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Conflicting career options for a young professional [closed]
I'm new here, so here we go..
I previously was a young Telecommunication Engineer, but i mainly did IT solutions architect stuff in that area, since a year ago iv been doing a part-time MBA at a top ...
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What's the exact definition of “Program Manager”?
I'm still confused with the title 'Program Manager' after I went through this site and searched over threads. Actually I haven't seen many 'Program Managers' in practice.
Is it a regular role in ...
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What are the benefits of getting an MBA and is it worthwhile?
I'll be interning as a Program Manager this summer. During my interview loop, I noticed that one of my interviewers had an MBA. This is considered a "technical" management role, and I hadn't ...
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How to effectively prepare for a Program Manager internship?
I've been offered one of my dream internships for this next summer. I'll be working as a "Program Manager" for a top notch software company. For some examples of what I mean by PM, take a look at ...
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Planning / tracking work which is sporadic / irregular in nature
Within my organisation we have a project that is largely about adding new content/chapters to an existing piece of software.
The content providers for this work often provide content in dribs and ...
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Creating an easily maintainable file for multiple projects within Microsoft Project
I have used Microsoft Project previously, but not in any great depth. I have oversight for a number of projects and have created a master project file that includes the top level work items for each ...
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How can I make company-wide scheduling and resource allocation decisions?
I've recently been taken on in a Programme Management role for a software company. There are several definitions of Programme / Program Manager out there - my role encompasses, amongst other things:
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Process, program and project management
I was wondering what differences and
relation are between process
management, program management and
project management? I feel their Wikipedia articles do not give me a clear explanation.
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Dealing with a Programme Manager whose priorities differ from those of the Project Manager
I am a contract PM, managing a small project within a much larger programme. My project is highly dependent on corporate decisions that come to me via the in-house Programme Manager. Unfortunately, ...
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Are Program Management skills different from Project Management skills?
My company has a series of projects with dependencies between them (eg back end hardware refresh/virtualisation, new desktop build/roll-out, database upgrade and implementation of new functionality, ...
