The First 5 PM Days

Starting a New IT Project? Stop Guessing What to Do Next.

Get the exact 5-Day Action Plan to navigate your first week, build instant trust with your team, and lead your first Kick-Off meeting with total confidence.

Does this sound like your Monday morning?

You’ve just landed a new role or project. Congratulations. But now that the excitement is wearing off, the anxiety is setting in.

You don’t know where to start effectively without looking lost.
You’re afraid of being judged by the technical team or stakeholders.
You feel the pressure to “know everything” immediately (even though you can’t).
You’re worried about decision paralysis while documents pile up on your desk.

The difference between a stressful start and a professional entry isn’t years of experience. It’s having a plan.

Turn "I Don't Know" into "I'm On It."

The First 5 PM Days is not a textbook. It is a specific, tactical guide designed to get you through the most critical week of your project

I created this checklist to help you move from chaos to structure. It guides you day by day, ensuring you ask the right questions, meet the right people, and lay the foundations for success without the stress.

Your goal isn’t to be perfect. Your goal is to be effective. This guide shows you how.

Here is your schedule for the week:

✅ Day 1: The Information Download Learn exactly what questions to ask the Sponsor and Business Owner to understand the “Why” behind the project. Stop drowning in documentation and extract only what matters.

✅ Day 2: Stakeholder Mastery How to conduct 1-on-1 meetings that build rapport. Learn to position yourself as team support, not an overseer, to get the developers on your side immediately.

✅ Day 3: Risk & Requirements A simple framework to identify business requirements and spot potential risks before they become disasters. (Hint: It involves asking the right questions, not having all the answers) .

✅ Day 4: The Setup From choosing the methodology (Agile/Scrum/Kanban) to setting up your communication channels. Get the logistics sorted so you look like a pro.

✅ Day 5: The Kick-Off The step-by-step preparation for your Kick-Off meeting. Present your findings, the schedule, and the plan with confidence.

PLUS: The Mindset Shift Learn why thinking “I need to know everything” is sabotaging your success—and what to say instead.

"I'm new to the PM role... what do I do?"

Every Senior PM has been in your shoes. The difference between success and failure in those early days is not the absence of mistakes, but the speed of learning and the organization of your work.

This guide is based on real-world experience, distilling complex project management theory into a simple Monday-to-Friday checklist.