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- Managing My Way to Project ManagementIn this slide deck, Juan Pablo provides an intro to project management using a cooking analogy.
- Deconstructing a successful projectMarco uses the experience of an actual project at SalesLoft to explain 7 components of project management: 1. Prioritization and sponsorship 2. Correct use of the Feature Development Plan 3. Pre-Planning Spreadsheet and Parallelization 4. Story sizing and avoiding feature branches 5. Local environment up to date 6. Communication first 7. Team continuity
- Why our dev team moved from Trello to ClubhouseIn addition to the actual tooling decisions, Tom explains the project management problems that drove the tooling change, which included: • Needing a way to show how cards related to each other • Needing to see how cards contributed to overall goals and progress
- How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of ScrumGergely covers: • Project management approaches across the industry. An overview of a survey with over 100 companies represented, plus key takeaways. • Project management at Big Tech. How are these done? How does the organizational setup of Big Tech Influence how projects are executed? • The lack of Scrum at Big Tech. Why is the popular framework missing from most of Big Tech, and are there takeaways for companies operating outside this model? • How should you run projects in your team? I’ll share my personal take.
- Project Management for Software EngineersKevin covers the five phases of project management: 1. Initiation: Identifying key stakeholders, interviewing stakeholders, developing a scope statement, getting approval 2. Planning: Create a communication plan, create a project plan, create a risk management plan 3. Execute: Schedule Accountability check-ins, adjust to feedback from delivering stepping stones 4. Monitor and Control: Send regular status reports 5. Close: Confirm the project is done, document lessons learned, celebrate success