Upgrade to Pro — share decks privately, control downloads, hide ads and more …

Everything Is NOT Awesome

Jesse Petersen
October 05, 2014
Business
0
140

Everything Is NOT Awesome

Deconstructing and preventing project crap from hitting the fan.

Jesse Petersen

October 05, 2014
Tweet

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
330
Intermediate to Advanced Genesis Workshop - WordCamp Miami 2015
jpetersen
0
730
Being Profitable in WordPress
jpetersen
0
320
How to Reel in a Client Without Landing a Stinker - WordCamp Orlando 2013
jpetersen
1
1.6k
SEO Still Matters: Part Deux
jpetersen
1
170
WordSesh 2013
jpetersen
3
270

Other Decks in Business

See All in Business
わわわ理念制作所 紹介資料
yuadachi
0
190
株式会社9課🧠会社紹介資料（2024）/About section9
abenger
5
26k
スタートアップファイナンス：Excel事業計画（財務モデル）の基本・作り方【入門編】
zaimo_kojo
6
6.6k
遠くへ行きたければ、チームで行け！ アジャイルとスクラムに学ぶチームの 成長のためのエッセンス
curanosuke
0
210
NOT A HOTEL SOFTWARE DECK
notahotel
6
63k
株式会社日本ケアコミュニケーションズ会社紹介資料（新卒採用）
nccsaiyo
0
120
test
okamoto0913
0
320
VISASQ: ABOUT DEV TEAM
eikohashiba
2
19k
【エンジニア採用】BuySell Technologies会社説明資料
buyselltechnologies
1
49k
20240914_CMCKochi_6
hideki_ojima
1
380
株式会社アルテム_インターン生向け採用資料
artem_inc
0
500
SMat CultureDeck
smartshopping
2
27k

Featured

See All Featured
Rails Girls Zürich Keynote
gr2m
93
13k
Typedesign – Prime Four
hannesfritz
39
2.3k
A Tale of Four Properties
chriscoyier
155
22k
Easily Structure & Communicate Ideas using Wireframe
afnizarnur
191
16k
No one is an island. Learnings from fostering a developers community.
thoeni
19
2.9k
Web development in the modern age
philhawksworth
205
10k
How to Ace a Technical Interview
jacobian
275
23k
CSS Pre-Processors: Stylus, Less & Sass
bermonpainter
355
29k
Building Applications with DynamoDB
mza
90
6k
The Illustrated Children's Guide to Kubernetes
chrisshort
48
48k
Practical Tips for Bootstrapping Information Extraction Pipelines
honnibal
PRO
7
550
It's Worth the Effort
3n
183
27k

Transcript

  1. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA Everything Is NOT Awesome deconstructing

    and preventing
 project crap from hitting the fan Jesse Petersen 1

  2. @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

  3. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA EXPECTATIONS 3

  4. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA INTEGRITY 4

  5. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA COMMUNICATION 5

  6. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA I’VE FAILED 6

  7. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA endless revisions refunds redos threats

    - BBB, legal payment issues 7

  8. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA THE GOLDEN RULE 8

  9. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA USE A CONTRACT 9

  10. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA update it with lessons learned

    10

  11. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA PICK CLIENTS BETTER 11

  12. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA use a sales funnel to

    qualify contacts 12

  13. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA … AND THEN 13

  14. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA 14

  15. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA HAVE A PLAN 15

  16. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA operate as if every project

    could go south … and expect it won’t because you’re pro 16

  17. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA CHOOSE YOUR BATTLES 17

  18. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA you have project rules so

    you can break them … to “harm” you and benefit the client 18

  19. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA if expectations aren't spelled out,

    their vision of the things when it goes bad is overwhelming 19

  20. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA FIGURE OUT THE FAIL 20

  21. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA pinpoint where you think things

    went sour communicate that - dialog to agreement (even to agree to disagree) 21

  22. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA TERMINATE AMICABLY 22

  23. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA relationships rule our businesses 23

  24. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA people talk - reputations are

    formed 24

  25. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA DON’T FEEL LIKE
 A FAILURE

    25

  26. @jpetersen WordCamp Tampa 2014 #WCTPA failure is a teaching tool,

    not a label adversity strengthens you 26

  27. @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