Joe MooneySenior Technology Project Manager| Independent ConsultantOviedo, Fl, United States
Does anyone have any reliable statistics that describe the cost of program management as a percentage of the program? Is 5% a good bellweather? Does it differ from public to private sector? Does program management technology offer significant cost savings?
Thanks for steering me if there is a source out there. Saving Changes...
Hans RobbersSenior Director| SalesforceVlissingen, Netherlands
The rules of thumb I use over the years are
1. minimal effort
A pm must spent between 1 and 1.5 day minimal to a project to allow for sufficient reporting, steering the team and managing the stakeholder environment. In my experience if a pm spents less time he either delegates tasks or skips tasks
2. average is between 10 to 20%
10 % for small projects less than 7 FTE in the team
15% average for teams of 7 FTE or a number of teams with dedicated team leads (these team leads follow the same rule thus 1 day minimal with a maximum of 15% of the effort of their team)
20% for complex projects which require a lot management attention towards the stakeholder group.
3 +5% in case of
- high administration needs ( a pmo needs to be installed)
- when meetings like team meetings must be a part of the project management effort
