Looking for advice collaborating with Project Management in an agency. I’ve worked in more than five agencies but my current agency’s Director of PM insists the PM control every aspect of a scope, including (see comments).

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I've never heard of a PM doing any more than reviewing an SOW to a sure timing/staffing looks correct.

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dictating deliverable outputs based on personal preferences vs quality or what is needed (regardless of client preferences or request); requesting to review any document (and I mean any document) before it is shared with clients; wanting to schedule all meetings with clients (not just internal); and frowning upon Account Management having any discussions with other departments without involving them (and I mean any discussion).

I have never worked with this kind of PM partnership. I’ve worked in plenty of agencies and always have awesome PM partners and relationships. This just doesn’t feel right to me.

Is this a new normal? Something to be concerned about?

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