- What is the exact mission?
- What are the key deadlines?
- What resources are available?
- Do I have direct access to those resources?
- What are the anticipated downsides?
- With which other parts of the organization do I need to coordinate?
- Where do we hope to be when this assignment is completed?
Short and clear!
ReplyDeleteI believe that the business case is also a critical part of understanding one's assignment.
As I wrote in a post about the same topic.