Difference between revisions of "CA Tech Summit Project Management"

From California Technology Festival Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "Facilitated by Ken * Nonprofits usually do a bad job of understanding the resources that are needed for a project * A project is not necessarily the same thing as a task list...")
 
m
 
Line 12: Line 12:
 
** How much time did we spend on it?
 
** How much time did we spend on it?
 
* Hours are seriously a thing. Using a project management frame helps to capture that
 
* Hours are seriously a thing. Using a project management frame helps to capture that
 +
 +
[[Category:2015 Bakersfield]][[Category:Project Management]]

Latest revision as of 21:17, 4 May 2016

Facilitated by Ken

  • Nonprofits usually do a bad job of understanding the resources that are needed for a project
  • A project is not necessarily the same thing as a task list
  • Identify the scope of the project
  • Understand where the bottlenecks are
  • GANTT Charts tell you contingencies
  • GANTT Charts get you to think of the a project not as a task list, but as a bunch of interconnected aspects
  • Be clear on who your project sponsor is. This is the person who is ultimately responsible and can make big decisions
  • Do a post mortem
    • It lets you know who at your org is a real star
    • How much time did we spend on it?
  • Hours are seriously a thing. Using a project management frame helps to capture that