Marketing Project Manager Mock Interview
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Question 22 of 26
A project manager has left a client's project in your hands abruptly. How do you handle this transition?
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Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
Taking over a project that's already off the ground is a unique challenge especially if you don't get a chance to get a download from the previous project manager. If you have experienced this, highlight the main problems you had to solve and the time it took to get comfortable. If you have never experienced this, you will want to list concrete steps in getting the most up-to-date information, and team members you plan to reach out to. A successful answer will focus on moving the project along.
Maria Cheryl Harkins is a Talent Development Consultant with over a decade of experience in sourcing, qualifying, interviewing, testing, onboarding, and training.
"I have never experienced a transition in the middle of a project. If I did get the opportunity to take over something that's already live, my first step would be to connect with the sales team, or whoever was responsible for winning the client and scoping the contract. I would need to understand the exact scope, billables, and the client's goals. Next, I would review the project tracker and other documentation to understand the targets, deadlines, and manage the team moving forward. Lastly, I will meet with the team for introductions and clearly assert myself as the project manager. My initial goal would be to become the project's main point of contact."
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