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Welcome and thanks for your comments. You raise a good issue, which wasn’t clear in my post. Even if the new team member reports to a functional manager, it’s going to be up to the project manager to make sure that the new person is integrated into the project team.

My personal belief is that the project manager can almost never err on the side of doing more for the people on his or her team. Assuming that people are not being fully briefed on the team norms seems like a fair assumption – based on the organizations I’ve worked with. It would be nice to hear that functional managers are doing a good job welcoming new hires. Things may be changing for the better in this area.

Wish you well.
Alec

This probably fits more as a task for the Functional Manager, unless the Project Manager is also acting as a Functional Manager (this usually happens in small companies).

Great to hear that the article reminded you of how well you were treated when you joined your team. I’m sure your team members appreciate you.

Alec

Thanks for the wonderful article. I had a great welcome and good support system when I joined the team and I try to make sure that everyone who’s joining the team feels the same way.