Digital Project Management Workshop, London 2013

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On 29th July 2013, over 100 Web Project Managers met at Microsoft’s office in London, UK for the very first Digital Project Management Workshop, sponsored by GatherContent and hosted by Brett Harned and Sam Barnes, aka Arnie and Danny DeVito.

Transcript

1. #LondonDPM
3. brettharned.com @brettharned
4. It started with a blog...
5. 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
7. thesambarnes.com @thesambarnes
9. One face of project management
10. Another face of project management
11. 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...
12. A few years ago in a flat about 27.1 miles from here...
14. A community for us
15. Project planning exercise Break PM Discussion Q&A Session Agenda
16. Say hello to your neighbour
17. Project planning exercise
18. Review the scenario and plan it! You have 10 minutes.
19. You have 5 minutes #LondonDPM
20. Break into groups
21. Discuss your plans
22. Create one master plan
23. You have 10 minutes #LondonDPM
24. Who wants to share? Take a photo of your plan & Tweet it using #LondonDPM
25. (it's really for Sam) Let's take a break
26. #LondonDPM
27. Tools, process and expectations. PM Discussion
28. PM Tools
29. I GOT DA TOOLZ!
30. • 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
31. This is what I use innit. Sam's PM Toolkit
32. • 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
33. What's your toolkit?
34. This is how we do it. Process
35. Agile Waterfall LEAN Prince2 PRiSM Critical Chain Event Chain Extreme (!!!) SO MANY OPTIONS
36. • Team/Skill set • Project Budget • Project Timeline/Deadline • Client Process • Client Review/Approval Structure Deciding on process
37. JUMP IN!
38. "YOUR PROCESS IS OUR PROCESS"
39. What's your process?
40. Managing expectations
41. You should never see this face if you've managed expectations.
42. Not just for clients How?
43. One simple Jedi technique Are you ready for this...
44. BE HONEST
45. mind.blown
46. JUST BE BLOODY HONEST
47. However, be warned...
48. "Sam, you have about as much tact as being hit in the face with a brick"
49. Weekly reports from day one
50. What was done this week What will be done next week Blockers Revised project timeline Revised project budget
51. How do you manage expectations?
52. Q&A
53. #LondonDPM Thank you
54. brettharned.com @brettharned thesambarnes.com @thesambarnes
55. Thank you to our sponsors
56. 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