My SA is basically the manager on this project and I feel like I’m getting very little direction on what to do. He seems so busy that I’ve barely got to ask any questions and he takes a long time CONT

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to follow up with me on things. I’m new to consulting, but my first project was under a seasoned manager — I never had to question what to do and knew where to take initiative because he would take his time to explain the big picture of the project all the time.

I don’t know how to handle this situation, or if I should even do something about it? From my perspective I guess there isn’t a lot of work to do now as data comes in and we conduct interviews. I’m just so confused about how to add value.

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