10 Practical Project Management Tips in (Just About) 10 Minutes

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1. 10
   in a little over ten minutes
   Practical Project
   Management Tips
   Chris Ford, Project Manager
   

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2. Chris Ford
   Project Manager, Reaktiv Studios
   Graduated
   Design School
   1996
   HTML Site Builder
   1996-2001
   I worked at a skateboard company and three web
   design agencies building sites from scratch.
   We’re talking tables, frames, font tags, and GIF
   89a animations.
   The Flash Era
   1999-2005
   From a virtual art gallery for what became Wynn
   Hotels to a Gateway Computers microsite I used
   Actionscript to make buttons sing and dance.
   Dotcom Crash Freelancer
   2002-2005
   When the excess of in-office foosball tables and free
   soda and beer came crashing down it seemed like a
   good idea to freelance since there were no jobs,
   Thus began my work-at-home career.
   Scrapbooking Detour
   2005-2007
   In a complete 180 I moved from web design to
   print as an art director for a series of idea books as
   well as a digital scrapbooking magazine.
   

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3. Chris Ford
   Project Manager, Reaktiv Studios
   Genesis Theme Designer
   2010-2013
   As a sideline I started designing sites for photographers
   and scrapbooking companies. A client requested a theme
   from Revolution Themes, which eventually became
   StudioPress. That led to designing the first theme for
   crafters and mommy bloggers.
   Freelance WP Designer
   After Genesis updated to version 2.0 I decided to retire
   my themes and focus on client sites. I designed sites for
   companies like Aesop Story Engine and XXX.
   Project Manager
   2015-2019
   In 2015 I made another 180 when I became a
   project manager at Crowd Favorite. I’ve been a
   PM at Reaktiv Studios for a little over 2 years now,
   where I apply my design and UX background to
   designing projects and processes.
   2008-2017
   

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4. 00
   Recognize
   your privilege.
   

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5. 01
   Projects are
   about people.
   

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6. 02
   Work with
   people you like.
   

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7. 03
   There is no such thing
   as a perfect project.
   

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8. 04
   Measure what
   matters to you.
   

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9. 05
   You will be wrong.
   It will suck.
   

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10. 06
    Bad news
    doesn’t age well.
    

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11. 07
    Celebrate the
    small victories.
    

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12. 08
    Create a
    culture
    of helping.
    

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13. 09
    Take care
    of yourself.
    

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14. 10
    Everyone is a
    project manager.
    

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15. Thanks for your time!
    I’m happy to talk after this—hit me up in the Hallway Track.
    You can find slides for this talk at speakerdeck.com/reaktivstudios/10-practical-pm-tips
    Chris Ford, Project Manager
    

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