Technical Product Management

A technical product manager has a more substantial role working with engineering teams on core architecture and component design related to a feature. If all product managers have allegiance to diffe

It is rare to have a technical product manager and another product manager working on the same product. When this happens, it is usually in organizations where one of the product managers work in a mo

The role of a technical product manager (TPM) is different from other product managers in that TPMs typically have a deeper technical background and are responsible for managing the development and im

It could be a combination of any of these things - Look at data (dashboards, customer feedback channels, internal partner team feedback) to check progress (on product success, platform performance)

To me, the best part of being a Product Manager is that there is no typical day. There is a mix of working with your engineering partners, talking to customers, partnering with other organizations, an

The day-to-day activities of a Technical Product Manager (TPM) can vary depending on the company they work for, the products they are responsible for managing and the stage of the product lifecycle. H

I talked about my take on desirable qualities in one of my previous responses, so I’ll focus on the common mistakes I’ve personally made in my career in the past, that hopefully will help others avoid

Many common mistakes stem from haste without deep knowledge and mindless GSDing. Not thinking through the problem statement fully or not knowing enough about the domain and becoming married to 1 solu

Based on my experience, here are some common mistakes I've seen new TPMs make: Focusing too much on features and not enough on customer needs: It's easy to get caught up in building new features, but

In a word, abstraction. A technical PM is usually NOT the most advanced technical person on a team. However, they are able to break through sufficient tech layers to be able to contextualize the tec

In my opinion, you can be successful in any role by not having the expertise if you recognize it and are willing to learn. The product manager is generally not the most technically advanced person on

Being the most technically advanced person on the team is not necessarily a prerequisite for a technical product manager to be helpful. While technical knowledge is certainly important, the role of a

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 strongl

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

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 tec

This response also applies to one of the other questions asked here - "What qualities stand out in some of the best TPMs you know?" I strongly believe that you can be a successful technical product ma

Aspiring technical product managers should consider developing the following skills and background: Technical expertise: A strong understanding of technology and the ability to communicate effectivel

Two constant challenges for me in any product role has been finding the right way to say no. This could be to your customers asking for a particular feature or your organization that has decided to pr

Without going into specifics, the biggest challenge has been cross-organization influencing. My time at both Microsoft and Google has exposed me to lots of intra-organization projects with varying lev

A PM's job is to take in a lot of inputs (including the 3 listed in this question) and articulate a compelling strategy and roadmap around achieving the best outcomes for your business. Within those a

This is definitely a popular topic of discussion amongst PMs, and probably a heated one at times. This is a good post that covers the most common including RICE, KANO and story-maps. https://roadmu

Product prioritization is the art of choosing the right features to develop, in the correct order at the opportune time. It balances the importance of features alongside their complexity and the end v

This depends on the goals of your product. In general, you want your key metrics to be aligned with what you and the organization considers the top goals of the product.  For example, this might be re