How to Identify & Support Your Best Accidental Project Managers

The Digital Project Manager

In today’s fast-paced business environment, project management is more critical than ever. But should you appoint an existing employee to take on the role or hire a dedicated project manager?
Galen Low is joined by Karl Sakas—Agency Advisor at Sakas & Company—to explore whether deputizing (or appointing) a project manager is a short-term solution or a long-term strategy.

Resources from this episode:

• Join DPM Membership
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• Connect with Karl on LinkedIn
• Check out Sakas & Company
• Don't hire "reluctant employees" at your agency
• Unsung heroes: 42 ways your PMs saved your agency this week
• Are project managers "work babysitters"?
• Save $100 on Karl's on-demand "Agency PM 101" training for deputized project managers, with code DPMPODCAST at checkout.

Chapter

1. How to Identify & Support Your Best Accidental Project Managers (00:00:00)

2. Benefits and Risks of Promoting Non-PMs (00:01:28)

3. The Desire, Competence, Capacity Framework (00:06:36)

4. Building Competence in Teams (00:12:17)

5. New Rope vs. Wet Twine (00:16:39)

6. Identifying Warning Signs for Deputized PMs (00:20:42)

7. When to Hire a Dedicated PM (00:25:09)