I have been thrown into a deep end of rough transition. I have been asked to be an interim lead as my manager has resigned.

Apparently all senior stakeholders in the organization knew I will be interim before I did. My peers have not recieved any offical announcement. I have asked for one and it has not been made

The outgoing mgr has been MIA since he served his resignation even though his last day is two weeks from now.

I have no handoff notes or knowledge transfer. Its political minefield

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This is a tough situation, but as m1 said, could really be a good thing for your career. First, you should feel pretty good that senior leadership is trusting you with this. Also, high visibility projects is where you become known.

I would start at the very beginning. Make sure you understand the scope and leadership expectations. Be sure you know what it takes to deliver. Once you get that down, figure out the status of the project as m1 suggested. Understand your resources, review past deliverables, interview peeps on the project team, listen to their concerns. Sounds like you’ve done a lot of the analysis already. Even if your leadership hasn’t notified people you’re taking over that won’t excuse you for not getting some traction. Take the initiative to take action on all of the above. Also, figure out your key stakeholders and be sure to report the current state and figure out a cadence to communicate progress, escalate issues etc. Don’t undersell how effd up the project is. Also, they’re absolutely going to want to understand your milestones and dates. Have all of that ready.

As you mentioned above. Take it over and run it like yours. Don’t wait.

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Thank you both for all the suggestions

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I basically needs ideas on how to manage political minefield when I have zero support so far. The interim role will be over soon but I do not want to ruin my working relationship with my peers too.

In what shape and phase is the project you are taking over?
This sounds bad but could also mean a wonderful opportunity if the project is not a ruined one already.

The program has to be restructured. We have a lot of performance issues and attitude issues with the team working on it. There is skill gap as well (when I completed my analysis).

And I can't do much about it as the team does not know that they will be reporting to me to set expectations.

Should i just take it over and run it like its mine?

“What doesn’t kill ya”

I say that because it is the nightmare projects that made me who I am today. Make sure you do your meditation/exercise/walks/naps—what ever it is you do to stay centered and calm. Take deep breaths. Everyone probably knows this is a challenging spot so just stay calm and keep delegating!

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