Program managers should play more roles between High Functional Management & project managers, more than just getting inputs from PMs and forwarding to higher Management!
Starting from Initiation Phase of each project till closure, Program Managers should add values to the projects, effectively support PMs, play role in the projects risks responses, constraints solutions; more over motivating PMs. Environmental culture of the Organisation cannot be blamed for the management styles we have. Saving Changes...
Same as with project and portfolio managers; they all need to deal with stakeholders and have a team to manage. However they do have different motives. A project manager may think a project is successful, and they may be correct, however the program manager could cancel or re-prioritize the project based on the needs of of the program. In these situations, one can confuse responsibilities with inappropriate management styles, especially when you're looking up the ladder of management.
Same as with project and portfolio managers; they all need to deal with stakeholders and have a team to manage. However they do have different motives. A project manager may think a project is successful, and they may be correct, however the program manager could cancel or re-prioritize the project based on the needs of of the program. In these situations, one can confuse responsibilities with inappropriate management styles, especially when you're looking up the ladder of management.
Many thanks Sante for your feedback. Saving Changes...
Program managers need to take the long view even more so than project managers as the focus of most programs is strategic outcomes which are usually not realized as soon as the last project in the program ends.
It requires a heightened ability to make trade-offs that might appear to be detrimental in the short term but will help realize the program benefits longer term.
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Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
You are talking about management style. Then is about management, not about something management. Organizational culture has the most greater impact on management style. When your personal style does not match with organizational style then you have two simple ways: you leave the organization or you stay in the organization acting as an agent of change. In the last one your objective is to change the organizational culture. Examples of people that has tried to change cultures you have a lot outside there. Saving Changes...
Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Following Sante's response, perhaps Program Managers need to do a better job communicating what's going on to the Project Managers they oversee. Some Program Managers think they are doing the Project Managers a favor by keeping them uninformed, so the Project Managers don't become overburdened with concerns. Saving Changes...
Thomas WalentaGlobal Project Economy ExpertHackenheim, Germany
The program manager should act as the project sponsor (for a project within a program). This means PgM initiates the project, creates the charter and accepts the closure. Inbetween there are 3 main responsibilities (according to the Sponsor Framework by GAPPS):
1. support the project manager (lead, feedback)
2. support the project (with resourcing, decision making, stakeholder cultivation and reviews)
3. take accountability for the project (ultimately in charge of project success and benefits realisation)
The program manager should act as the project sponsor (for a project within a program). This means PgM initiates the project, creates the charter and accepts the closure. Inbetween there are 3 main responsibilities (according to the Sponsor Framework by GAPPS):
1. support the project manager (lead, feedback)
2. support the project (with resourcing, decision making, stakeholder cultivation and reviews)
3. take accountability for the project (ultimately in charge of project success and benefits realisation)
Dear Thomas, many thanks for your input. Saving Changes...
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