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#LondonDPM

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brettharned.com @brettharned

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It started with a blog...

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Teaching Articles Community ● .net ● Cognition ● Projects At Work ● Wellingtone ● UArts Philadelphia ● Aquent Gymnasium Screencast (2013) ● Mijingo Screencasts (2013) ● Idea ● SXSW ● Web Design Day ● NXNE ● FOWD 2013 ● Philamade Phila PM

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thesambarnes.com @thesambarnes

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One face of project management

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Another face of project management

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few years ago flat about 27.1 miles from here A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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A few years ago in a flat about 27.1 miles from here...

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A community for us

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Project planning exercise Break PM Discussion Q&A Session Agenda

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Say hello to your neighbour

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Project planning exercise

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Review the scenario and plan it! You have 10 minutes.

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You have 5 minutes #LondonDPM

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Break into groups

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Discuss your plans

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Create one master plan

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You have 10 minutes #LondonDPM

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Who wants to share? Take a photo of your plan & Tweet it using #LondonDPM

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(it's really for Sam) Let's take a break

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#LondonDPM

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Tools, process and expectations. PM Discussion

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PM Tools

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I GOT DA TOOLZ!

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● Basecamp for project communications ● Harvest for budget & time tracking ● OmniPlan for project planning ● Google Docs for estimating, resourcing & forecasting projects (and now presentations!) ● Sifter for issue/bug tracking ● Evernote for note taking ● Gather Content for content strategy management Brett's PM Toolkit

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This is what I use innit. Sam's PM Toolkit

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● Tracks GTD-based personal to do list ● Digital recorder Recording detailed meetings ● Simplenote with nvALT Personal and meeting notes ● Google Docs All documentation ● Google Spreadsheet Team allocation, project timelines and analysis ● Tickspot Project budget, time tracking and reporting ● Campfire Project and team communication ● Kanban Tool like Trello Task allocation and progress visibility ● Lighthouse Issue and request tracking outside of projects ● TestRail QA test case management ● Yammer Company-wide internal communication Sam's PM Toolkit

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What's your toolkit?

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This is how we do it. Process

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Agile Waterfall LEAN Prince2 PRiSM Critical Chain Event Chain Extreme (!!!) SO MANY OPTIONS

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● Team/Skill set ● Project Budget ● Project Timeline/Deadline ● Client Process ● Client Review/Approval Structure Deciding on process

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JUMP IN!

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"YOUR PROCESS IS OUR PROCESS"

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What's your process?

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Managing expectations

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You should never see this face if you've managed expectations.

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Not just for clients How?

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One simple Jedi technique Are you ready for this...

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BE HONEST

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mind.blown

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JUST BE BLOODY HONEST

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However, be warned...

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"Sam, you have about as much tact as being hit in the face with a brick"

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Weekly reports from day one

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What was done this week What will be done next week Blockers Revised project timeline Revised project budget

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How do you manage expectations?

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Q&A

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#LondonDPM Thank you

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brettharned.com @brettharned thesambarnes.com @thesambarnes

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Thank you to our sponsors

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Credits ● Stopwatch from The Noun Project ● Meeting designed by Sergi Delgado from The Noun Project ● Group designed by Alexandra Coscovelnita from The Noun Project ● Brainstorm designed by Joe Sparano from The Noun Project ● Question designed by Anas Ramadan from The Noun Project ● First Aid designed by Anton Khristolubov from The Noun Project ● Fire designed by Arjun Adamson from The Noun Project ● Bomb from The Noun Project ● Talking designed by Juan Pablo Bravo from The Noun Project ● Question designed by Martin Delin from The Noun Project ● Gantt Chart designed by Jeremy Boatman from The Noun Project ● Notebook designed by Scott Lewis from The Noun Project ● Stormtrooper designed by Simon Child from The Noun Project ● Death Star designed by Andrew Forrester from The Noun Project