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

Everything Is NOT Awesome

Sponsored · Ship Features Fearlessly Turn features on and off without deploys. Used by thousands of Ruby developers. →
Avatar for Jesse Petersen Jesse Petersen
October 05, 2014
Business
0
200

Everything Is NOT Awesome

Deconstructing and preventing project crap from hitting the fan.

Avatar for Jesse Petersen

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
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
1
340
Mobile-First Development: How and Why
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
1
460
Intermediate to Advanced Genesis Workshop - WordCamp Miami 2015
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
0
790
Being Profitable in WordPress
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
0
360
How to Reel in a Client Without Landing a Stinker - WordCamp Orlando 2013
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
1
1.7k
SEO Still Matters: Part Deux
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
1
210
WordSesh 2013
Avatar for Jesse Petersen jpetersen
3
280

Other Decks in Business

See All in Business
knewit Company Deck
Avatar for 株式会社knewit knewit_deck
0
210
ARグラスが当たり前になったら、デザインってどう変わる？Spectrum Tokyo Festival 2026 #spectrumfest26
Avatar for arisan arisan
0
130
ファブリカホールディングス_2026年3月期第3四半期説明資料
Avatar for fabrica holdings fabrica_com
1
5.6k
VCファンドにおける公正価値評価の留意点
Avatar for 公正価値評価タスクフォース fairvalue_tf
0
2.2k
CompanyDeck_v6.5.pdf
Avatar for xID Inc xid
3
25k
Antigravity × Claude Code：AIネイティブ開発を加速させるパートナーシップの組み方
Avatar for ため tame
1
150
LRM株式会社 - ピッチ資料2026
Avatar for myojin@lrm.jp lrm
0
370
イークラウド会社紹介
Avatar for イークラウド株式会社 ecrowdinc
0
130
税理士法人チェスター_事務所紹介資料
Avatar for m.chester mabhr
0
2.3k
会社説明資料
Avatar for xingHR xinghr
0
520
株式会社ジュニ - 採用ピッチ
Avatar for JUNNI junni_inc
2
25k
未完成を最強の「通貨」に変える - civicship
Avatar for Hopin hopin
0
310

Featured

See All Featured
Mozcon NYC 2025: Stop Losing SEO Traffic
Avatar for Sam Torres samtorres
0
160
Sharpening the Axe: The Primacy of Toolmaking
Avatar for Bryan Cantrill bcantrill
46
2.7k
Facilitating Awesome Meetings
Avatar for Lara Hogan lara
57
6.8k
Intergalactic Javascript Robots from Outer Space
Avatar for Vicent Martí tanoku
273
27k
Darren the Foodie - Storyboard
Avatar for Kevinho.art khoart
PRO
3
2.7k
For a Future-Friendly Web
Avatar for Brad Frost brad_frost
183
10k
Design of three-dimensional binary manipulators for pick-and-place task avoiding obstacles (IECON2024)
Avatar for konakalab konakalab
0
370
Building Experiences: Design Systems, User Experience, and Full Site Editing
Avatar for Michelle Schulp Hunt marktimemedia
0
430
Leo the Paperboy
Avatar for Maya Tellez mayatellez
4
1.5k
How to Get Subject Matter Experts Bought In and Actively Contributing to SEO & PR Initiatives.
Avatar for Liv Day livdayseo
0
77
The agentic SEO stack - context over prompts
Avatar for schlessera schlessera
0
680
The Art of Delivering Value - GDevCon NA Keynote
Avatar for David Neal reverentgeek
16
1.9k

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