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Remote teams | Remote teams | ||
| − | * | + | *How to manage remote teams effectively |
| − | * | + | *Managing projects from multiple locations |
| − | * | + | *Managing teams across distances |
| − | * | + | *How to manage distant clients |
How do I rescue a failed project? | How do I rescue a failed project? | ||
*Dealing with problems within projects | *Dealing with problems within projects | ||
| − | * | + | *Being a "rescue swimmer" for a failed project |
| − | * | + | *How to deal with failed projects that are not your fault |
| − | * | + | *What to do when you inherit someone else's project |
| − | + | Software Development: | |
| − | * | + | *Project management in software development |
| − | * | + | *How to plan for and determine scalability of projects functionality |
| − | * | + | *What happens after close launch or phase |
| − | * | + | *After the launch, project management part deux |
| − | * | + | *How to get people in organization to take responsibility of updating website |
| − | * | + | *Projects that wont close: when to call it quits |
| − | + | Embracing Risk: | |
| − | * | + | *Accepting the existence of risk and planning to handle things that may go wrong and mitigate their effects |
| − | + | Web Design: | |
| − | * | + | *True or false 2-3 clicks tops to get info on site |
| − | * | + | *Best practices in web navigation and architecture, what gets cut |
| − | + | Values: | |
| − | * | + | *Cultural politics and prejudice within a team, tech vs. non-tech, age, female, male |
| − | * | + | *How to facilitate education, buy in and shared goals |
| − | * | + | *How can technology align right on organization mission |
| − | * | + | *Balance the client satisfaction with my vendor sense of what is good (a good outcome) |
| − | * | + | *Communication between tech people and program people |
| − | * | + | *How to convince non-profits that project management techniques are worthwhile |
| − | * | + | *How to deal with organization politics and personalities |
| − | * | + | *Managing expectations in-house: how to manage a supervisor who does not have technical knowledge and unrealistic expectations? |
| − | + | Resources: | |
| − | * | + | *What are the best practices in scaling up a social networking website |
| − | * | + | *Managing projects as an accidental team, low tech skills |
| − | * | + | *Get strategies for project costing |
| − | * | + | *Managing projects as an accidental project manager |
| − | * | + | *What are the top resources website of the topic of website project management |
| − | + | Tools: | |
| − | * | + | *Project management communication, best practices and tools for collaborations |
| − | * | + | *What people are using to manage projects |
| − | * | + | *Basecamp vs. sharepoint vs msproject |
| − | * | + | *What skills/tools are useful for managing multiple projects at once |
| − | + | *Wiki based project management, enhance collaboration, efficiency, communication, better documentation | |
| − | * | + | *How do people use mind mapping |
| − | * | + | *What tools are people using out there? esp. for virtual teams |
| − | * | ||
| − | + | Money: | |
| − | * | + | *How do I convince a client to pay for testing |
| − | * | + | *Is it ok to charge NGOs market rate for something I've already built? |
| − | * | + | *Website costs, to build, to maintain, non profit rates |
| − | * | + | *How to control client communication and how to budget for it |
| − | * | + | *How to put a price on your time |
| − | * | + | *How do we use technology to generate revenue for the organization? |
| − | * | + | *What part of overall project cost should project management consume? |
| − | * | + | *What percentage of budget should be PM? |
| − | * | + | *How to create a technology budget and grow it |
| − | * | + | *Selling founders on investing in ongoing support for technology |
| − | * | + | *Making the case for long term technology needs of Nonprofits to founders and grant-makers |
| − | * | + | *How do small non-profits decide which projects they should focus on? prioritize |
| − | + | Scope Creep: | |
| − | * | + | *Concrete solutions for mitigating scope creep |
| − | * | + | *How do people manage scope creep |
| − | * | + | *How to plan and manage for scope creep |
| − | * | + | *What are the dangerous hidden pitfalls of project management |
| − | + | Project Teams: | |
| − | * | + | *Balancing responsibilities between vendor, pm and org pm |
| − | * | + | *What technical requirements are require to support open source projects |
| − | * | + | *Building a team considering personalities, strengths and work styles |
| − | * | + | *How technical does a PM need to be? |
| − | * | + | *Is there a personality associated with a good PM? |
| − | * | + | *Are in house IT departments dead? |
| − | * | + | *Better? in house or outsource, how to decide |
| − | * | + | *In house tech staff vs. outsourced tech staff |
| − | * | + | *Should there be more IT service providers in the np sector, is that financially viable? |
| − | * | + | *How to form and effective project team |
| − | * | + | *How do we staff projects |
| − | * | + | *How to deal with make it so supervisors |
| − | * | + | *Building project teams team personalities iterative vs. one shot |
| − | * | + | *Gender dynamics in PM |
| − | * | + | *What techniques do you use to keep clients and projects on a timeline |
| − | * | + | *Project evaluation processes |
| − | * | + | *Juggling multiple roles |
| − | + | Discovery process, planning phase: | |
| − | * | + | *Incorporating technology to the strategic planning process |
| − | * | + | *How to say no |
| − | * | + | *When it is time to stop planning and jump in |
| − | * | + | *Solutions for setting clear expectations |
| − | * | + | *What goes into the planning phase |
*I'd like to know more about how to determine benchmarks for planning and testing phases of web re-design projects | *I'd like to know more about how to determine benchmarks for planning and testing phases of web re-design projects | ||
| − | * | + | *Big spec, menu or cowboy coding? |
| − | * | + | *What are good rations between planning, implementation, feedback, management etc.? |
| − | * | + | *How do you know when to stop initial scope and requirements gathering |
| − | * | + | *Balancing planning vs. building something quickly |
| − | * | + | *Lessons from agile project management |
| − | * | + | *Would like to hear more from folks who've managed more iterative projects (vs. lots of planning and requirements then development) |
| − | + | Communications Issues: | |
| − | * | + | *Diplomacy, accountability and how to ask hard questions |
| − | * | + | *Communication issues |
| − | * | + | *How should one manage communication with stakeholders |
| − | * | + | *Building a long term technology plan in a crisis situation |
| − | * | + | *How to adequately describe and prepare clients for scope of project |
| − | * | + | *Solutions for mitigating communication issues |
| − | * | + | *Talk about ways to get buy in from those difficult, yet key decision makers in projects |
| − | * | + | *Fad management (ie. we should do one of those blog things) |
| − | * | + | *How to arrive at consensus around businesses objectives and processes among stakeholders on projects |
| − | * | + | *How do you achieve consensus throughout an organization. |
| − | + | Organization Culture: | |
| − | * | + | *How do I figure out who's really in charge |
| − | * | + | *How can PM be used as a tool for organizational change |
*How prioritize technology within an organization | *How prioritize technology within an organization | ||
| − | * | + | *How does one justify PM |
| − | * | + | *Defining project roles in both organizations and vendor, mutual understanding |
| − | * | + | *How to introduce technology for tech reluctant people |
| − | * | + | *Understanding project roles in tech projects |
| − | * | + | *Managing projects with multiple stakeholders |
| − | * | + | *Anyone else working on a project where you feel hindered by legacy code, decisions that were made years ago or developers who are protective of their old ideas? |
| − | * | + | *How to deal with the dynamics of interdepartmental demands |
| − | * | + | *How to encourage all employees to use all features of applications |
| − | * | + | *Long term needs (systems, maintenance) over short term 1 shot projects |
| − | * | + | *What are strategies for dealing with ineffective, unhelpful project participants |
| − | * | + | *How to get all levels of organization to learn about technology |
| − | * | + | *Cultivating a project centric organization |
| − | * | + | *Sheila mackenzie, says"there are many people in the sector who will bang on about changing the world, who will resist any effort to change the process of their own organization" |
Uncategorized: | Uncategorized: | ||
*Technology is not magic | *Technology is not magic | ||
| − | * | + | *Analysing web metrics |
| − | * | + | *How to streamline manage levels of PM, vendor PM, consulting PM, internal lead |
*How to balance multiple projects | *How to balance multiple projects | ||
*Web content determination, what to keep updated and readily available, what to *archive and what to scrap | *Web content determination, what to keep updated and readily available, what to *archive and what to scrap | ||
| − | * | + | *Time management |
| − | Buy vs. build vs rent | + | Buy vs. build vs rent: |
| − | * | + | *Selecting software tools for the long term esp. if it is just you or few making the decision |
*When how often should organizations evaluate and upgrade technology | *When how often should organizations evaluate and upgrade technology | ||
| − | * | + | *Cost savings of easier more expensive software vs. cheaper higher learning curve software |
| − | Vendors | + | Vendors: |
*Common frustrations with vendors | *Common frustrations with vendors | ||
*How can I find a great vendor who understands non-profits? | *How can I find a great vendor who understands non-profits? | ||
Latest revision as of 00:49, 15 January 2016
Clusters:
Remote teams
- How to manage remote teams effectively
- Managing projects from multiple locations
- Managing teams across distances
- How to manage distant clients
How do I rescue a failed project?
- Dealing with problems within projects
- Being a "rescue swimmer" for a failed project
- How to deal with failed projects that are not your fault
- What to do when you inherit someone else's project
Software Development:
- Project management in software development
- How to plan for and determine scalability of projects functionality
- What happens after close launch or phase
- After the launch, project management part deux
- How to get people in organization to take responsibility of updating website
- Projects that wont close: when to call it quits
Embracing Risk:
- Accepting the existence of risk and planning to handle things that may go wrong and mitigate their effects
Web Design:
- True or false 2-3 clicks tops to get info on site
- Best practices in web navigation and architecture, what gets cut
Values:
- Cultural politics and prejudice within a team, tech vs. non-tech, age, female, male
- How to facilitate education, buy in and shared goals
- How can technology align right on organization mission
- Balance the client satisfaction with my vendor sense of what is good (a good outcome)
- Communication between tech people and program people
- How to convince non-profits that project management techniques are worthwhile
- How to deal with organization politics and personalities
- Managing expectations in-house: how to manage a supervisor who does not have technical knowledge and unrealistic expectations?
Resources:
- What are the best practices in scaling up a social networking website
- Managing projects as an accidental team, low tech skills
- Get strategies for project costing
- Managing projects as an accidental project manager
- What are the top resources website of the topic of website project management
Tools:
- Project management communication, best practices and tools for collaborations
- What people are using to manage projects
- Basecamp vs. sharepoint vs msproject
- What skills/tools are useful for managing multiple projects at once
- Wiki based project management, enhance collaboration, efficiency, communication, better documentation
- How do people use mind mapping
- What tools are people using out there? esp. for virtual teams
Money:
- How do I convince a client to pay for testing
- Is it ok to charge NGOs market rate for something I've already built?
- Website costs, to build, to maintain, non profit rates
- How to control client communication and how to budget for it
- How to put a price on your time
- How do we use technology to generate revenue for the organization?
- What part of overall project cost should project management consume?
- What percentage of budget should be PM?
- How to create a technology budget and grow it
- Selling founders on investing in ongoing support for technology
- Making the case for long term technology needs of Nonprofits to founders and grant-makers
- How do small non-profits decide which projects they should focus on? prioritize
Scope Creep:
- Concrete solutions for mitigating scope creep
- How do people manage scope creep
- How to plan and manage for scope creep
- What are the dangerous hidden pitfalls of project management
Project Teams:
- Balancing responsibilities between vendor, pm and org pm
- What technical requirements are require to support open source projects
- Building a team considering personalities, strengths and work styles
- How technical does a PM need to be?
- Is there a personality associated with a good PM?
- Are in house IT departments dead?
- Better? in house or outsource, how to decide
- In house tech staff vs. outsourced tech staff
- Should there be more IT service providers in the np sector, is that financially viable?
- How to form and effective project team
- How do we staff projects
- How to deal with make it so supervisors
- Building project teams team personalities iterative vs. one shot
- Gender dynamics in PM
- What techniques do you use to keep clients and projects on a timeline
- Project evaluation processes
- Juggling multiple roles
Discovery process, planning phase:
- Incorporating technology to the strategic planning process
- How to say no
- When it is time to stop planning and jump in
- Solutions for setting clear expectations
- What goes into the planning phase
- I'd like to know more about how to determine benchmarks for planning and testing phases of web re-design projects
- Big spec, menu or cowboy coding?
- What are good rations between planning, implementation, feedback, management etc.?
- How do you know when to stop initial scope and requirements gathering
- Balancing planning vs. building something quickly
- Lessons from agile project management
- Would like to hear more from folks who've managed more iterative projects (vs. lots of planning and requirements then development)
Communications Issues:
- Diplomacy, accountability and how to ask hard questions
- Communication issues
- How should one manage communication with stakeholders
- Building a long term technology plan in a crisis situation
- How to adequately describe and prepare clients for scope of project
- Solutions for mitigating communication issues
- Talk about ways to get buy in from those difficult, yet key decision makers in projects
- Fad management (ie. we should do one of those blog things)
- How to arrive at consensus around businesses objectives and processes among stakeholders on projects
- How do you achieve consensus throughout an organization.
Organization Culture:
- How do I figure out who's really in charge
- How can PM be used as a tool for organizational change
- How prioritize technology within an organization
- How does one justify PM
- Defining project roles in both organizations and vendor, mutual understanding
- How to introduce technology for tech reluctant people
- Understanding project roles in tech projects
- Managing projects with multiple stakeholders
- Anyone else working on a project where you feel hindered by legacy code, decisions that were made years ago or developers who are protective of their old ideas?
- How to deal with the dynamics of interdepartmental demands
- How to encourage all employees to use all features of applications
- Long term needs (systems, maintenance) over short term 1 shot projects
- What are strategies for dealing with ineffective, unhelpful project participants
- How to get all levels of organization to learn about technology
- Cultivating a project centric organization
- Sheila mackenzie, says"there are many people in the sector who will bang on about changing the world, who will resist any effort to change the process of their own organization"
Uncategorized:
- Technology is not magic
- Analysing web metrics
- How to streamline manage levels of PM, vendor PM, consulting PM, internal lead
- How to balance multiple projects
- Web content determination, what to keep updated and readily available, what to *archive and what to scrap
- Time management
Buy vs. build vs rent:
- Selecting software tools for the long term esp. if it is just you or few making the decision
- When how often should organizations evaluate and upgrade technology
- Cost savings of easier more expensive software vs. cheaper higher learning curve software
Vendors:
- Common frustrations with vendors
- How can I find a great vendor who understands non-profits?
- How to choose the right vendor
- Who are reputable web hosting vendors?
- How to choose a vendor
- how to manage vendor relationships and problems
- How do you deal with multiple vendors on one project
- Dealing with vendors
- Who are the (dis)reputable domain registrars?