Not every company has a dedicated program and/or project manager assigned to each project. Managing projects is an inevitable part of this role.
I would like to hear from the community what they consider to be a healthy time division for this.
Any creative solutions to make this easier or load share with other stakeholders?
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Hello Avantika - and thanks for posting this important question to our Online Community. Here is a recent article published by Andy Jordan that may be helpful to you. You can leave a comment/question at the end of the article for others to see and offer helpful solutions.
The first thing is to identify how much effort you expect is required to effectively manage the project based on its context, your organization's PM standards and other factors. If it is more than the time you have available, make sure you highlight the risk which the customer & sponsor are incurring by having you spend less time managing it.
Beyond that, it is a matter of prioritization & delegation...
Avantika,
The division of time between being a product owner and project manager varies widely. On larger projects the Product Owner or Systems Engineer is a full time job for each role so about 50-50 is a fair reference point. From that starting point adjust based on where you think the project will get difficult.
Sometimes the biggest challenges are technical and other times they are more programmatic like schedule and budget. In that case I would use an 80-20 rule of thumb as about the limits as to how your time would be distributed. Even when you have a dedicated person for each role, they spend at least 20% of their time communicating with and learning from their counterpart to stay synchronized.
Hello Avantika - and thanks for posting this important question to our Online Community. Here is a recent article published by Andy Jordan that may be helpful to you. You can leave a comment/question at the end of the article for others to see and offer helpful solutions.
Thanks for sharing your inputs!
As a Product Manager at a startup, I find myself filling in the roles of Program Manager and team lead as well.
I've worked very hard on mentoring my teammates and learning their strengths so that I not only delegate effectively but also set realistic expectations when scheduling features.
However, there are plenty of days when 50% of my time+effort was spent on Project Management. Your input helped me learn the industry norms. Saving Changes...
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