From project manager to programme manager
17 of the 24 essential skills of a programme manager are already essential for a project manager — about 71% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from project manager in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 7
- would be new
- 71%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a programme manager
What a programme manager does
Programme managers coordinate and oversee several projects working simultaneously. They ensure workability and compatibility among projects ensuring that overall, each one of the projects under the management of project managers, turn out profitable and leveraging one to the other.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- ensure equipment availability
- ensure equipment maintenance
- establish daily priorities
- follow company standards
- identify legal requirements
- liaise with managers
- manage budgets
- manage logistics
- manage project information
- manage project metrics
- manage staff
- manage supplies
- perform resource planning
- perform risk analysis
- project management
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- supervise daily information operations
What would be new
7 skillsEssential for a programme manager and not for a project manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from project manager
2 roles- ICT project manager15 skills in common
- operations manager13 skills in common
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How far are you from being a programme manager?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.