You need an on-site
project manager.
This seems obvious
but I’ve recently been a part
of a couple projects
where this didn’t happen.
You can’t manage projects
from a distance.
Because a big part
of project management
is firefighting.
It is quickly dealing
with emergencies
and making those fast decisions.
That’s very difficult to do
if you’re not there,
on the site.
People have to hunt you down
and then describe the situation
over the phone or a video call
and it is impossible to describe
EVERYTHING that is happening.
The nuances WILL f*ck you
and your project up.
With the projects
I was involved in
that didn’t have on-site project managers,
someone else
(one time it was the client)
assumed that role.
These volunteer project managers
didn’t have the same agendas
as the true but off-site project managers.
It was a mess.
Have an on-site
project manager.