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> How is a program manager different than a project manager?
>
You need to ask about the specific company's definition, not the abstract
that you may hear on this mailing list.
> > What value does a technical writer add as a program manager?
>
Only you can see where you add value. What are the job responsibilities --
not the puff-talk they gave you, but the specific job responsibilities?
> > How do I get around the "no official project manager
> experience" and make
> > the leap to Program Manager without a detailed
> understanding of the project?
>
You have to state that your experience will allow you to perform the
specific job responsibilities (name them, one by one) better than someone
without that experience because:
- Technical writing can assist in (name the specific job responsibility).
- More items here
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Visualize two columns on a piece of paper. Column 1 has the job
responsibities listed randomly in very specific terms (not puff-talk that
has no meaning other than stroking an applicant's ego). Spell out the TASK
or ACTION.
Column 2 has your technical writing skills listed randomly.
Draw a line from Column 2 to any item in Column 1 in which that skill or
experience will enhance your performance.
Construct your argument from the results you obtain after performing this
exercise.
Bonnie Granat | www.GranatEdit.com
bgranat -at- granatedit -dot- com
Cambridge, Massachusetts, US
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