{"id":2753,"date":"2009-07-11T00:04:58","date_gmt":"2009-07-11T07:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=2753"},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T21:31:11","slug":"planning-for-the-new-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=2753","title":{"rendered":"Planning for the new Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my last blog I mentioned that I recently received a job offer at a new company.\u00a0 This started me thinking about what is my plan for getting started at the new job, so today I figured I\u2019d share my thoughts and maybe it will help you or maybe you\u2019ll have some feedback for me.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The job is a Manager of Program Management leading a small team of PMs and performing program management as well.\u00a0 The team supports a Business Unit (BU) but is not part of the BU, rather it reports to\u00a0the VP of a parallel organization and both organizations report into a Senior GM.\u00a0 The GM of the BU that my team will support is looking for me to become a business partner and drive program management to a point where we not only enable them to deliver on their products but can also be a strategic partner.\u00a0 Overall, it is a very interesting position and I can\u2019t wait to get started.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Plan:<\/strong>\u00a0 I can\u2019t say that I have a fully baked plan so this will be more of a rough outline.\u00a0 My previous job was Director of Program Management for a much smaller company, so I\u2019ve done all of this before but I need to avoid the trap of believing that what I did at my last job will work at my new one.\u00a0 I plan to draw on my experience for sure but I need to consider:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The new team,<\/li>\n<li>The new culture,<\/li>\n<li>New systems and processes (or the lack of)<\/li>\n<li>The customers<\/li>\n<li>Projects and work loads<\/li>\n<li>Definitions of Success<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It\u2019s a lot to get one\u2019s mind around so I need to break it down to achievable milestones; I have elected to do this on a time based set of milestones as follows:<\/p>\n<p>1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Week 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get to know the team\n<ul>\n<li>There perspective on the company, programs, challenges, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Understand their processes (top level)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Identify the customers and set up initial discussions<\/li>\n<li>Understand the current projects: Schedules, challenges, risks, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Month 1:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop relationships with the team<\/li>\n<li>Develop relationships with the customers<\/li>\n<li>Continue discussions with the team and customers and define short term success criteria<\/li>\n<li>Assess the culture<\/li>\n<li>Assess my strengths and weaknesses vs. the culture<\/li>\n<li>Assess the teams strengths and weaknesses vs. the culture and\u00a0 organizational needs<\/li>\n<li>Review the PM processes<\/li>\n<li>Start to manage some of the programs (Yes I believe that in order to lead a team I need to do their job in order to better understand how the job is done and what needs to be improved)<\/li>\n<li>Define the reporting methodology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Month 2<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cultivate the relationships that were started in month 1<\/li>\n<li>Assess strengths and weaknesses of the team vs. needs of the organization<\/li>\n<li>Define a plan to balance the strengths of the team (including me) against the needs of the organization<\/li>\n<li>Define improvement plans for selected areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Month 3<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Execute on initial improvement plans from month 2<\/li>\n<li>Continue to cultivate the relationships<\/li>\n<li>Outline a plan for the next 3 to 9 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Summary:\u00a0 We\u2019ve all heard the expression \u201cYou only get one chance to make a first impression\u201d.\u00a0 This is as true in business as it is in your personal life so it is critical to start off on a positive note.\u00a0 Of course, as a program manager that means I need to have a plan but I can\u2019t be married to it.\u00a0 \u00a0I figure the best way to determine the path forward is to assess myself, my team, our customers, current capabilities,\u00a0immediate and future needs\u00a0and the culture.\u00a0 I will lean heavily on the experts that are already there to ensure that I am dealing with facts as opposed to my own impressions.\u00a0 Of course this all needs to be done in a time frame that works for the team and organization, so like most plans mine is subject to change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my last blog I mentioned that I recently received a job offer at a new company.\u00a0 This started me 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