How do you work with project managers or leadership who don't know how to do data-related work? I'm finding it all on myself (it's a small team) to think through a project schedule, architecture, and tasks and then relay them to the PM who just puts them into Trello tasks. So they're essentially a note taker but a pretty careless one. I kind of just want to own everything because I am the only one doing the work and find little to no value in having a PM on such a small project

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Have you tried engaging and coaching the PM? If you teach on this project, they may be better able to assist this time or next time? Being a PM can be a hugely thankless and unsatisfying role because people treat you like a glorified note taker while also expecting you to be a SME (while not actually providing the information needed to develop insights)

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Next time don’t spoon feed them - just ask them what they’re supposed to be providing and let them figure out how to gather information. After that review and ask for changes as needed.

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