Expectations From Project Managers
People will expect a lot! To be fair, the majority of the expectations are truly what you are supposed to do as a PM. Some of the expectations are “a plus” and very nice to have on your repertoire of best practices. A few are completely unrealistic – but still expectations that you need to take into consideration for the sake of the project! Here are a few expectations that a PM encounters: You have to take ownership of the project by the minute after you were assigned as the project manager. People will expect you to refer to historical information from similar projects to avoid making the same mistakes from the past. People will expect you to be the scope specialist of the project. You should go over and over again through the requirements with the client and project team until you feel comfortable that scope is crystal clear. People will expect you to have the project schedule almost memorized in your mind, including the sequence of activities, duration and...