Project Manager Playbook

Daily Standup / Team Check-in

Update Project Board & Burn-down

Stakeholder Communication

Risk Register Review

End-of-Day Reflection & Tomorrow Prep

Deliver Project On Time & Under Budget

• Finalize project charter and scope document
• Complete work breakdown structure and assign owners
• Hit first sprint milestone on schedule
• Conduct mid-project retrospective and adjust plan
• Achieve all acceptance criteria for final deliverable

Build a High-Performing Team Culture

• Establish team working agreement and norms
• Run 4 consecutive productive retrospectives
• Implement at least 3 team-suggested process improvements
• Achieve 90%+ team satisfaction on anonymous pulse survey

Project Setup Checklist

• Create project Slack channel and invite stakeholders
• Set up project board (Kanban or Sprint)
• Schedule recurring standup, sprint planning, and retro
• Define RACI matrix for key decisions
• Draft communication plan (who gets what updates, when)
• Identify top 5 risks and create initial mitigation plans