Ask HN: Switching from developer to project manager. What to keep in mind?
Many developers try to keep track of everything in their head. That won't work as a PM.<p>Your time will usually be much more fractured than it was a dev, as you track multiple ongoing projects at various levels of detail. If you try to keep everything in your head, you will most likely start dropping balls, and if there's anyone who shouldn't drop balls, it's a PM.<p>So, my advice: make lists and track the status of everything you can.<p>"A large percentage of my time as a PM (project manager) was spent making ordered lists." - Scott Berkun [1]<p>[1] <a href="http://scottberkun.com/2012/how-to-make-things-happen/" rel="nofollow">http://scottberkun.com/2012/how-to-make-things-happen/</a>