For any given job, competencies define what superior performers do more often and more completely to achieve superior results. Dr. Owen Gadekin of the Defense Systems Management College is a leading authority on program management competencies. He has researched the competencies of superior program managers and developed a ranked list of 27 competencies of effective innovators. Here are the eight highest ranked characteristics of good program managers. Are strongly committed to the results of the project.
Passion is essential for overcoming the risks of radical innovation.
Have a long term and big picture perspective. Good program managers have a holistic and strategic perspective. They understand strategic risk, tolerate ambiguity, and use multiple lenses for decision framing. Exhibit 1 3. Are systematic and innovative thinkers.