Writing Your Self-Review: Tips for Project Managers
Bart has been in ecommerce for over 20 years, and can't imagine a better job to have. He is interested in all things agile, or anything new to learn.
As the end of the year approaches, many employees and organizations will be going through the annual performance evaluation process. A part of this process is the yearly self-review, which gives everyone the opportunity to reflect on the previous 12 months of accomplishments and struggles, and build the foundation for future success.
Unlike a normal individual contributor job where much of the performance is your own, project management requires trying to find a happy medium between delivering through others and individual delivery. A self-review should strike a balance of being self-aware of places where you fell short while also showcasing where you succeeded, and describing the value that was created for the organization.
A good self-review should go beyond a bulleted list of project deliveries. It should be a comprehensive look at everything achieved, challenges overcome, lessons learned, and what the future holds.
Accomplishments should be framed within the goals of the larger organization; people don’t normally get applause for a well-run project that fails in the end. It should be a balance between your own impact and how that ties to company success.
Successful project managers generally shy away from taking credit for work done by the team, for good reason. The self-review is the place where you can celebrate wins of all types; from great project …
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