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Tagged with manager project-management
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How can I save a dating relationship when I am promoted and she will be in my vertical reporting chain?
I had been promoted to recently and my division at the company where I work is being reorganized.
I had been dating my colleague for slightly less than 1 year in which she was a previously a project ...
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Manager implied that I should be pushing a colleague to get work done faster. Do I tell the colleague?
Same manager as my previous post. My colleague and I are working on the same project, and we are at the same level in the org chart (in fact, we are in the same role), but he is newer to the ...
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Should I tell my boss that I am doing a crazy amount of overtime?
I work at a big tech company as an individual contributor. We are approaching an important launch where I'm playing a key role. There is no strict deadline, but I'd like to make sure it's finished ...
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How to deal with an inflexible and difficult project lead
Alright, I work as a Data Scientist and here goes my situation. About a month and half ago, I was 'pulled into' an ongoing project led by a Mechanical Engineer also a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in ...
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How do I Help a Team Member Recognize the Relative Importance of Their Project
I find myself in the curious case of trying to partially de-motivate someone, some background:
I am the team lead of a ~30 person team ranging from interns and new college grads to senior folks with ...
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Unhappy with Project management
It's been 4 months into my Android Dev job, and I have to work on 3 projects simultaneously - as a developer. All 3 are approximately the same app, with some differences, but nothing excessive.
I ...
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"Oversee" a project in absence of manager and team lead
We're working on a project, and both the manager in charge and the team lead have gone off-site for some conference. Because of this, they won't be able to actively manage the project.
Since it's an ...
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How to handle product manager that ignores others opinion
Right now I'm product owner of a software product with other 3 developers, an architect and a product manager. I'm concerned that the product manager is too focused on having the product on time, up ...
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How to say No to idea given by team member, when I know from my experience that it is going to fail?
I have a very hardworking team, and I like when they try to think about a project with broader perspective. I want to respect their contribution and don't like to refuse their ideas, but sometimes I ...
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Unable to meet goals when manager keeps busy in things which are outside the ambit
I joined a new company two months back. I committed to the CEO to meet certain goals within 3 months timeframe. CEO has a lot of expectations from me. Two months have passed and it seems I will not be ...
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Should My Non-Technical Boss Try to Code?
This question is as straightforward as it sounds. Do I have the right to demand that he stay out of my projects due to fear he'll not know what he's doing?
He basically googles things and tries them ...
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Manager questioning my time estimates for a project [duplicate]
I work in a software development company. For a new project, my manager asked me time-estimates. I read the project requirements document and worked out worst-case estimates.
During a meeting, he ...
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Should I tell my boss the work he did was worthless?
I have been handed a project that has been kicked around for 4 or 5 months with ~zero progress made. The project is to implement a new tool that was chosen before I got here. It seems like a good ...
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Good way to convey to manager that there may have been issues but you're willing to change and how to prove it?
After a discussion with my manager (also project-manager) I've come to some personal conclusions.
- There may have been a communication issue were what was expected was not conveyed properly.
- I've ...
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Can manager order his subordinate to do work very far out of his scope of duties?
I know there are many questions about the dreaded "other duties as assigned" clause in most contracts. Mine has one as well. However, I feel the task assigned to me goes way off what would be expected ...
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