Project Manager Tips

Project Manager Tips from an Operations Project Manager specializing in events, leadership, and multi-office coordination Time Block like your life depends on it 1 day/week w no meetings for deep work 3 priorities a day to complete outside of meetings (or you'll just get stuck answering emails all day) Prep for meetings the day before, not the morning of Document Everything because you will forget running log for every 1x1 convo Trello/Planner for every task item (grouped in buckets by category) meeting agenda logs to refer back to Work Travel have an intenerary like you would for vacation print necessity docs before work travel or get an iPad schedule some lunches with staff you'll be visiting Cross Departmental Communication use the BLUF method always include deadlines in requests always include your recommendation when it makes sense Work Backwards create a timeline for everything know what's needed when and why communicate deadlines and updates immediately Attend Social Events even when you don't feel like it