The Technical Program Manager's Guide: Navigating the Path to Success

by Arpit Agrawal

Welcome to The Technical Program Manager's Navigating the Path to Success! This comprehensive resource is your trusted companion on the journey to becoming an effective TPM . With real-world examples and insights, it covers all aspects of the role, empowering you to navigate challenges, optimize processes, and lead high-performing teams. From interview preparation with 50+ common questions to a practical 30-60-90 day plan , it equips you for success in the dynamic world of technical program management. Its practical approach and holistic view of the TPM role make it stand out, catering to both seasoned professionals and newcomers. Whether you're a seasoned developer, recent graduate, or experienced manager, this book will help you build a strong foundation and evolve as a proficient TPM. Its mission is to empower you to lead with confidence, inspire your teams, and deliver exceptional results in today's competitive landscape. Let the valuable k nowledge, tools, and strategies within these pages spark your curiosity, fuel your passion for growth, and propel you on an exhilarating journey as a Technical Program Manager.

Together, let's thrive in the ever-evolving world of TPM!

251 pages, Paperback

Published July 23, 2023

About the author

As a fictional character in books, Arpit is not a tall-dark-handsome, he lives a simple life, crosses the road checking both the sides, orders Mix-Veg and asks for complementary salad in restaurants, asks people for the address in spite of having a smart-phone.

Born in a small town of Orissa (19th April,1989) and brought up in another small town near Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Arpit has spent one-third of his life living a mediocre life. (which he still continues...)

Sent by his parents, in his four years of exile (also called ‘Engineering’), he studied Mechanical related stuff in a classroom deficient in ‘XX’ chromosomes but ended up working in an IT firm in Pune.

Like Peter Parker turned Spider-Man out of the blue, Arpit also became a writer all of a sudden after a writer-bug bite him when he was sleeping on the last bench of his class.

By the third year of Engineering, he had never read even a single book out of his curriculum, but then 'Chetan Bhagat' and 'Shidney Sheldon' entered his life and he realized he has to go very far in fiction.

After cultivating his ideas for a few hundred days, Arpit wrote his debut novel ‘Dear life, Get well soon. And then his second book - 'Take my heart, forever...'

Reviews

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great intro guide to technical program managing. I like how the book was structured, that it included strategies to being a good TPM, the approaches and tools to read up on, certs to research, how to tailor your resume, interview prep questions, and more. The book was definitely more tech/SW code tailored than hardware so some chapters I ended up skipping. But overall a great reference guide on how TPMs work!