What is better to have: program management experience or project management experience?

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Actual content knowledge is more valuable

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People / stakeholder management.

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Sometimes they are used interchangeably but it’s possible for a program manger to manage multiple project managers making it more valuable.

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Portfolio management is the best...
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As in the top of the hierarchy of meaningless functions PMOs state on resumes to sound important?

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What do you want to do?

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I’ve been in both roles previously. Program Management slightly better IMO because they tend to have ownership on strategy of the program vs PMs are told what the project is they’ll be responsible for. In the end, either will be fine depending on how you speak to it in future interviews

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