Natasha works in the Marketing Department of a household appliance manufacturing company. She has been assigned to work on a team responsible for designing and creating a new product. The team has various members across the organization to include research and development, production and manufacturing, purchasing and procurement, marketing and advertising and packaging and shipping. At the first team meeting, Natasha was selected to be the project manager for the group.
What is one of the first things Natasha needs to do to manage this project? Begin assigning tasks.
Determine the goal of the project.
Create a schedule to complete the tasks.
Monitor the progress of the team.