From the course: Learning Program Management
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Program vs. project uncertainty and change
From the course: Learning Program Management
Program vs. project uncertainty and change
- Do you thrive under uncertainty? Then program management is just for you. Within a project, you may or may not know much about how you're going to reach the end. But one thing's for sure, the further you move along in your project, things become clearer. And the chances of you predicting the project outcome gets better and better. The project manager doesn't have to worry too much about strategy. She just has to concentrate on getting something out the door. The program manager doesn't have this luxury. How come? She has to deal with that moving target we call organizational strategy. Can you imagine someone asking you to move in various directions and you need to make sure that everyone behind you is staying in line? Well, that describes program management in one sentence. Let's stay with this analogy. So the organization asks you to move the program in a certain direction. This request will most likely…
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