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What’s the difference between Program Manager and Business Operations Manager roles?

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  1. Business Analyst 1

    PgM is multiple project management and that is the core focus of the role: to make sure things happen. While a BizOps manager would be in charge of seeing certain strategic initiatives through to execution, the focus is more on the strategic part rather than the project management part. PgM is glorified PMO whereas BizOps M is more like strategy/ops consulting

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    Program Manager 1

    This is perfect. Still trying to figure out how to make the jump.

  2. Accenture 1

    Unfortunately, to complicate things a bit, a Program Manager may just be a title, similar to Manager in consulting. My BizOps team title progression is Business Analyst > Program Manager. I’d do a bit more digging on the role description and team itself before coming to any conclusions.

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