Upgrade to Pro
— share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …
Speaker Deck
Features
Speaker Deck
PRO
Sign in
Sign up for free
Search
Search
Everything Is NOT Awesome
Search
Jesse Petersen
October 05, 2014
Business
0
130
Everything Is NOT Awesome
Deconstructing and preventing project crap from hitting the fan.
Jesse Petersen
October 05, 2014
Tweet
Share
More Decks by Jesse Petersen
See All by Jesse Petersen
Mobile-First Design: How and Why Mobile Design Comes First
jpetersen
1
300
Mobile-First Development: How and Why
jpetersen
1
300
Intermediate to Advanced Genesis Workshop - WordCamp Miami 2015
jpetersen
0
700
Being Profitable in WordPress
jpetersen
0
300
How to Reel in a Client Without Landing a Stinker - WordCamp Orlando 2013
jpetersen
1
1.5k
SEO Still Matters: Part Deux
jpetersen
1
160
WordSesh 2013
jpetersen
3
260
Other Decks in Business
See All in Business
しくじり先生 〜ふりかえり手法はチームのイマとコネクトして〜
electricsatie
0
390
Nstock 採用資料 / We are hiring
nstock
20
160k
Zeit für Klarheit
arnekittler
0
140
Value Driven DevOps Team
kakehashi
13
3.5k
中途採用会社説明資料|ASSIGN Inc.
assigninc
0
190
Legaseed_SDGs_KPI12期_2024.pdf
legaseed131111
0
100
ワンキャリア 会社説明資料 / Company Deck
onecareer
5
140k
VISASQ: ABOUT US
eikohashiba
14
420k
LT資料作成の基礎 / Basics of LT Slide Preparation
pauli
7
1.1k
Dist.43.英語仕事で地味につかうChatGPT 配布版
karad
0
470
三井物産のデジタル証券〜浅草・まちなか旅館〜徹底解説セミナースライド(20240408)
c0rp_mdm
0
1.8k
linkマクロが使いたい/smart knowledge management with link macro
kakehashi
2
730
Featured
See All Featured
Designing for Performance
lara
602
67k
Helping Users Find Their Own Way: Creating Modern Search Experiences
danielanewman
21
1.9k
Design and Strategy: How to Deal with People Who Don’t "Get" Design
morganepeng
117
18k
I Don’t Have Time: Getting Over the Fear to Launch Your Podcast
jcasabona
22
1.6k
Designing Dashboards & Data Visualisations in Web Apps
destraynor
226
51k
Large-scale JavaScript Application Architecture
addyosmani
504
110k
Reflections from 52 weeks, 52 projects
jeffersonlam
345
19k
Web development in the modern age
philhawksworth
203
10k
個人開発の失敗を避けるイケてる考え方 / tips for indie hackers
panda_program
63
14k
Robots, Beer and Maslow
schacon
PRO
155
7.9k
The World Runs on Bad Software
bkeepers
PRO
61
6.7k
Creating an realtime collaboration tool: Agile Flush - .NET Oxford
marcduiker
14
1.5k
Transcript
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA Everything Is NOT Awesome deconstructing
and preventing project crap from hitting the fan Jesse Petersen 1
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA The 411 on this guy
2 WordPress addict Husband Foster dad Craft beer snob LEGOs are fun Budgeting Mac fanboy
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA EXPECTATIONS 3
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA INTEGRITY 4
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA COMMUNICATION 5
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA I’VE FAILED 6
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA endless revisions refunds redos threats
- BBB, legal payment issues 7
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA THE GOLDEN RULE 8
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA USE A CONTRACT 9
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA update it with lessons learned
10
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA PICK CLIENTS BETTER 11
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA use a sales funnel to
qualify contacts 12
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA … AND THEN 13
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA 14
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA HAVE A PLAN 15
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA operate as if every project
could go south … and expect it won’t because you’re pro 16
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES 17
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA you have project rules so
you can break them … to “harm” you and benefit the client 18
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA if expectations aren't spelled out,
their vision of the things when it goes bad is overwhelming 19
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA FIGURE OUT THE FAIL 20
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA pinpoint where you think things
went sour communicate that - dialog to agreement (even to agree to disagree) 21
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA TERMINATE AMICABLY 22
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA relationships rule our businesses 23
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA people talk - reputations are
formed 24
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA DON’T FEEL LIKE A FAILURE
25
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA failure is a teaching tool,
not a label adversity strengthens you 26
@jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA Thanks! Jesse Petersen @jpetersen I
have no affiliation with The LEGO Group. Just a fan. All rights belong to The LEGO Group. Images used are fan art. 27