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P6
PMCBSP.GEN.P6
Director
P5
PMCBSP.GEN.P5
Senior Manager
P4
PMCBSP.GEN.P4
Manager
P6
EPPM.GEN.P6
Director of Programs
Market pay
LevelP6 · P6 — Principal ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert ProfessionalP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalP6 · P6 — Principal Professional
FunctionProject Management (Corporate & Business Services) – Professional SeriesProject Management (Corporate & Business Services) – Professional SeriesProject Management (Corporate & Business Services) – Professional SeriesEngineering Program / Project Management
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years12–188–125–812–18
ScopeOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problemsMultiple systems or a technical domainA system or set of related featuresOrganization-wide architecture and the hardest problems
AutonomyDefines direction; minimal oversightSets direction within the domainSelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsDefines direction; minimal oversight
ImpactOrganization-wideOrg / multi-team outcomesMulti-team / function outcomesOrganization-wide
Decision rightsSets technical strategy for a major areaAuthority over a technical domainOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designSets technical strategy for a major area