When I first joined big tech, I was overwhelmed with the feedback system. I had been used to the traditional system of getting annual feedback from my boss. Like most things, tech culture took this to the next level. Tech is obsessed with feedback, probably to a fault. If you don’t understand it, you can…
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A Simple Project Plan for a TPM
If you are a TPM, you will spend a lot of time planning and executing projects, so it’s worth thinking through a model so it’s easy to repeat. There’s a lot of advice and frameworks out there for how to plan out a project. Unfortunately, I’ve found that about 90% of them are too complicated…
How to Crush the Behavioral Interview for Technical Program Managers
Tech interviews aren’t just about algorithms and system design. You’ll also need to convince the interviewers that you are someone they want to work with. Here’s my step by step guide to preparing for the behavioral interview as a technical program manager.
System Design for Technical Program Managers
I have been a technical program manager now for over ten years at a mix of big tech (FAANG) and startups. I have been on both sides of dozens and dozens of interviews for TPMs. The one area of weakness that I constantly see (and the area that I struggled with the most in the…