Chapter 10. Are You Ready for the Next One?
Occasionally, you will be asked or directed to go to the next project or program before finishing the one you are currently working on. Don’t lose the opportunity, but first, audit the program you are leaving and have someone of authority agree with the audit. If your replacement does not conduct the program as well as you did, you have a recognized condition of the program as you left it. It can save your reputation or your job. Conversely, if you are assigned to an ongoing project or program, it is a good idea to audit that project or program as soon as you arrive. Here we have the opposite case in terms of performance but the same case in terms of establishing a baseline. In the case of the ongoing ...
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