What do non tech program managers end up doing? Just managing workload for engineers?

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Depends on the program. You might not interact with engineers at all if you're a program manager for a business or support function.

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Process improvement.. release management..

so = True in a way? 🤔

Techies are usually managed by technical program mgrs

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