Your project snapshot
Move client onboarding to the new CRM
Prepared for Priya S., Operations Analyst · March 31
Your project at a glance
You're leading the move of client onboarding from spreadsheets to the company's new CRM. Sales and finance both depend on it. You own the delivery but not the budget, and this is your first project across several teams. The deadline is fixed: the old system's licence ends March 31.
Deadline
14 weeks, fixed
Budget
$40,000 approved
People
3 teams + 1 vendor
Size
Medium
How you tend to work
From your answers on the five main dimensions of personality. These are tendencies, not limits.
Accommodating others (Agreeableness)
High
You keep the peace and help people out. On a project, that can turn into saying yes to every new request.
Organization and follow-through (Conscientiousness)
High
You plan carefully and finish what you start. Watch for perfecting the plan before you've checked it with others.
Sensitivity to stress (Neuroticism)
Moderately high
Deadlines weigh on you. A short, visible risk list will help you worry less and act sooner.
Openness to new ideas (Openness)
Middle
You're open to new tools but like proven ways of working. A good balance for a system change.
Energy from people (Extraversion)
Lower
You do your best thinking on your own. Projects run on conversations, so you'll need a few planned ones.
Your 3 biggest risks
Ranked by how likely they are to hurt your deadline, given your project and how you work.
The scope isn't written down
Why it matters for you: you tend to say yes to keep things smooth. Without a written scope, every yes quietly moves your deadline.
Your first step (30 minutes): finish the draft charter below and get your sponsor to agree to it this week.
The sales team hasn't been asked what they need
Why it matters for you: you prefer working through email and documents. The sales leads who'll use the CRM every day haven't had a real conversation with you yet.
Your first step (1 hour): book three 20-minute calls with sales leads before the vendor starts setup. Use three questions: what slows you down now, what must not break, what would make this a win.
Data migration isn't in the budget
Why it matters for you: you're thorough, so you may wait until you have every number before raising it. Late surprises in budget are much harder to fix than early questions.
Your first step (15 minutes): email your sponsor today: "Does the $40,000 include moving our existing client records? If not, I'd like to scope it this month."
Your project skills today
From how you answered the everyday project situations.
You're ready for
- Breaking the work into tasks
- Tracking progress against dates
Learn next
- Handling requests to change the scope
- Keeping stakeholders informed
- Checking the budget covers the whole job
Your draft project charter
One page that says what you're doing and what you're not. Fill the gaps, then get your sponsor's okay.
| Goal | Every new client is onboarded in the CRM, not spreadsheets, by March 31. |
|---|---|
| Done when | Sales and finance use the CRM for all new clients, and the old spreadsheets are retired. |
| In scope | Onboarding workflow, user setup, training for 3 teams, [migrating existing clients: confirm] |
| Out of scope | Billing integration, reporting dashboards, [anything else?] |
| Deadline | March 31 (fixed: old system licence ends) |
| Budget | $40,000 approved |
| Sponsor | [name: who signs off?] |
| Key people | Operations (you), sales leads, finance, CRM vendor |
| Top risk | Scope grows without the deadline or budget changing |
Turn this snapshot into your full project plan
Built from these answers, so you don't start over. A few more questions about your project, then your plan arrives within 48 hours.
- Finished charter and success measures
- 14-week task plan and timeline
- Stakeholder map and update plan
- Full risk list with actions
- Short lessons: saying no to scope creep, running stakeholder calls
- Weekly check-in template
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