069 - Project Management in an Alien Environment

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’re a PM and you have landed on a strange new world where you don’t know the industry, the organization the people or the subject matter. How do you get oriented enough to intelligently deliver a project? How do you succeed in this alien environment? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Kate and Kim talk about how to approach getting up to speed when you are faced with leading a project in a new department, new company, new domain or totally new industry where you don’t know the subject matter. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In summary: </span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Get a head start where you can</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stand on what you know</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Build trust then ask for help</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Fake it ‘til you make it</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><strong>JOIN THE HAPPY HOUR!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Get access to all podcasts, PDU certificates, bonus content, exclusive member Q&A webinars and more from our membership!</span> <a href= "https://pmhappyhour.com/membership"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://pmhappyhour.com/membership</span></a></p> <p><strong>STUMP THE PM’S!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We love to hear about your tough PM issues, so please hit us up at podcast@pmhappyhour.com or on Facebook at facebook.com/pmhapyhour and we’ll see if we can help you. If we use your question, we’ll send you a PM Happy Hour coaster you can enjoy at your next happy hour.</span></p>