Product Operations Program ManagerBarcelona, Cataluña, Spain
As a mentor, which techniques do you use to Jr Project Managers that struggle in writing a project plan or other Pm documents with the desired quality?
Correcting the text and sending over the v.02 seems not to be the best solution (similarly to if you would like to feed someone, teach him/her how to fish).
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If there's minor feedback on the artifacts, I would just send it back with a few comments embedded but if there's major surgery required then it is better to book a meeting 1:1 with them and provide your feedback live.
The key is to focus on substance and not on style as it is very easy to get into a nitpicking mode where you find fault based on the latter and not the former.
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David KachouiDirector of Business Development| Natech PlasticsNew York, Ny, United States
I generally take an escalated approach:
1. Make the changes with them watching me.
2. Have them make the changes that I tell them to make.
3. Tell them to revise, but now they must find what needs to change and change it. I have them do this while I am watching. This is when they engage in the uncomfortable, mental struggle that puts them in their learning zone. Saving Changes...
Have a small but focused mock project as part of training, infuse the company's policies, procedures, templates etc over the PM methodology or framework already used, then run it through. There's nothing like a pilot to test and improve people's performance in all business functions. Saving Changes...
William MellerIT Project, Program & Portfolio Manager| PolestarGothenburg, Sweden
That's a interesting question, because I was talking about it these days with some colleagues. I want to stay connected with this discussion. Saving Changes...
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