In my company technical product managers and technical program managers do very similar tasks and the role titles are almost used interchangeably. I noticed that this isn't the case elsewhere and I'm trying to figure out what the difference is. What is the difference between a TPM and a Tech PM where you work?

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Product manager doesn’t care about the actual implementation, a program manager does (from a very high level).

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Product manager cares more about Product lifecycle and user experience / features and things like that. Their KPIs are tied to the Product they manage. They interact more with end users, business stakeholders and the like.

Program managers or Tech Program Managers focus more on delivery and execution of the program- which might have multiple workstreams, projects or even products. They interact with technical delivery teams more.

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no wonder i keep getting told "if you describe your role it sounds more like product management" - my role is pretty much exactly the first of the two descriptions but my title is TPM

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