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Program managers coordinate related work toward an outcome that extends beyond a single project.
Who opened the door · Program manager
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Jackson used her program position to advocate for opportunities for women and minority employees.
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Open workplace source ↗Jackson left engineering and accepted a lower grade to become Langley’s Federal Women’s Program Manager. She used the position to advocate for hiring and promotion opportunities for women and minority employees.
NASA documents a Black engineer moving into a role where she could address who got hired and advanced. The record names the program and her responsibility there.
As a division director, Bethune pressed for Black young people to receive skilled-trades training and help finding work. Her record shows how a federal program leader could change whose needs a training program served.
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Take to work · Program manager
Try thisChoose one program outcome. List two teams whose work must come together to achieve it.
Ask at workWho sponsors the program, and who appoints the lead when several teams share responsibility?
About the responsibilityWho could supervise my first assignment?
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