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Job Title: Technical Program Manager
Department: Product Customization
Reports to: Group Leader, Technical Program Manager
Section: Implementation Services (LOB)
Employee(s) interviewed for this analysis: Self
Job title: Technical Program Manager (TPM)
Date: 02/05/
1. Basic Functions and Scope of Job: Technical Program Manager has a Techno-functional background and has experience in leading engineering teams in matrix environment. Ownership to ship great product with full accountability for scope, budget, timeline and quality. 2. Work Performed: TPM can roll up his/her sleeves, dig in and get the job done. TPM will anticipate bottlenecks, Risk and mitigation, provide timely escalation, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints. Able to take complex projects and break them down into manageable pieces and track the delivery in a successful and timely manner is expected. Maturity, high judgment, negotiation skills, ability to influence, analytical talent and leadership are essential to success in this role. This role sits in the critical intersection of product engineering, product management, and LOB. **Duties: Frequency: Daily
Contacts Frequency Purpose of Contact Means of Contact Immediate Peers Daily Program Management Meetings and E-Mail Peers in other depts. Weekly Delivery Planning Meetings and E-Mail Immediate Manager As Needed Escalation and Reporting Meetings, E-Mail and Call Managers in other depts. As Needed Stakeholder Updates Meetings, E-Mail and Call Executives Monthly Monthly Review Meetings Meeting and E-mail Customers Weekly Weekly Progress Updates Con-Call Or E-mail 4.Decision-Making Authority : Influence Program related Decisions, Commercial influence, Provide inputs for Team Performance Review
5.Supervisory responsibility : Time, Quality, Cost and Scope of Project and track Resources Performance and efficiency monitoring.
Titles of employees supervised: Number supervised:
Engineering Lead 3 Implementation Lead 3 Developer 30 to 40 QA 5 to 7 Documentation Team 2 to 3
6.Physical Effort: NA
7. Work Conditions : Degree of exposure to work conditions.
Condition % of time Dirt Heat Fumes Smoke Water Noise Vibration Grease, Oil Dust, Shavings Office Environment 100%
- Problem-solving skills and the abilities to analyze quantitatively, scope technical requirements and effectively prioritize program deliverables. Role Description
Department Product Customization Not Specified Reports to Group Leader TPM Matrix Reporting Basic Functions and Scope of Job
full accountability for scope, budget, timeline and quality for Program
full accountability for scope, budget, timeline and quality for Program Work Performed Release Planning
Track Delivery in terms of Time, Quality, Scope
Risk identification and mitigation
Coordination between various departments
Release Planning
Delivery Planning
Leading Engineering teams
Execute and Track Delivery in terms of Time, Quality, Scope
Risk identification and mitigation
Owner of intersection between various departments
Technical involvement in delivery Work Contacts Immediate Peers
Peers in other depts.
Immediate Manager
Managers in other depts.
Executives
Customers
Immediate Peers
Peers in other depts.
Immediate Manager
Managers in other depts.
Executives
Employees supervised 40 to 50 Not Specified Decision-Making Authority Influence decisions, or in concusses of Stakeholders
Decision Maker for entire program
Education and Training Required
Bachelor or Master of any Stream Bachelor or Master of Computer Science Years of Experience 10 5 Other requirements A minimum of 10 years of relevant development and design experience.
A minimum of 5 years of Technical Program Management experience.
A minimum of 5 years of relevant development and design experience.
notice that he can quickly solve the puzzles requiring identification of patterns, which you find difficult. He is topper in biology in his class. He enjoys studying and want to spend at least next 12-15 years in learning. Based upon this information what career advice would offer for him and justify (one page report based upon scientific facts) your advice using information from following database -
https://www.onetonline.org/
I will advise to go for Medical Scientists looking at his interest in Biology, Hard Working, Reasoning Ability and ready to study for long period.
My Analysis, looking at his Knowledge, ability and hardworking It will make easy for him to opt for Medical education bachelor or more. Emerging profession with lot of value and need in society, Good remuneration and huge expected growth.
Report Based on Data Analysis:
Work as: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
Can Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Includes physicians, dentists, public health specialists, pharmacologists, and medical pathologists who primarily conduct research.
Available Positions: Associate Director, Experimental Medicine; Clinical Laboratory Scientist; Clinical Pharmacologist; Investigator; Laboratory Director; Post-Doctoral Fellow; Research Scientist; Scientist; Senior Research Scientist; Senior Scientist
Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments for disease. Conduct research to develop methodologies, instrumentation, and procedures for medical application, analyzing data and presenting findings to the scientific audience and general public. Study animal and human health and physiological processes.
Knowledge Required
Importance Knowledge High Biology
Abilities Required
Importance Ability High Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). High Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Education Required
Percentage of Respondents Education Level Required 45 Post-doctoral training 29 Doctoral degree 20 Master's degree
Interests Required
Occupational Interest Interest 100 Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Work Needs
Extent Work Need