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What Is a Program Manager? (Job Description Included)

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They plan the overall program and monitor progress to ensure that milestones are being met across various projects and programs. As with any profession, it’s also advisable for you to participate in professional events such as conferences and seminars to stay on top of the program management best practices.

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Understanding the 8 Functions Associated with Project Management

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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. Maintain Governance Establish policies and procedures to ensure compliance and monitor adherence to frameworks.

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Risk Management Resources

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Information about key project cost, (technical) performance, and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Causes of Risk Taking by Project Managers,” Michel N. Wakshull, Proceedings of the Project Management Institute Annual Seminars & Symposium , November 1?10, Dorofee, et.

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A Compendium of Risk Management Resources

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Let's start with a critical understanding of the purpose of managing risk on software development projects. Information about key project cost, (technical) performance and schedule attributes is often uncertain or unknown until late in the program. Causes of Risk Taking by Project Managers,” Michel N. Dorofee, et.

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Compendium of Works to Increase Probability of Project Success

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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.