Projects

A PM hands over the context behind decisions. A decision made without context becomes a risk.

How the belief evolved

Supporting articles

• Why Onboarding Matters in Projects: Decisions Made Without Context Become Risks

  People join projects all the time. A PM's look at repeated explanations, slow ramp-up and context-free decisions, and why onboarding is project management work.

• Onboarding Is an Experience, Not a Document: Deciding Sticks Better Than Reading

  Plenty of onboarding docs, yet new members still get lost. Why reading doesn't stick, and the four things good onboarding needs instead.

• What Changed at Work After the PMP: Not My Title, but How I Talk

  The work habits the PMP changed for a Global Tech PM: shared vocabulary, assessing before acting, change control, value over deliverables and tailoring.