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The Secret to Project Management for the Creative Studio
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What is Project Management?
Project Management Defined
Project Managementis the discipline of organizing and managing resources so they deliver all the work required to complete a project within a defined scope, time, and cost constraints
Scope
Project Management Defined
Time
Project Management Defined
Cost
Project Management Defined
Why Do We Use Project
Management?
Why Project Management?
Advantages• saves money• less stress• empowers staff• confirms work ethics• makes repeat customers
Why It Can Fail• incomplete plan• poor organization• lack of defined roles• dependency on one person• scope creep• unclear objectives• unstable project funding
Why Project Management?
Project Phases
4 D’s
Project Phases
1. DiscoveryProject Phases
1. Discovery2. Design
Project Phases
1. Discovery2. Design3. Develop
Project Phases
1. Discovery2. Design3. Develop4. Deploy
Project Phases
Discovery• Kick-off Meeting• Project Planning• Research• Site Map• Technical Specs
Keep a PlaybookFor every project log the total hours, players, profit/loss, things learned, strengths, weaknesses, and so on. This will help you and your employees understand what projects you like and why.
Should Contain:• specific change to be made• cost to make the change
Change Order
Should Contain:• specific change to be made• cost to make the change• additional time needed for the change
Change Order
Should Contain:• specific change to be made• cost to make the change• additional time needed for the change• signatures of approval (client and you)
Change Order
Should Contain:• specific change to be made• cost to make the change• additional time needed for the change• signatures of approval (client and you)• date
Change Order
Project management can be as easy as you want to make it!