5 ROOKIE errors I made in my first PM Role | Common Mistakes PROJECT MANAGERS make

Guys! If you're new to Project Management you definitely don't want to make these mistakes! In this video, I take a walk down memory lane and reflect on my top 5 rookie mistakes that I made in my first PM role. Looking back at it, I can laugh about them now , but back then! It was no laughing matter haha
Learn from my mistakes! Don't let it be you !
0:00 Intro
2:36 Lack of contingency in plans
4:23 Lack of Receipts
6:02 Not knowing cost V price
8:27 Not defining things clearly
9:53 Keeping bad news to myself
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Heyy there! 🙌🏾🤗 amazing! So happy that this is helping out. Learning the theory is really good as you’ll get a solid foundation, but yes ! Reality can be quite different, I’m sure you’ll start to realise that when you work as a project manager in the future 💃👏🏾🙌🏾

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[@pitolinmotion]

Thanks hun 💛 and Haha definitely, this was project management related cos I work in project management , but honestly these are just mistakes that most people make in their first role in general. Thank God for growth !!

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Classic rookie mistakes...good video

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[@iksnerek1]

Oh no, I have some experience and I'm happy I've never made these mistakes, but you still got me on Price and Cost haha I haven't even thought about it

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😅😅 these were in my early days, but an easy one to miss

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[@kmarge006]

Really enjoyed this one! Great stuff as always 😍 What margin/percentage of contingency is good?

[@pitolinmotion]

Thank you 🤗🤗 also there is no rule, it will depend on the project and circumstances. In general though , the more uncertainty there is ie risk, the more contingency is required. In my experience always add a minimum of 10-15%

[@scnager1]

I made mistake 2 and learned from it!

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Like your videos and really thanks for sharing these precious advices. Question: Do you mean "meeting minutes" by receipts?

[@pitolinmotion]

Thank you so much 🤗 and receipts is just something documented and shared with everyone !

[@lookingatdaisies9901]

Meeting minutes, a phone call, a conversation at the water coolers in the office where your stakeholder asks for something in the project, document it, and email it to them lol. "Per our phone call", "per our conversation", "let me know if I've captured all your requests". It's not just project management (I've not done a project management role, currently in my research phase) as a rule do this in every professional job you have to your colleagues, managers and stakeholders. It acts as a to do list for you, it makes sure you didn't mishear what they asked for, oh and when if they are forgetful or spiteful and say they don't remember something, you've got proof, "reciepts"

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I’m late but them marking up the price is to pay the bills and salary not just profit 🤣🤣…crying you almost exposed that!!

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[@pitolinmotion]

Hey. I think getting pm cert is useful but not essential. Since you are going to graduate. Defo check out pm graduate roles ! Tips to get your first role ermm without knowing your background it’s hard to say. But I would just say apply apply apply. It is competitive . Make sure your cv translates wEll and demonstrates your skills :)

[@BirdieBrietling]

Hi Ire. What’s best methodology for me to learn as a beginner? Is there a methodology that is very common with most companies or should I learn all of them incase?

[@pitolinmotion]

Hey! Waterfall and agile are the two most common pm metrologies used in organisations

[@BirdieBrietling]

@@pitolinmotion thank you 😊😊 so I should only learn those two yeh?

[@pitolinmotion]

@BirdieBrietling depends on the type of projects you plan on delivering. But yeah if you want a well rounded view

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I've just qualified my Prince 2 qualification and have two years of sales experience plus a business degree. do you recommend I apply for an apprenticeship in project management or apply for project support officer roles? Thanks ☺️

[@pitolinmotion]

Hey congrats on completing the Prince2💃 why not apply to them all. I would advise when trying to get your foot into the door, apply far and wide. Project management is very competitive , so why not give yourself the best chance by applying all over. If you are a recent graduate I would defo advise applying for graduate roles. If not entry level project management roles , project coordinator , trainee project manager roles too.

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[@aleishaesther]

How do you know how much contingency you need to add? Like money for example.

[@pitolinmotion]

Hey! So theirs no one rule, but there’s lots of way to gauge how much you should add. Generally it’s down to risk. How likely and how much impact would there be if something should go wrong. The more there is, the higher the contingency . I’ve got a module on this on the course I’m creating and launching early next year so stay tuned

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Do you have to be good with math for this particular job/career?

[@pitolinmotion]

Nope! No math involved , on occasion you’ll have to do budgeting. Like one a month, but it’s not maths. More just making sure that you’ve allocated the correct money to things. Excel formula can do the maths for you :)

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How stressful would you say this job is?

[@pitolinmotion]

Hey, haha well this is very subjective but I would say, it can be stressful at times, probs more than some jobs because here is a lot of responsibility in this role… but it’s not constant. So project demands come in peaks and troughs. When you’re near a milestone or a key deliverable , you can often feel stressed as you try to push the delivery over the line. The key is to manage your project well throughout the project and always know what’s going on; it helps you to be able to risk management and stakeholder manage better. Things will always go wrong, nothing you can do about that, but being able to know it’s going about to go wrong, before it actually goes wrong will Immensely reduce your stress. On the flip side, there’s times in a project where I literally have nothing to do! Because project managers don’t actually do any physical work, when things go to plan, life is sweet and easy and you’re literally getting paid to do nothing :) I’ve learnt to take advantage of those times and not to feel guilty for doing nothing. Because life can switch up on me in one email 😅 hope this helps

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@@pitolinmotion Thanks for this answer! Particularly, the bit about you having nothing to do sometimes because PMs don't do any of the "physical" work. That has been my question: as a PM do you do any of the project activities and are you responsible for the outcome/results of the project (whether the project met its goal, was successful, etc.)?

[@pitolinmotion]

Heyy I think as a PM you are accountable for the successful delivery of the project, but the whole project team are responsible for the successful delivery. Slight difference there. At the end of the day you are fully dependant on other people to get the job done. But given that you have all the resources, you should be able to navigate successful delivery, or foresee what could go wrong and call them out as dependencies, assumptions or risks x hope that helps

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lmao how the hell did you keep your job after messing up the mark up 😆

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[@pitolinmotion]

😅😅😅 luckily I was a grad, And it was like day 2 of being a PM😅 so tbh my mentor saved me, and even if they didn’t, I would have been fine. They were meant to teach me. You make mistakes, you learn from them 😅

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