{"id":17603,"date":"2019-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/four-things-whenever-someone-leaves-project\/"},"modified":"2019-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T05:00:00","slug":"four-things-whenever-someone-leaves-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.planview.com\/four-things-whenever-someone-leaves-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Four things you should do whenever someone leaves your project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <!-- .post-meta --><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a project manager, you invest a significant amount of time <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/248026\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">selecting the right team members for your projects<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and getting those team members up to speed on the specific requirements of each project. As the project continues, you work with team members on a regular basis to make sure that they are getting their assignments done and are getting the support they need. After putting in so much time and effort as team members join and work on your teams, it&#x2019;s important to remember that you also have a specific set of responsibilities when team members leave your projects, too. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2016\/12\/leave.jpg\" alt=\"what to do when someone leaves your project\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Managing a team at the enterprise level involves an almost constant stream of team members joining and departing. Hopefully, most of the departures are planned, and are happening when team members have completed their work. In some cases, of course, employees leave because they have taken other jobs or are unable to do their project work as expected. Whatever the circumstances, you can make the most of a team member&#x2019;s departure by following these steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>#1. Debrief the Team Member<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even if you&#x2019;ve been keeping a close eye on task completion and progress throughout the project, take the time to have a formal discussion with any departing team member so that you can find out exactly what he or she has completed, and what tasks may still need work. You can also use this meeting to get feedback from the employee on how he or she felt about project communications and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Obviously, debriefing may not be possible in cases of project abandonment, when a team member leaves the company or project without warning. When this happens, you may need to do some detective work to figure out what exactly the team member did or failed to do. Using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/teams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">cloud-based project management software<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> like Planview AdaptiveWork can take the difficulty out of this process, as project templates, documents and other information are always stored in a centralized location that can be accessed by all.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"content-cta\">\n<div id=\"content-cta-text\">Increase your business agility with Planview AdaptiveWork&#x2019;s project management software<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-cta-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/resource\/product-tour\/?refer=blogpost\">Take a Product Tour<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>#2. Facilitate Knowledge Transfer<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Once a team member has moved on, you need to pass along any information you&#x2019;ve gained in the debriefing session to the rest of the team. Here again, Planview AdaptiveWork can streamline the process, allowing you to make any notes or work documents available to the entire team in real time. If you notice any gaps or holes in personnel, you should take this time to start thinking about a temporary replacement for the individual that has left until you&#x2019;re able to find someone new to take their place permanently. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>#3. Acknowledge the Team Member&#x2019;s Contributions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hopefully, you&#x2019;ve <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/good-leaders-recognize-people-great-appreciate-them-michael-edwards\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">demonstrated good leadership skills by providing positive feedback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to your team on a regular basis. Even so, you can boost team morale&#x2014;and build stronger relationships for future projects&#x2014;by taking a moment to thank the departing team member for his or her work on the project. Even a simple &#x201C;thank you&#x201D; email can create goodwill with the former team member and build engagement among the rest of the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>#4. Review the Project Plan with the Remaining Team Members<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Team member departures are usually associated with <\/span><a href=\"\/project-planning-what-are-typical-project-milestones\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">project milestones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, like the completion of major tasks, so this is a good time to sit down (virtually or in person) with your remaining team members and look at the plan for the weeks and months ahead. If any other team members are scheduled to leave to project in the near future, pay extra attention to the tasks they still need to complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"client-logo\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Siemens Energy\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/08\/siemens_energy-200x100.png\" alt=\"Siemens Energy\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"IIROC Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/07\/IIROC_logo-200x100.gif\" alt=\"IIROC Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Financial Services Institution\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/04\/FINANCIAL-SERVICES-IMG-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Financial Services Institution\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"M Squared\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2020\/03\/m-squared-logo-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"M Squared\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Aliancys Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/12\/aoc_aliancys-logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Aliancys Success\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarizen.com\/customers\/\" title=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/media.planview.com\/clarizen\/wp-content\/upload\/2019\/11\/bonfiglioli_logo-800x400-200x100.jpg\" alt=\"Bonfiglioli Success\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a project manager, you invest a significant amount of time selecting the right team members for your projects, and getting those team members up to speed on the specific requirements of each project. 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