What differentiates a program manager from a project manager?

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A project mgr manages the intimate scope, scale, time, budget of a project or several projects simultaneously from start to finish. Very turn and burn. A program manager manages multiple work streams, efforts, projects that align over time/multiple phases and roll up into roadmaps at a very high level to ensure fiscal outcomes ($$) and alignment to vision mission. A project mgr rarely has direct reports and are ICs and a program mgr may manage a team of project managers or can be an IC based on the org structure.

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Helpful perspective, thank you!

How our department uses the two is that I manage the project through launch and as we move into the reinforcement phase (post launch), we transition the project over to a product manager who can manage the reinforcement aspect and then put it into long term maintenance phases - as necessary.

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Pretty googleable answer there bud…
Project: manages specific activities for one project
Program: manages the strategy and plans for multiple projects related to an overall program.

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I’m a project manager and have been in PMO 6 or so years, a lot of my work I’ve worked directly under a program manager.

It’s kind of like a CEO and President relationship.
CEO/Program Manager: oversees the overall strategy and steers the ship towards completion. Sets the overall plan for execution. With open dialogue with executive stakeholders and removing blockers
President/Project Manager: ensures and manages day to day execution of that plan and manages risks.

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A program is a group of projects. Read the pm bok

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