pmo manager Review

I manage the PMO team and manage the month end process, working with finance and other stakeholders to give a review to senior leadership of financial performance for the business area. as well as ensuring other areas of the business are governed e.g quality, risk, change.

Yes, i have learnt new things in my role and progressed well in the company but im not sure if what i have learnt on the course directly apply to my role but help me have a good understanding of it.

It is hard to balance full time work and a full time degree. and i dont feel i get much support and feel like i cant take my study leave.

As i was one of the first years to go through the programme, it wasnt very structured or organised as the it was a learning curve for the university, i feel as though we have been guniea pigs. but the university has improved with time. To begin with there was little to no communication between Capgemini and the university. There is no structure in place at all in the workplace, nobody is briefed about the programme, you are left on your own.

depends on the person, but not much as nobody really knows about what the programme involves and you are still expected to do and achieve as much as everybody else. the majority of the degree is done in my own time which is fine as it is what i signed up for but the disconnect between what support the univeristy expect we are recieving to what we are actually getting. but we do get study leave o that helps.

The support from Aston is pretty good. there is always somebody to contact if needed and the provide good online training.

i have learnt a few things which relate to my role but nothing that i have directly applied. It has helped me have more general appreciation for business and leadership though and made me reflect more about the kind of manager i want to be. However, balancing work and study probably leads to me perform worse in my role as i am often stressed and overworked.

yes there are lots of extra-curricular activities. Capgemini is very good for that. and plenty of training and development opportunities. it is available if you want it.

Yes

Despite the stress of balancing work and study, and the lack of support, it is something capgemini are starting to look at. i think i was at a dissadvantage with it being such a new programme but i can see they are starting to put steps in place for improvements. Capgemini is a good place to work and the salary is good.

be prepared to invest 20+ hours a week of your own time on top of your 40 hours a week work.