Sometimes being labeled the “PM” on a project really just means coordinating meetings, relaying updates between teams, and taking notes while the real technical decisions happen somewhere else. It can feel like you’re responsible for the communication but not empowered to actually influence the work. Has anyone else experienced being in a PM role that feels more like project administration than project management?

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That’s been the role of the pm on projects I’ve worked on. Seems they get paid a lot not to do a lot

I wish I had that job with the pay.

I basically do that plus my BA work at BA salary.

I have a friend who is a PM and the way you described it is exactly what she does. She really just does the admin work for the project. I am honestly so jealous of her job.

A good PM increases communication and throughput of the team. A really good one uses RACI or similar to accelerate decisions.

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