A Day in the Life of...

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A veteran program manager shares his keys to success, including a detailed checklist that mirrors a typical day on the job, from managing email to holding team meetings to keeping stakeholders informed.

The life of a program manager ain’t easy, not when you are involved with large, complex programs interfacing with numerous stakeholders who may offer no guidance or way too much. As part of our new “Day in the Life Of…” series, Projects@Work asked Mike Beard, managing partner of Value Based Project Management, to discuss how he copes with the many challenges of the job on a daily basis.

A consultant with more than 30 years in diverse technical and functional management positions, Beard has directed multi-year programs of over $100 million in labor alone. As a deputy director of a program office, he managed 10 program managers as well as cross-functional teams of more than 100 people.

Beard, PMP, ITIL,  currently consults for a number of clients in Southern California, developing trademark approaches to assessing program management and organizational maturity, and regularly presents on management topics at industry association meetings. Beard's practical approach to solutions has resulted in millions of dollars in cost savings for companies in the past ten years. Here he shares his experiences as a program manager.

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