Comments for What Does at http://www.projecttimes.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.projecttimes.com Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:07:33 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.projecttimes.com/claude-emond/what-does-managing-a-project-really-mean.html#comment-127 Managing mutiple projects is call Program Management. These are not the same skills, processes or tools. Johanna's post misses this important concept. Adm. Craig Steidle http://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/Steidle_biography.html was the former Program Manager for Joint Strike http://www.jsf.mil/ and then Program Manager for Crew Exploration Vehicle. These are on the far end of the spectrum. But the skills and experience needed to be successful in that world is transferable to most "Program Management" worlds. As a former military officer, the span of control can be expanded to a much larger number with the right people and processes. As a Program Management in defense the number of direct reports is in the dozens on a typical program and for larger program in the several dozens. In the end tough, Program Management is not the same as Project Management. The "product" of a Program is "projects." The "product" of a project is a just that a product or a service. - galleman Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:31:57 +0100