What is a typical career path of a program manager?

A typical career path for a program manager typically involves several years of experience in project management or a related field such as engineering or business administration. This experience is then supplemented with additional training in program management, such as certification courses e.g. Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) or a Master's in Program Management. As a program manager, you may work in a variety of industries and may specialise in a particular field such as software engineering, project management, or IT.

Program managers often start out as project managers, working on smaller projects and gradually taking on larger projects as their skills and expertise grow. With experience, a project manager may advance to a program manager.