Project Managers work with new groups, teams, and technologies all the time. The trick is learning how to hit the ground running and come up to speed QUICK! When I’m in this situation I focus on the expression “you don’t know what you don’t know”. In order to eliminate this uncertainty I spend time listening to people talk about the project, history, resources, struggles, etc. No agenda other than to understand their view of the world. Eventually, patterns emerge over multiple conversations and I can then move into the “I know what I don’t know” phase.
So, what are some of the tools, techniques and methods you use to come up to speed fast when you are assigned to a new project or team? Saving Changes...
Mitch KraytonPresident| Krayton SeminarsDenver, Co, United States
To go from unconscious incompetence to conscious incompetence there must first be an event or purpose to enhance your need to know. The quickest way to discover abilities and aptitudes of others is to first know what you want and need. Post your goals and post the skills you believe you need for the project. You then have a benchmark to measure others.
Without some frame of reference any knowledge you get is just data. The data only becomes meaningful when evaluated to your priorities. Saving Changes...
