Vasanth Arunachalam

AMA: Meta Director Technical Program Management, Vasanth Arunachalam on PM 30/60/90 Day Plan

August 10 @ 10:00AM PT
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft3y
I’ll apply the framework outlined above to this question and talk about setting up a Technical PM function for the first time. 30 days of LEARNING: I’ll start with a list...
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft3y
I’m assuming the question is about setting a ‘team’ vision/mission and one doesn’t exist yet. The mission statement is the “What” and the vision statement is an ambitious...
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft3y
I worked at Microsoft for about a decade and then moved to Meta to take on a new role, a few years back. That was the most unsettling period of my professional life. I’ve...
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft3y
The listening tour is what I love most while taking on a new role. I’m a social person and I love meeting people. What better than getting to know the people you are goin...
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Vasanth Arunachalam
Meta Director, Technical Program Management | Formerly Microsoft3y
“Rushing to prove value” is one of the common pitfalls of starting in a new role. Having said that, you want to make steady and incremental progress in delivering value. ...
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