digital project managers: the unsung heroes of healthy teams & successful projects
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Project managers are more than just taskmasters, time watchers and client wranglers, they are the gap fillers - the safety net for your projects and even for your company. We’ll explore the benefits of integrating project management into your projects and your team, and help you identify core qualities your project managers should possess. You’ll learn what successful project management can do for team morale, project quality and your business in general. Hiring the right project manager could very well be the best business decision you ever make.TRANSCRIPT
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Digital Project Mangers: The Unsung Heroes of Healthy Teams & Successful Projects
By Crystal Vitelli
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The work we produce is usually categorized
as a “project”.
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Clients come to us when they have a
“project”.
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“Projects” are a group of people working towards an agreed upon outcome.
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Someone is managing your projects …
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Maybe it’s multiple people throughout the life cycle of the project?
Maybe it’s the “most organized”
person in your office?
Maybe it’s you?
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Someone is managing your projects …
is it the right person?
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Source: Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process
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What Does a Good Digital Project Manger Look Like ?
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They keep you healthy
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DPM
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Moving the Launch Date
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They enact change
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Spec Document
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Put a Sig on It
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Monthly Strategy Meetings
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They are emotionally intelligent
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to perceive, control
and evaluate emotions
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to see and understand
the “unsaid”
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Me: “Assuming we will not be having our meeting Monday Jan 23”
My Client’s Response via Basecamp
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EmpathyIntuitionInstinct } Emotional Intelligence
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They are skilled interpreters
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They are diplomatic and kind
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They are brave
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They know what you don’t about how to get it done
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They know enough about all core disciplines to be relevant
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“Hey, I just need you to add an ‘s’ to the HTTP” – a well intentioned PM
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They have Mama Bear Syndrome
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The Client is not your enemy
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They tell you what’s broken and help you fix it
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A Few More: Tey are leaders
Tey are problem solvers
Tey are strategic thinkers
Tey take the heat and give away the
glory
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When does it makes sense to hire a digital project manager?
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When to hire?You hate running projects
You want to tackle larger scale projects
Client demands are too grand
You want quality improvements
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Someone’s managing your projects… maybe it’s time that person was a digital project manager.
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Questions?49