I work fed contractor with a few managers and approximately 50 team members. One of the hardest working and reliable managers just announced he is taking a job offer from a client n becoming a fed. Leaving me as the PM to work some of his routine duties but also to oversee the team more of a hands on role...how do i ensure this transition is smooth? What are some of the things that i need to be looking out for?

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Best thing you can do is ask him to announce you as his successor in a meeting and take questions/concerns in the meeting. He needs to set you up as his replacement. At the same time you need to make sure you are very prepared for when he leaves. All the open projects, all the problems not solved, timelines, exceptions, unknowns, etc.

Also I would get as much info as you can on the individuals- who’s easy, who’s difficult, who’s responsible for what parts of what projects, who’s behind, who’s ahead, etc. PM is about management not just the projects but the people. You have to know those 50 people. Don’t take his “opinions” of them but try to get the facts.

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