Tips for ramping up quickly on a new project?

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Find deliverables from past and similar projects to understand the main activities, decision points, deliverables, and interdependencies. Then talk to someone that has done this before for insight and lessons learned (e.g. what should I worry about). Good luck!

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I wish more people would do what D1 said!

Read SOW, read client’s 10k to get broad context and background (if publicly traded), reach out to colleagues who are/were involved in /current/past projects with the same account/buyer to get their perspective on the project, division, political sensitivities, etc

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