One of the most counter-intuitive “jobs” of a PM is rallying the troops within the squad. And you’ll have to do more often than not. At any given moment, the entire squad must know what is The Thing. The one thing that, right now, matters above all others. There is always one thing. Something the team believes has a higher likelihood of impact. Something management has a soft spot for. Something the entire company is “dying” to get. Something that has been carrying over for way too long. Independently of the reason, there is always one thing.
When PMs need to rally the troops
When PMs need to rally the troops
When PMs need to rally the troops
One of the most counter-intuitive “jobs” of a PM is rallying the troops within the squad. And you’ll have to do more often than not. At any given moment, the entire squad must know what is The Thing. The one thing that, right now, matters above all others. There is always one thing. Something the team believes has a higher likelihood of impact. Something management has a soft spot for. Something the entire company is “dying” to get. Something that has been carrying over for way too long. Independently of the reason, there is always one thing.