and thought process on how to “Take It To The Next Level As A TPM”. We will focus on three types of methodologies to get promoted. I believe if you keep in mind these methods it will  help you analyze where you...

Your First 60 Days As A Technical Program Manager !

Your First 60 Days As A Technical Program Manager !

With quite the number of folks changing careers, starting off as TPMs, and even seasoned TPMs moving teams I thought it would be a good idea to put together a cheat sheet of what you should focus on “Your First 60 Days As A Technical Program Manager”. I have broken...

Understanding Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe

Understanding Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe

What is Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Scaled Agile Framework SAFe A proven, publicly available framework for applying Lean-Agile practices at enterprise scale and is the property of Scaled Agile, Inc. Every company big and small is following some variant of Agile....

A True Agile Implementation?

A True Agile Implementation?

Are there teams you have worked in that follow a flavor of an Agile implementation be it Scrum or TTD or Kanban to the letter? And if so do you do it because you feel the need to implement a method and all its guidelines or do you do it because it is what the team...

Embracing and Leading Change As A TPM

Embracing and Leading Change As A TPM

When you talk to entrepreneurs or startups and organizations that are successful they all have one thing in common. They have been able to pivot from one strategy/idea to another and have a key culture to iterate through ideas. The more I look into this I have...

Depth vs Breadth vs SWAT Technical Program Managers

Depth vs Breadth vs SWAT Technical Program Managers

Depth vs Breadth vs SWAT Technical Program Managers. At all my previous roles I have been working as an embedded TPM. I have now been at my current gig for nearly a year where I have been a breath TPM. It's been an eye-opening experience, on how similar yet different...

A New Kind of Program Manager

A New Kind of Program Manager

A New Kind of Program Manager. A new role emerges at organizations where technology is at the core of products.  As more organizations seek to build the latest and greatest tech advances, many of them are seeking a new type of program manager: a technical program...

Technical Program Manager Career Path

Technical Program Manager Career Path

The Technical Program Manager Career Path and growth is one of the most often asked questions. In this post, I will go into details of what I believe are the career paths to becoming a Technical Program Manager  (TPM) and I will also share my personal journey on how I...

Mute Mapping: For a Dysfunctional Scrum team !

Mute Mapping: For a Dysfunctional Scrum team !

Mute mapping is a variant of affinity mapping where no one speaks! Does that not sound interesting? This really helps when you have a team suffering from conflict or morale issues. It's a great way pull in and understand all the underlying tensions, issues, bottled...

Agile vs Waterfall – The similarities !

Agile vs Waterfall – The similarities !

A quick recap of the Agile Manifesto Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan. That is, while there is value in...

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