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Tim PM Project Manager| NHS Yes, United Kingdom
Do you ever get requests from business managers that they need "a bit of" project help- typically " we just need someone to do the plan, we'll do all the rest" . I have always thought it looks like a recipe for disaster, with nobody being responsible for so many things. What is your experience, and how do you deal with them? My thinking is to try to sell them the benefits of professional management of the whole project, perhaps after an initial project audit/fact find.
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Demetrius Williams Atlanta, Ga, United States
This does not sound right. I have not this experience. Who will be accountable for the creation of the plan?
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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
"A bit of help in communications" - A note taker for their meetings
" A bit of help in scheduling" - Someone that struggling with all team members agenda to propose a date for an important meeting...

Yes, I saw that in some places, but was because the role of project management was poorly defined.
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Scott Wegler Senior Project Manager| Members Cooperative Credit Union Duluth, Mn, United States
Tim - I would start off by asking if you are a freelance PM or are you in bedded within an organization. Either or the organization's culture is not project based, or it doesn't value the need for project management.
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