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Be a
DIGITAL PM SUMMIT
Brett Harned | @brettharned
Better
Better
PM
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★ So lonely.
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★ We have arrived!
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Thank you!
(high ves all around)
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★ You can thank @pmarsceill for this one on Twitter
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good
You are a
project manager
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better
We can always be
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Ask
questions
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★ PM of Steel
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Learn
from your mistakes
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Conduct a post mortem meeting:
˒ Quick session: Ask “What worked?” and “What didn’t work?”
˒ Compile your answers; draft a conversation guideline
˒ Conduct a 1-1.5 hour meeting
✦ Ground rules: no nger pointing
✦ Look for action items; ways to better process
✦ Accept all opinions, discuss them
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patient
Be
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expectations
Set
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★ You’ll sort it out
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cope
Understand your
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timeline
Lock down your
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oles
Establish
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★ Who’s doing what? When?
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cheerleader
Be a
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★ Go team!
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Know
your craft
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methodology
Study your
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procedures
Learn company
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tools
Practice using
the right
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skills
people
Hone your
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difficult
Don’t ignore
conversations
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calendar
Own your
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process
Own your
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Share
everything
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Share
(almost)
everything
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nacks
Bring
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★ Feed them
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Vent
(to the right people)
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fun
Have
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★ A little bit of dancing can lighten the mood
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“No”
Practice saying
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★ Practice makes perfect
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oofread
everything
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concise
Be
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notes
Take good
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★ Make your notes clear and concise (happy robots edit)
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feedback
Facilitate useful
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tatus
Conduct
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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
˒ Risks & Issues
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Follow-up!
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Understand
what it takes
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★ Learn from your peers
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What’s it gonna take?
Sample task: Create HTML Wireframes
˒ Brainstorming Session/Sketching (1-2 hours)
˒ Follow-up session (1 hour)
˒ Set up environment to build HTML wireframes (1 hour)
˒ Code wireframes (24 hours)
˒ Internal team review (1 hour)
˒ Edit (4-6 hours)
˒ Make public, present wireframes to clients (2 hours)
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jerk
Be a
(when you have to)
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Keep
calm
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time
you need
Take the
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personally
Don’t take everything so
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mistakes
It’s okay to
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mistakes
It’s okay to make
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perspective
Keep
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informed
Stay
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http://cog.gd/5ns
All the links...
(my blog: brettharned.com)
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proud
Be
of your role
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★ Let your PM ag y!
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After the Digital PM Summit, let’s...
So what’s next?
˒ Connect
˒ Learn
˒ Share
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Thanks!
Brett Harned | @brettharned | brettharned.com
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