Programme Manager
Also known as: Program Manager · Portfolio Manager
Directs a coherent set of projects with a shared goal, allocates resources across project managers, and keeps benefits and dependencies in view.
The programme manager steers project managers and negotiates priority, money and people with sponsors. Unlike a project manager, the end goal is not fully worked out into solutions at the start and the programme changes composition along the way. Selection confuses programme management with a large project, so candidates are chosen who plan well but cannot negotiate priority between sponsors.
Competencies to measure
These are the behavioural and ability constructs in this profile. Each one shows which hrmforce questionnaire measures it.
| Competencies to measure | Target level | hrmforce instrument | Assessment method | Behavioural anchor at target level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Directing and steering people Competency (50-framework): Management Knockout | N5 | Big Fifty, Competency Check, 360 Feedback | Assessment centre | Designs the management line for the whole organisation, addresses managers on their style and defines what good steering means here. |
| Managing workload pressure Competency (50-framework): Stress resilience | N4 | Big Fifty, Competency Check, Pulse Survey | Structured interview | Cuts or shifts tasks independently when busy on the basis of importance, records this and discusses consequences with clients. |
Short profile
The ten heaviest skills in this profile. The full profile with every skill, behavioural anchor and assessment method is in the download.
| T | Skill | Target level | Weight | Knockout | Assessment method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | Stakeholder management | N5 | 5 | no | Assessment centre |
| G | Directing and steering people | N5 | 5 | yes | Assessment centre |
| V | Planning and organising | N5 | 5 | yes | Work sample test |
| V | Portfolio and priority management | N5 | 5 | no | Situational Judgement Test |
| V | Monitoring progress | N5 | 4 | no | Structured interview |
| V | Change management | N5 | 4 | no | Assessment centre |
| V | Risk management | N5 | 4 | no | Knowledge test |
| V | conflict handling | N4 | 4 | yes | Assessment centre |
| V | giving feedback | N4 | 4 | no | Assessment centre |
| V | holding others to agreements | N4 | 4 | yes | Assessment centre |
See all 27 skills in the full profile
Assessment instruments for this job
Competency Check
Behavioral-Level Competency Assessment
360 Feedback
Multiple assessments based on behavioral anchors
Work sample test
Representative work sample under standardized conditions
Big Fifty
Personality questionnaire, 150 items, 25 factors
Knowledge test (client-specific)
Professional knowledge test, customized for each client
Pulse Survey
Periodic measurement at the team and organizational levels
Development Review
Structured development interview
Conflict Styles
Preferred style in conflict situations
Communication Styles
Preferred communication style
Ability Scan
Aptitude Test: Verbal, Numerical, and Abstract Reasoning Skills
Colour Profile (Jung)
Four color types, linked to Big Fifty factors
Portfolio
Evaluation of prior work against fixed criteria
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