End to End Project Management for UI/UX Designers

As a Product Manager, my main task have always been shipping products that Users will love to use and are engaged by.
Yet i face daunting challenges with designers/developers at development phase that are frequently bordered around Product scope, Time and product usefulness.
Through this slides, i shared timeless truth with UX designers at the Tech Haven Africa Seminar to bridge the gap between technical competence and Project Management in building great products.

Transcript

1. End to End Project Management and Communication Skills Presented by Seun Okunfolami Co-founder, Crave Daniels 16-July-2017
2. Welcome ▪ Became Hungry by 18. ▪ Started my first business at 19 in OAU, Green Mobile. ▪ Failed a course by 20, had an extra year. ▪ Became more hungry by 21, Forayed into Project Management, got certified. ▪ Founded my second business at 22, Crave Daniels. ▪ Became more and more hungry at 24, forayed into tech, founding team member of an Edtech company, Youngsoul, ▪ I kinda failed again. ▪ Currently, a Senior partner at Digital Connect. ▪ And now, I am SUPER HUNGRY
3. You're not here to write code; you’re here to ship products!
4. 4 THESE FOUR ARE KEY SCOPE TIME PRODUCT YOU
5. 5 Scope is EVERYTHING 1 Without requirements, programming is the art of adding bugs to an empty text file. 4 In the beginning, everyone will talk about scope, and budget, and schedule, but in the end, nobody really cares about any of those things. The only thing they care about is this: People will love your software, or they won't. So that's the only criterion to which you should truly manage. 2 It doesn't matter what software methodology you plan to use; you always need to know the requirements of what you're trying to design or engineer. 3 Iteration is critical: Customers and Clients don't know what they want until they see it.
6. Nobody is too busy! Its just a matter of priorities. Timeliness makes you a Superstar
7. 7 Time is as important as the product 1 Planning and prioritizing is key. It helps to prevent losing any task you have to do. It also makes sure that we do the most important ones first. 4 Always Delivering on time, makes you a super star! 2 Multitasking is not efficient. You shouldn't do multiple UNRELATED things at once. You are most efficient when you are focused and concentrated on one task. You have to learn to concentrate on one task, finish it and then move on to the another 3 Motivation kills distractions! Distractions kills time. You choose.
8. Great products sell themselves and YOU
9. 9 Great products live beyond time 1 Marathons Vs Sprints. Some products development process are marathons, some are sprints. Decide which one you’re in and deal accordingly! 4 Keep it simple. Simplicity can be the biggest feature. “Don’t over do it. 2 Under-promise, overdeliver! It beats any other approach I know. On the other hand, you can't under-promise by very much, or you'll be labelled a piker or unskilled. 3 Divide and conquer. This is the key to solving any seemingly intractable product problem. Keep dividing until you find a part of the problem you can handle, and solve it.
10. Dust settles. YOU shouldn’t NEVER SETTLE
11. 11 You are the MOST IMPORTANT PROJECT 1 Keep improving your self! Striving to be the best always is the best position to be. 4 Be part of an ecosystem 2 Evaluate your Clients and deliver Value accordingly 3 Too much Juice, Too much Sauce
12. One more thing!
13. Communication is the Lifeblood Two ears, One Mouth
14. 14 The lifeblood of every project 1 We have two ears and one mouth. Use them in this ratio. We have two ears and one mouth so we may listen more and talk the less." 4 Use Communication tools that your client is more familiar with. 2 People drift away from project goals quickly if left alone. Good project leaders talk to people almost every day. "What did you do? Why? Did it work?". 3 Carrying your team and clients along is far more important than anything else you're working on.
15. 15 Project Management Process for Design Sketching Concept & Idea Designing Coding Maintenance Upload & Launch Testing
16. Contact me: Thanks for Listening Facebook.com/SeunOkunfolami @seunokunfolami www.cravedaniels.com.ng seun@cravedaniels.com.ng