article thumbnail

What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

ProjectManager.com

Most program manager job descriptions require project management experience, a bachelor’s degree in business administration or related fields and a program management certification specific to your industry. Program Manager Certifications. Program Management Professional (PgMP). Managing Successful Programmes (MSP).

article thumbnail

Understanding the 8 Functions Associated with Project Management

Project Pulse Journal

Provide visibility into project progress data and market feedback to guide decision-making. Provide Resources and Direction Allocate resources effectively to support operations, tasks, and activities throughout the project phases and achieve targets for project costs and the whole project scope.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Short History of Project Management

MPUG

Another major project related happening was the growing popularity of value engineering (VE), which was widely used at General Electric. This functioned to help measure the value of alternatives (for example, using cheaper resources and/or materials to reduce project costs or design-to-cost) especially when there was a scarcity of resources.

PMI 81
article thumbnail

80+ Awesome Online Resources for Project Managers

Wrike

We’ve compiled a list of over 80 of the very best online resources for project managers, including online training sites, podcasts, ebooks, tools and templates, blogs, and more. . Index: Online Training Programs & Certification Prep. Online Training & Certification Prep. Essentials of Project Management Series – PMI.

article thumbnail

Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

Herding Cats

Five Immutable Principles of Project Success - There are many (possibly too many) methods for successfully managing a project. But each method needs to be based on 5 Immutable principles to be successful, no matter the domain or context, PMI Spring Seminar , 2012, Austin TX. College of Performance Management , November 2013.