Mar 5, 2009
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Advice for New Project Managers in a Downsizing Economy
There are a lot of new project managers out there - being created every day by someone else in the organization losing their job. You may not know that you are a project manager but if you are now charged with getting things done, you are a project manager.
You will have the same amount of responsibility as the last person but with likely fewer resources and a ton more stress.
It can be tremendously overwhelming.
Job Definition List
My first, and best word of advice, is to make a list of everything you are now responsible for, a Job Definition List.
This will allow you to visualize what is on your plate and breathe easier. Going through this exercise will help give shape to the amorphous feeling of doom you may be feeling.
The JDL should be bullet points with a maximum of two sentences clarifying a point, when needed. If it takes more than two sentences to explain, than the bullet point itself isn’t defined clearly enough to be actionable. Read the rest of this post »
