One old friend of mine
asked me what should be done at first preparing a project for transfer to
another project-manager. He was curious to get a check list to follow and to be
assured that a new project manager would get all necessary information to refrain
both high project quality and good team performance.
Hence, I tried to pull
my wits together and here I came up with a few steps I always follow picking up
or handing over my projects. This to-do list is composed based on my experience
only and should not be treated as a final say. Moreover, I would greatly appreciate
any discussion on different cases that might be helpful for my future
experience.
Undoubtedly, the most
important for a new project manager is to understand a business case and
related domain of the project. In my humble opinion, an excellent project
manager should be a subject matter expert as well. However, this is a rare and
very specific case, so let's skip aspect in this review. But keep in mind -
business case is 100% clear, a new project manager is aware what benefits come
along with the product.
