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The technical product management role

The technical product management role

From the course: Technical Product Management

The technical product management role

- You may be wondering, what does a technical product manager do? Is the role of a technical product manager the same as if a project manager or a program manager? Are technical product managers even needed in a larger tech company or a startup? These are questions I get every single day. And today I'm very, very excited to walk you through what the role entails, what it is, what it isn't and the skill set you will need to thrive as a PM. So the beauty of technical product management is that there really is no set recipe or specific path to breaking into this career. I'm working with PMs that have come from all walks of life, from computer science to biology or even literature and music. Point is if you have a passion about bringing products to life, then product management is for you. So what does a technical product manager do? Well, let's just say that you'll need to wear different hats every day on every different…

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