Making Projects
FUTURE OF WEB DESIGN NYC
Brett Harned | @brettharned
Easy
Easy
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★ All the brains
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Make projects easier by:
˒ Communicating e ectively
˒ Playing nicely with others
˒ Setting expectations
˒ Managing time e ectively
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Easy!
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Good
Communications
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communicate
often
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Set
communication
expectations
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★ I may look like I’m sleeping, but I’m really working
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Listen
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Take
notes
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★ Make your notes clear and concise (happy robots edit)
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feedback
Be open to
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Be
proactive
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Status
Updates
Provide
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★ Team status meetings: helping get things done!
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★ Client status calls make everyone happy
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Every status should include:
What’s important?
˒ What was done last week
˒ What will be done this week/next week
˒ Action Items
˒ Update on Timeline
˒ Update on Budget
˒ Blockers & Risks
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Be
Honest
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Learn to say...
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No.
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Playing Nicely
with Others
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★ Got my new project. Life is good.
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★ Team and clients want a piece. Play nice!
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Explain
your process
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Collaborate
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★ What does “collaboration” mean to you?
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Some common practices
How do you collaborate?
˒ Face-to-face communication/events
✦ Sharing ideas: brainstorming, sketching,
impromptu meetings
˒ Shared to-do lists
˒ Real-time communication
˒ Being “open”
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Make
it work
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3 Setting Expectations
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★ Robots worry too
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Scope
Understand Your
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meline
Lock down your
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Roles
Establish
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★ Who’s doing what? When?
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4 Managing Your Time
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★ Your To-Do List can be your bestest friend
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To-Do List
Create a love-worthy
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★ What to do?
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★ Classics
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★ Record Tasks
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★ Prioritize your list
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Set Task Priorities
˒ Highest Priority: Must be done today
˒ Medium Priority: You’d like to get it done today, but
it can wait until tomorrow
˒ Low Priority: It can be done tomorrow or even the
next day