Some of us choose to manage projects. Some of us planned this process out for quite some time and took steps to move into the project management position. Others fall into it by accident…some even against their will. However we fall into the position, productivity and organization, it is expected of the project manager, no matter what. And if you’re an accidental project manager, there’s no guarantee you can just jump back to your last position…you may be let go period if you fail to produce or succeed.
Let’s imagine you’re one of a group of project managers in your organization – or possibly even the only one if you’re new or a startup – and you are tasked with mentoring one or more non-project managers who are being tasked with leading projects. What processes would you go through? What are some of the high-level things you would be focusing on to bring those non-project managers up to speed – at least with some of the key best practice focuses to start building a consistent and effective project management process in the organization? The key is this: keep it simple and practical. I’ve been in these situations before, and I try to focus on the following three key concepts to help the new project managers start out as productively as possible…
Let’s imagine you’re one of a group of project managers in your organization – or possibly even the only one if you’re new or a startup – and you are tasked with mentoring one or more non-project managers who are being tasked with leading projects. What processes would you go through? What are some of the high-level things you would be focusing on to bring those non-project managers up to speed – at least with some of the key best practice focuses to start building a consistent and effective project management process in the organization? The key is this: keep it simple and practical. I’ve been in these situations before, and I try to focus on the following three key concepts to help the new project managers start out as productively as possible…
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