Does anyone have advice for approaching your first project? Today is my first day but I’m starting on a project on Wednesday.

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Ask for the SOW and past deliverables / work products. Spend all day tomorrow reading and learning as much as you can about the client, the context of their problem, and the journey of how they’ve tried solving it to date.

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This is great! Thank you!

Do not be afraid to ask questions!

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D1’s advice sounds spot on. Good luck! I start next week and assuming I will also be staffed soon upon coming aboard

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Remain neutral and cordial with all team members. Observe team dynamics.

What questions did you ask when you were first approached with the project? I joined yesterday and have two people reaching out regarding potential projects.

Experienced folks: Do people typically take on multiple projects? Not that I want to being that I’m a newbie.

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