What Do Good Technical Project Managers Do Well?

Good managers shield their team from all the noise coming from above, and give them a calm environment to work in. Bad managers amplify the noise and make the team feel every silly whim of upper management.

They understand technical topics well, what’s required to implement them and what the risks and rough timeframes are to achieve them. On top of regular project manager knowledge.

Communicate. Good technical project managers do continuous communication with the team, including the engineers, upward with management, and outward with relevant stakeholders.