I ' m not a seasoned PM I am like you , in the starting phase of that career path . Regarding starting a project . Spend time figuring out what exactly it is you ' re supposed to deliver , and be on the same page as the project owner regarding that . Make a project governance document if one does not exist have it accepted and signed by the project owner . This serves as a formal agreement on what you ' re supposed to deliver , some budget stuff , important dates , governing body , etc . you can google it . The thing about the governance document is that at the start it ' s not that important , but a weak document will come back and bite you in the ass later down the line . Your organization probably has some sort of template for a project governance document , and it ' s probably called something else .