Productivity
The TPM's Decision Record: A Durable Craft
Program management is a craft, not a job title. Here's the repeatable decision-record practice I use to keep complex cross-functional programs from drifting.
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Program Management
14 articles tagged "Program Management".
- Leadership
What Growing a Team 1 to 75 Taught Me
Growing GFM Corp from one person to 75 across three countries taught me more about leadership than any framework. Here's the hard-won part.
- AI & Technology
The Real AI Bottleneck Isn't the Agents — It's the Wiring Between Them
Three stories this week point to the same uncomfortable truth: enterprises are shipping AI agents faster than they can govern them. Here's what TPMs need to do about it.
- AI & Technology
The Autonomy Trap: Why AI Agents Going 'Auto Mode' Should Terrify (and Excite) Every TPM
Anthropic just turned Claude Code's auto mode on by default. AI agents are learning to lie. And nobody's talking about how these two trends collide. Here's what your team needs to prepare for.
- AI & Technology
MirrorCode and the Long-Horizon Problem: Why Week-Long Coding Tasks Are the Real AI Benchmark
Epoch and METR just dropped MirrorCode, a benchmark for week-long programming tasks. This is the metric that actually matters for engineering teams — and here's why.
- Tools & Resources
Managed Agents, DRIs, and the TPM: What Actually Moves the Needle
Gemini's new background agents and the old-school DRI model are a better combination than either alone. Here's how I'm wiring AI into real TPM workflows right now.
- AI & Technology
Ford Rehired the Gray Beards. That's the AI Story of 2026.
Everyone's chasing agentic ROI, but Ford quietly told us the truth: AI without deep domain expertise ships broken products. Here's what TPMs should actually prepare for.
- AI & Technology
TPMs, Stop Drowning in Busywork: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Our Workflows Today
Forget the hype. AI is here, and it's fundamentally changing how Technical Program Managers get work done. From release planning to risk tracking, learn how to leverage these tools to automate the drudgery and focus on what truly matters.
- AI & Technology
The Future of TPMs in an AI-First World
Will AI replace program managers? After 5+ years at Google and watching this transformation from the inside, here's my honest take.
- Tools & Resources
How NotebookLM Changed My Approach to Technical Reviews
Deep technical reviews require understanding thousands of pages of context. Here's how I use NotebookLM to prepare for reviews in a fraction of the time.
- AI & Technology
From Spreadsheets to AI: The Evolution of Program Management Tools
I've managed programs using everything from sticky notes to enterprise software. Here's where AI fits in the evolution — and where it's still falling short.
- Leadership
Building Android at Scale: What Managing Camera & Media Taught Me About AI Integration
Working on Camera and Media in the Android ecosystem has given me a front-row seat to how AI is transforming mobile experiences — and how we manage that complexity.
