Archive for the 'Project Management' tag

Project Management Sayings

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

Project Management blogger Stephen Seay provides a very inspirational collection of project management sayings and another collection of more project management Sayings. Some of my favorites are:
“If you fail to plan you are planning to fail.”
“Fast - cheap - good: you can have any two.”
“A project isn’t over until the fat check is cashed.”

How to Write a Web Site Creative Brief

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Smiley Cat Web Design provides a great article on How to Write a Web Site Creative Brief. It’s great because they provide you with the complete breakdown of what goes in a creative brief, a template that you can start from, and some awesome links to other resources on the web and in print.

Jonathan Grubb: 8 types of meeting attendees

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Jonathan Grubb describes the 8 types of meeting attendees that are often present in almost any corporate environment. They’re hysterical but true!

Scoping Projects : D. Keith Robinson’s Asterisk

Sunday, November 27th, 2005

Keith Robinson talks about Scoping Projects for a web development company. Many of the steps of his process are universal to the graphic design industry. It’s well worth the five minute read.

Slashdot | Book Excerpt: The Art of Project Management

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005

Slashdot is providing a complete chapter from The Art of Project Management by Scott Berkun’s.

Rowdy Revisions

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

This week for Be Aware, I’ve provided some tips on revisions. I’ve taken the liberty of going a little bit more in depth here at GD on the topic of revisions.

HOW: What Clients REALLY Want

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Pat Matson Knapp interviews consultant Joe Grant on what clients really want from their relationships with design firms.

Basecamp on TechTV

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

I’m not sure that the guys over at 37signals know about this review but TechTV has said some nice things about their online project management tool Basecamp. If you haven’t tried this application, you should! Its perfect for the freelancer or collective that may not work in the same place.

Sometimes You’ve Got to Say “No”

Wednesday, September 7th, 2005

I spend most of my time saying yes and trying to get other people to say yes, but what about saying “No”? Being a person who has always wanted to please everyone, I seldom say no. I need to work on this.

Communication Nation: The craftsman-to-manager paradox

Friday, August 26th, 2005

Dave Gray, founder and CEO of XPLANE, writes a great post this morning on the craftsman-to-manager paradox.



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