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Who is better suited for a TPM role compared to a PM role?

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Technical Product Management
  1. Navin Ganeshan
    Navin Ganeshan

    Amazon Head of Driver Products, Amazon Relay • 4y

    To be clear, I don't believe a technical-PM is always a better PM. It comes down to what attributes, passion and curiosity you posess and the direction you want to go. A good technical PM is strongly curious about technology and how it's used to solve the problem. They think of the problem, as well as the soluton, in terms of technology. They are better able to understand abstractions of technology - tech stack, componentization, APIs - etc in the context of product development. Other non-techni ...Read More

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  2. Deepak Mukunthu
    Deepak Mukunthu

    Salesforce Senior Director of Product, Agentforce AI Platform • 3y

    Both Technical Product Managers (TPMs) and Product Managers (PMs) have important roles to play in product development. The primary difference between the two is that TPMs typically have a stronger technical background and are more focused on the technical aspects of product development, while PMs tend to have a broader focus on the overall product strategy, market positioning, and customer needs. Individuals who have a strong technical background and enjoy working closely with development teams ...Read More

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  3. Devika Nair
    Devika Nair

    Oracle Director of Product Management • 3y

    If you mean technical product manager vs product manager, that depends on your technical expertise and interest towards technical products. If you mean program vs product, I don't have program manager experience. I'm only basing my response on my observations. I would say a PM cares more about ensuring the right product is being built while a program manager cares more about the execution and timelines. There are lot of other aspects (customer focus vs ability to stay organization and identify r ...Read More

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