There are many reasons why a project may need to change hands. Some reasons are fairly innocuous. The previous manager moved or a company reorganization required a reshuffling of responsibilities. Or they might have left the company.

Or the reason might have been more dire. The project is in trouble. There are big financial and deadline disasters looming and the stakeholders have held the previous project manager responsible and brought you in to save the day.

Whichever the scenario, you have a team waiting on your direction, a project to complete, or a sponsor who needs to feel the confidence that you have everything handled. And you have the leftovers of your predecessors which may be a lot…or a little. Where to start?

To learn more on how to prepare a Project Takeover Checklist, click here.