design out loud: project management
DESCRIPTION
This presentation is a project management overview document for the Carnegie Mellon University senior design studio, Design Out Loud. The importance of crafting reasonable proposals that lead into a statement of work that describes what and how a project will be completed. These deliverables include a timeline in the form of a gantt chart or calendar.TRANSCRIPT
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WHAT’S THE STORY?
‣ CORE OF YOUR SITE: Project Brand Not Personal Brand
‣ GROUP STORY!?
‣ NEXT WEEK DEADLINES
‣ INDEX PROJECTS: Come see me after.
Clarification
DESIGN OUT LOUDCarnegie Mellon University School of Design Senior ID Studio | Class 4: Project Management
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OVERVIEW
‣ Proposal
‣ Scope of Work
‣ Project Management and Communication
‣ Final Hand - off
‣ Follow Up
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PROPOSALS
‣ Objective What do you plan on doing
‣ Goals What is the end deliverable
‣ Solution How will you achieve your goal, what is the process or tools do you plan to use to execute it.
‣ Project ManagementHow do you plan to run the project?
What is your planned time line to accomplish your goal?
What type of communication will you use?
Weekly Highlights will be used for this class.
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PROPOSALS
‣ Objective
‣ Goals
‣ Solution
‣ Proj. Manage
‣ Budget/Hours
‣ Communication
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STATEMENT OF WORK
‣ Objective & Goal What do you plan on doing and what is the end deliverable
‣ Solution & Phases of the ProjectList in detail how you will accomplish each phase of the solution. Include major milestones.
‣ TimelineBudget out the hours involved for each phase
‣ Project ManagementSet a date when you will communicate your goals accomplished that week.
Create a weekly update to document your progress.
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STATEMENT OF WORK
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
‣ TimelineSet up a project calendar to share with your client
List your milestones, meetings, and deadlines
TRY - www.tomsplanner.com
‣ Weekly UpdatesCommunication is KEY!
Share the progress of the project to the team and your client
‣ HoursStay on top of your time, record the hours you’ve spent
Tracking will help you create a more accurate timeline in the future.
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TIMELINE + GANTT CHARTwww.tomsplanner.com
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
‣ Date
‣ Hours update
‣ Calendar
‣ Accomplished
‣ Upcoming
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FINAL HAND-OFF
DELIVER WHAT YOU SAID YOU WOULD.
In the statement of work you have already identified what your final deliverable will be.
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FOLLOW UP
HOW DID YOU DO? Follow up with your client 2 weeks after the hand-off, ask a couple questions get an idea if you met all your goals. This will help you
better prepare for the next project.
NEXT CLASSBe prepared with these items for Wednesday 9/8
‣ Proposal Due
‣ Present! Effective
online communication
message
‣ WEEKLY Updates
(due on thursdays)
UPCOMINGBe prepared with these items for Wednesday 9/15
‣ Statement of Work Due
‣ Timeline or Gantt Chart
‣ WEEKLY Updates
(Thursday 9/16)
DESIGN OUT LOUDCarnegie Mellon University School of Design
Senior ID Studio
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