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"As a Program Manager (PgM) you're always learning. No two programs are the same because technology is constantly changing. Therefore, you are constantly in a learning mode. As the PgM, you have to learn new structure and processes. Thus, a Program Manager’s world is ever changing, growing and evolving – it’s a great ride! One more thing that I love about being a Program Manager is that you work with all sorts of interesting people. Program Management is a great training ground for future CEOs. Ability to manage things, risks, tasks, processes and at the same time lead people is for the few, the proud and the good PgMs. What do I hate about being a Program Manager, your success depends on the success of the team. You're now the head coach of Washington Redskins. If the team wins you take the glory, if the team does not win, you're toasted regardless of your previous accolades as a championship winning coach. Analogously, as a Program Manager you must rise above details mentality and become more of delegator and coordinator. Else I forget, to succeed as a PgM, you must maintain an open communication channel 24x7 and you must be a good and effective communicator; otherwise, don’t go down this path."
Posted 10 years ago in Chevy Chase, MD
Program Manager at General Dynamics
in Scottsdale, AZ
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Cisco Systems
in San Jose, CA
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Marinette Marine
in Marinette, WI

"I love the fast paced environment."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Ashley Ellis
in Los Angeles, CA

"I love to oversee big projects, deal with different project manager skills, provide managerial advice to all coworkers to gain the best.I hate to be limited to small projects."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Northrop Grumman
in San Mateo, CA

"I love the excitement of delivery across multiple platforms and operations. I love the interchange and the challenge of making software, systems, applications, networks, servers, and user platforms all work together successfully. My role was that."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Con-way
in Ann Arbor, MI

"The best part about being a Program Manager is the ability to make immediate impact, as by definition you are applied to the highest priority projects in the company. The worst part is that in most companies, your tasks to people who support you are in addition to their regular duties... so you have to ASK for their help, and you quite often get less-than-optimal results."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Tata Consultancy Services
in Pennington, NJ

"I really liked the role of PM."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Humana
in Louisville, KY

"Like working on multiple projects. Boss has no relational skills, so creates an unhealthy environment."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Manager at EMTEQ
in New Berlin, WI

"I love the challenge. I have the ability to attack challenges, find opportunities, and create wins. I also get to work with a team to build camaraderie and develop stronger people. For downsides, the ambiguous nature of the position allows managers to take advantage of you. It's also easy to be over-loaded when working with inexperienced managers."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Program Manager at Booz Allen Hamilton
in McLean, VA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Flextronics
in Fort Worth, TX

"The Motorola account has been a difficult program as there have been numerous ups and downs in the demands that we set in place. This was a very fast start up with little time to insure complete customer satisfaction. Flextronics performed well with these barriers and so credit to the team with their deliverables."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at OpenText
in Gaithersburg, MD

"I love working with customers and fulfill their business needs in EDI as well as the company objectives. I cannot thing of something I hate of my job and tasks, this is a job that I really like."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Broadcom Inc.
in San Diego, CA

"Ability to work with people and teams and control your own destiny, assuming organization around you supports that."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Manager at Pulse Electronics
in Vancouver, WA
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Program Manager at Spirit Aerosystems
in Wichita, KS

"I love directing interacting with other organization and tracking actions to plans. The drawback is that people have other priorities as they work for different managers."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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