‘Controlling’ programmers can be a tough job. They are very good at what they do, but also can be very stubborn. And because they know so much about stuff you know so little about, chances are they might sometimes ‘play’ with you.

Off course this isn’t always the case, but you can always find a good reason why someting takes longer or is more complicated than expected. The challenge is to see through that. That’s tough but not impossible. How? Keep on asking questions…

PS: Interested in a workshop About how to deal with these things? Get in touch!

From Bas van den Beld Bas van den Beld: Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and writer

In a project it’s very important to work with the right people. Therefore you have to be very careful in who you pick in your team. That can be someone you hire to work for you, but it can also be a development company or a search engine marketing firm. Make sure it fits…

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You have to know which priorities you need to set. What is really important…

From Bas van den Beld Bas van den Beld: Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and writer

I’m almost going on holiday (two more days). That means that I am very busy in the last days before the holiday starts. For many others the last days are like the last days before a holiday at school: freewheeling and relaxing. That can be killing for a project if a project manager doesn’t take this in account…

From Bas van den Beld Bas van den Beld: Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and writer

The team you use to make your web project a success is one of the main factors for a project’s success.

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From Bas van den Beld Bas van den Beld: Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and writer

A lot of organisations don’t think about what they put on their website. And that’s not always smart…

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From Bas van den Beld Bas van den Beld: Speaker, Trainer, Moderator and writer

Sometimes an image says more than a thousand words. Therefor a new series: Cartoons. Cartoons with a message, sometimes with a few lines of explanation, sometimes without.

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Via Twitter I came across this American comic Dilbert. Funny : )           (click for a bigger format)

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