17 Program Management Reviews
Program Managements give their job an average rating of 3.5 out of 5.0. The Program Managements happiest with their jobs are employed by United States Air Force with an average rating of 3.8 while the Program Managements least happy with their jobs work for Mutual Mobile with an average rating of 1.6.
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"ok for an interim gig - not a long term place to work"
What do you like about working at Mutual Mobile?
"Most of the people doing the actual work, the technology, the clients"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"be very careful in what you say - too agressive and they will pass, too passive and they will pass"
What don't you like about working at Mutual Mobile?
"management is immature and controlling - the words about innovation to match the behaviors"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"bring some real managers to the table and get rid of the founders"
What do you like about working at United States Air Force?
"Good benefits in terms of vacation time and health insurance and stable employment."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If you want to see how fast someone of average intelligence or less can rise to the top, this is the place for you."
What don't you like about working at United States Air Force?
"It's like the story of the emperor's new clothes. Ideas are not evaluated on their own merits, but based on who comes up with them. The ranking officer's idea always has to be the best because everyone is fearful that any disagreement will end their career. The ideas of subordinates cannot be viewed as having greater merit than those of the senior leaders, even when they are. Most senior leaders are self-serving."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would provide a more constructive atmosphere in which people are encouraged to challenge the status-quo and seek new and better ways to do things. I would reward people for finding better innovative solutions to problems and find ways to clear out the roadblocks which currently hamper out of the box thinkers."
Program Management Career Rating Comparison
What do you like about working at NASA?
"Good intentions but lack of leadership. Good ideas often die without support due to regulations and politics; a benevolent tyrant is often needed to succeed."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Have a solid idea related to the NASA mission, and a plan."
What don't you like about working at NASA?
"Leadership is needed beyond what is currently available; decisions must be made and then enforced."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Again, benevolent tyranny is often needed when you have diverging opinions and agendas."
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"Frustrating due to lack of financial resources."
What do you like about working at Lumeta?
"The people were professional and the product was an exciting innovation for the market."
What don't you like about working at Lumeta?
"This was a private company with no external funding, which severely limited the resources available to develop an adequate product development and product launch strategy."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I suggest the management be open to hiring experts that are lacking in the company for product development, testing, and field applications. Then ensure adequate funding."
Please give us a one liner to describe this review.
"PIONEER IS GONE"
What do you like about working at Pioneer Electronics?
"PEOPLE"
What don't you like about working at Pioneer Electronics?
"STABILITY"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"DOES NOT MATTER-GONE"
What do you like about working at EMC?
"Pay was good. There was a lot of variety in day to day work"
What don't you like about working at EMC?
"EMC cut the contributions to the 410k program. They took away the monthly car benefit"
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"Bitter about the good people laid off and the loafs that are protected by upper management."
What do you like about working at Microsoft?
"In the beginning it was an exciting place to be involved in leading edge technologies."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be very selective in which group you choose to join."
What don't you like about working at Microsoft?
"I don't like the deteriorating level of professionalism in project management principles as well as just plain business acumen in many organizations. There is no recognition of the value of PM fundamentals; no one I worked with could barely understand logic diagramming or principles of WBS creation. They just use MS Project to make pretty pictures that did a great job of showing how late their next project delivery would be."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Start paying attention to the fundamentals, forget the touchy-feely junk, and start with sound PM fundamentals. Use knowledgeable people to plan work before committing to a delivery, and root out the good-ole-boy protections for incompetent people who sit on the web all day doing the photography hobbies and never deliver on time."
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