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Close analysis of the PMBOK\u00ae (version 5) suggests that all skills required for effective project management are also required for program management.<\/h3>\n

The differences between\u00a0project management and program management\u00a0reflect the prioritization<\/a> and relative importance of skills<\/a> to each role.<\/span><\/p>\n

At a high level, both project management and program management require:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Conceptual<\/a> skills<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Design<\/a> skills<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Human<\/a> skills<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Technical<\/a> skills<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    However, there are clear differences between the day-shift manager at a fast-food restaurant and a program manager running a multi-billion, multi-cultural, multi-year project. Both require the skills listed above, but differences lie in their relative importance, or prioritization. If comparing the three roles on a simple basis, you might agree to the following levels of importance, where a solid Powerball<\/a> is High and an empty Powerball is Low:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Differences<\/p>\n

    While your environment may be \u2018unique\u2019 and therefore not like the above, there must remain differences. Most noteworthy on the aggregate, \u2018human\u2019 skills are the most important, followed by technical skills. Since human skills rely hugely on communication<\/a> skills, and effective communication relies largely on \u2018listening<\/a>\u2019 skills, then arguably facilitation<\/a> remains one of the most important skills for project management and program management, since the core skill of facilitation is \u201cactive listening.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Program Management in 3-D<\/h3>\n

    Expand the logic further by using Mackenzie\u2019s \u201cThe Management Process in 3-D\u201d as a guidepost.\u00a0 Here we see (from an area perspective) that \u201cPeople\u201d represent one-half of the pie. People require \u2018leadership\u2019 skills depending on the function of \u2018communications\u2019 to ensure understanding and bring about purposeful action.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"Differences

    Program Management: Mackenzie’s Management Process in 3-D \u00a9 1969 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

    Therefore, we would argue that facilitation skills are more important for project managers than program managers. With a project manager, there may be more than one right answer. For most program management, conditions and assumptions drive optimal solutions. Both manager types need to be skilled, but the relative importance of those skills varies across <\/span>management types.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

    ______<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

    Don\u2019t ruin your career by hosting bad meetings<\/a>. Sign up for a workshop<\/a> or send this to someone who should. MGRUSH<\/span><\/a><\/em> workshops focus on meeting design and practice. Each person practices tools, methods, and activities every day during the week. Therefore, while some call this immersion, we call it the road to building high-value facilitation skills.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Close analysis of the PMBOK\u00ae (version 5) suggests that all skills required for effective project management are also required for program management. The differences between\u00a0project management and program management\u00a0reflect the prioritization and relative importance of skills to each role. At a high level, both project management and program management require: Conceptual skills Design skills Human […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[453185969,453185952,453185951],"tags":[453191121,510],"class_list":["post-2934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication-skills","category-facilitation-skills","category-leadership-skills","tag-program-management","tag-project-management"],"yoast_head":"\nDifferences Between Skills of Project and Program Management<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The PMBOK\u00ae v5 suggests that skills required for effective project management are also required for program management. 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