> They tend to be people who couldn't cut it as actual engineers I don't doubt your experience but it's also a harsh generalization. I've worked with many TPM

> They tend to be people who couldn't cut it as actual engineers I don't doubt your experience but it's also a harsh generalization. I've worked with many TPM's who were skilled engineers. It can be a path to transition to management and test the waters before taking on formal management responsibility. Or some people just think differently and are good at managing organizational complexity and finding the actual needs before starting to build things.