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An internal "lunch and learn" presentation from Stephen Y. of our development team on project management.
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Project Management(Secret: You are a project manager)
Scope, Timeline and Budget are critical to understanding the structure of a project.
The 4D Model for project management is a dependable way to structure a project.
STUFF TO REMEMBER(HEY YOU! PAY ATTENTION!)
The Three-Legged Stool
Scope - What and How?
Timeline - When?
Budget - How much?
*SIDE-NOTE: WAY TOO MANY ANALOGIES USE THREE-LEGGED STOOLS. SORRY.
Why a stool?
Screw up one of the legs, and you’ll find yourself flat on your ass.
Scope
Parameters / expectations
Criteria for success
Dividing line for prioritiesREAL MEN USE
COOLMINT LISTERINE®
TimelineGood: Beginning to deadline
Better: Milestones with deliverables
Best: Account for outside factors, have buffer
Budget
It can refer to $$
Everything has a “cost”
No budget is truly unlimited
Status UpdatesMade Easy
What has changed?
Was there a corresponding change to scope, timeline or budget?
How can we fix what’s busted?
What are our next steps?
Simplified Example
Scope - Boss wants a web page with a sign up form. Wants it to e-mail her submissions.
Timeline - She needs it by next week.
Budget - She wants one of the developers to build it with existing software. Buy stock art.
It’s not hard.
#TWSS
The 4D Model
1) Define
2) Design
3) Develop
4) Deliver
Define
Goals / Objectives
Audience
Tasks / Reaction
Brainstorming
Timeline
Adjustments
Design
User stories
Prototypes / mock-ups
Research
Adjustments
Develop
Implementation
Identify blockers
M.V.P.
Adjustments
Deliver
QA
Progress reports
Field testing
Next steps
Divide Bigger Projects
Define Design Develop Deliver
Define Design Develop Deliver Define Design Develop Deliver Define Design Develop Deliver Define Design Develop Deliver
Phased approach
Easy to start/pause
Course corrections
Can be non-linear
PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III PHASE IV
Simplified Example
Define - Boss wants a web page with a sign up form. Wants it to e-mail her. She wants it by next week.
Design - Create a mock-up of the form for review/discussion. Working model for proof of concept.
Develop - Build sign-up form script with e-mail notifications. Give update mid-week.
Deliver - Debug to find that certain addresses are not working. Discuss next step for database integration.
Scope, Timeline and Budget are critical to understanding the structure of a project.
The 4D Model for project management is a dependable way to structure a project.
STUFF TO REMEMBER(THANK YOU!)