Microsoft Employee Reviews for Program Management

"Bitter about the good people laid off and the loafs that are protected by upper management."

What do you like about working at Microsoft?

"In the beginning it was an exciting place to be involved in leading edge technologies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be very selective in which group you choose to join."

What don't you like about working at Microsoft?

"I don't like the deteriorating level of professionalism in project management principles as well as just plain business acumen in many organizations. There is no recognition of the value of PM fundamentals; no one I worked with could barely understand logic diagramming or principles of WBS creation. They just use MS Project to make pretty pictures that did a great job of showing how late their next project delivery would be."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Start paying attention to the fundamentals, forget the touchy-feely junk, and start with sound PM fundamentals. Use knowledgeable people to plan work before committing to a delivery, and root out the good-ole-boy protections for incompetent people who sit on the web all day doing the photography hobbies and never deliver on time."