C H A P T E R 3
Delivery and Program Management
The next logical step in your IT career may be to assume the job of a program manager. Many terms are used for this role, including delivery manager, senior manager, and delivery director. The job content also varies from company to company. But this is common: at this level you manage a single, large project that is of strategic importance to the company; or you handle multiple projects in parallel. Either way, it's a big step above managing a single, lower-level project.
The terms “program management” and “delivery management” are used in different ways by different companies. This chapter presents more widely accepted and authentic definitions of these functions.
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