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Secrets to Project Management for the Creative Studio
This document provides an overview of project management for creative studios. It discusses the key phases of a project including discovery, design, development, and deployment. It also covers topics like managing clients and teams, staying organized, and dealing with change orders. The goal is to help creative professionals and students understand project management principles and best practices to successfully plan and complete projects on time and on budget.
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Secrets to Project Management for the Creative Studio
- 1. Secrets to Project Managementfor the Creative Studio daniel schutzsmith
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- 13. Project Management organizing andmanaging resources so they deliver all the work required to complete a project within a defined scope, time, and cost constraints
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- 21. Why Do We Use Project Management?
- 22. Why Project Management? saves money
- 23. Why Project Management? less stress
- 24. Why Project Management? better organization
- 25. Why Project Management? confirms work ethic
- 26. Why Project Management? makes repeat clients
- 27. So, How Could ItPossibly Fail?
- 28. How Can ItFail? incomplete plan
- 29. How Can ItFail? poor organization
- 30. How Can ItFail? lack of defined roles
- 31. How Can ItFail? dependency on one person
- 32. How Can ItFail? scope creep
- 33. How Can ItFail? unclear objectives
- 34. How Can ItFail? unstable project funding
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- 36. Project Phases 4 D’s
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- 39. Project Phases Discovery • Kick-offMeeting • Research • Gather Requirements • Technical Specs • Project Planning
- 40. Project Phases WORKSHEET: Project Scope
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- 43. Project Phases Design • Wireframes/ IA • Design Comps • Revisions
- 44. Project Management Apps Microsoft Project Studiometry
- 45. Project Phases WORKSHEET: Scheduling
- 46. Project Phases 1. Discovery 2.Design 3. Develop
- 48. Project Phases Develop • Programming •Send to Printer • Vendor Integration • Alpha & Beta Launch • Testing
- 49. Project Phases 1. Discovery 2.Design 3. Develop 4. Deploy
- 51. Project Phases Deploy • ProjectLaunch • Style Guide / Manual • Wrap-up Meeting • Possible Additions • Track Success
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- 53. Project Methods Agile vs. Waterfall
- 54. Project Methods Waterfall based ona fixed length of time. clear project end. traditional project plan.
- 55. Project Methods Waterfall great forprojects with absolutely define objectives
- 56. Project Methods Start Finish
- 57. Project Methods Agile based onshort, task oriented periods of time. project end is harder to define.
- 58. Project Methods Agile great foropen-ended, long term projects where the end result is unclear
- 59. Project Methods Start Start Start Start
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- 62. Leading Talent Assign Tasks + Objectives
- 63. Leading Talent Get Out of the Way
- 64. Leading Talent Check in Regularly
- 65. Leading Talent Let People Screw Up
- 66. Leading Talent Preach Time Management
- 67. Leading Talent Weekly Status Meetings
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- 69. Managing the Managers SetExpectations + Define Objectives
- 70. Managing the Managers Keep Consistent Communication
- 71. Managing the Managers One Channel of Communication
- 72. Managing the Managers Building Trust is Important
- 73. Managing the Managers Show the ROI
- 74. Managing the Managers Sup Imp er ort ant ! Under Promise
- 75. Managing the Managers Lik e fo Rea r lz! Over Deliver
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- 77. When Shit GoesWrong Stay Focused
- 78. When Shit GoesWrong Remain Calm
- 79. When Shit GoesWrong Don’t Act Too Quickly
- 80. When Shit GoesWrong Rely on Your Team
- 81. When Shit GoesWrong Make a Calculated Decision
- 82. When Shit GoesWrong Realize that Something Will Have to be Sacrificed
- 83. When Shit GoesWrong Don’t Play the Blame Game
- 84. When Shit GoesWrong Learn From It
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- 86. Staying Organized Organize All Papers and Files
- 87. Staying Organized Use Paper Folders
- 89. Staying Organized StandardizeFile Structure
- 91. Staying Organized WORKSHEET: Ways to Standardize
- 92. Staying Organized Organize Tasks
- 93. Staying Organized WORKSHEET: Personal Organizing Systems
- 94. Staying Organized Retaining Ideas
- 95. Staying Organized WORKSHEET: Idea Tools
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- 97. Change Order Make It Official
- 98. Change Order Get it in Writing
- 99. Change Order Should Contain: •specific change to be made
- 100. Change Order Should Contain: •specific change to be made • cost to make the change
- 101. Change Order Should Contain: •specific change to be made • cost to make the change • additional time needed for the change
- 102. 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)
- 103. 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
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- 105. One Final Tip Keepa Playbook For 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.
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