90% of the project managers have skipped the pit. Are you still in the pit?

Only through transformation can we reach a higher level , The same goes for the project manager position , When we change from other positions or roles to project managers , There are often many pits waiting for us , Today we will count the beginning of the year 、 The pit that intermediate project managers often encounter , So as to help people prevent .

01

Stick to what you are good at

When you go through a change of position , In particular, the promotion of many positions is due to the good performance of the previous position , It is easy for all of us to unconsciously fall into the pit of sticking to what we are good at .

In the past experience , Many practical and useful methods we will never give up , But we forgot one thing , That is our role has changed , Previous advantages do not necessarily apply to the current situation , It may even be a drag .

for instance , Our advantage is that we can write the program quickly when we are programmers , Be able to gain the recognition of leaders , But if you are promoted to IT After the project manager , And get caught up in concrete programming , There will be no more time and energy to think about the overall layout of the project .

This will lead to various problems in the project , Unconsciously, I fell into the embarrassing situation that I had to write code and always put out the fire .

02

suffer greatly “ Must act ” The harm of thinking

People often want to do something when they are anxious , It seems that the more you do, the more you feel at ease , So when I was just a manager , Will think about getting busy , Make quick achievements , To relieve anxiety .

Don't you know that the result is often counterproductive , Because the roles are different , So people and things will be different , The probability of making a decision without learning and thinking is questionable , Then there is a vicious circle ： Wrong decision → Resistance from others → More difficult projects …… Once a vicious circle forms , It will be even more difficult for us to correct this situation .

03

Set unrealistic expectations

Imagination is beautiful without practice , I always feel that communication will be smooth , Cooperation is easy to initiate , Leaders have no reason to disagree . But the fact is that there are problems in communication , The partner ignores you , The leader thinks your plan is bullshit ~

therefore , When you are really in a specific position , You will find that there are many obstacles , There are many difficulties you can't imagine before you have no experience , So that there is no way to deal with risks . therefore , All we can do is ： Be prepared for the coming of uncertain things , You should also understand , Can be highly demanding , Don't expect too much .

04

Trying to do too much

This and “ Must act ” It would be a bit like , We can't wait for action , Start without thinking clearly , At least let the leaders see what I am doing .“ Trying to do too much ” This is what I want to do , I want to do that too , It is similar to the feeling that more nets can be cast and things can be done . In essence, they are all caused by the psychology of trying to get results as soon as possible .

however , The more this is done, the more we will find , It's hard to make brilliant achievements , After all, you are in a hurry in all directions , Started multiple projects , This means that we have no way to concentrate our energy and resources on a key project , It is difficult to highlight the scattered resources .

05

With “ correct ” Answer comes

Giving a plan directly is a big taboo in communication , Whether it's with superiors 、 Cross department or team communication . Ass determines head , No one can think in the position of others , If you give the answer directly , It is the opposition of the other party that the probability gets , Not an opportunity for further communication .

therefore , Yours “ correct ” The answer may not be practical , A scheme that cannot be implemented , In some ways, it is not the right solution .

06

specially Note the learning of error types

There is a book called 《 Timing management 》, Generally speaking, it means doing the right thing at the right time , Will really improve efficiency , The learning of managers is the same , What do you think you need to learn at the beginning of management ？ communicate 、 Related technology 、 Professional knowledge ？ 

That's a good answer , But not necessarily , What you need to see is what your position requires , What is the cultural and political environment of this position , Its relationship and information channels . Only by clarifying these contents can you specify what you need to learn in depth , Only in this way can we get achievements in the initial stage of management .

07

Ignore horizontal relationships

All project managers should understand the usefulness of stakeholders , But the fixed thinking of the executive level often makes many people pay too much attention to the vertical relationship —— From superiors to direct reports , But they did not spend enough time or even excluded from dealing with horizontal relations with peers and other stakeholders .

however , We need to know that the necessary conditions for success may be in the hands of these people , therefore , The establishment of supporting alliances also needs to be completed in the early planning , Once the time passes , It will be difficult to achieve the effect .

Okay , This is the end of the common pitfalls of middle-level project managers , You can check whether there is a jumping pit , Also welcome to leave a message to share the skipped pit

source ： Qinghui project management community

author ：Hui

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