I heard that during the Leader Check-in after the Earnings call, Maria specifically called out PM Leaders of other PMs as an example of who would be impacted. Anyone else hear that?
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@3khg+1k1MCdM Someone needs to do the PM role but I haven’t seen PMs do it well
If you think PMs are useless......good luck steering your project yourself while also doing your regular day job. When I was there, I lost count of the number of managers and architects that stated they could "do the PM role"......and then fail miserably at it.
I work on project with another dude, and we have a project manager who sends out emails, ppt slides and excel spreadsheets. PMs are a scam and the most useless job role in Cisco. Glad V2momma got wind of it.
It’s a relationship based company, and only 5% will be impacted. So it will be spread out on various titles, mostly on the old timers as the people who valued the old timers’ contribution already left.
Partner BDM’s+CAM’s. Field SA/+GVS SE. PSS+VSS. First level <10
There will be no more Managets after 12/12.
She should go. Absolute fit
That make sense, why need PM when cutting programs
Overlay teams will be eliminated such as IOT, etc
Yes I specifically remember her saying that on the leader call about Program Managers being reduced. I also have noted that they also called out “overlapping roles” which I took to mean maybe sales specialists? But I wonder if she means company wide or just her org….