The newest rule you think would primarily relate to the ‘builders’ of a website, but is really important for everyone in project management functions within a internet project. Rule 17:

Plan to get it wrong
It may sound crazy and negative. That before even starting a project you have to take into account that things will go wrong. Perhaps this is why too few project managers actually do that. It can in most cases, however, be very useful to this in account. Continue Reading »

A very special rule this time. And a very short one: know when to schedule a break.

As a projectmanager you have to know when to gas up and when to slow down. A project cannot go at full speed througout the entire project. Therefore it is important to build in a relax-moment. Where you and your team can relax, look at the overview of the project and then start again with a breath of fresh air.

For me the moment of the break has arrived. I’m taking a break for two weeks to be exact. To go on holiday, relax and figure out all the things I will be doing in the next six months. I hope to see all readers of this blog back again at that time!

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It’s about time for a new rule on the Internet project management. This rule builds on the human aspect. The importance of having the right people. Rule 16:

Collect the right people
It sounds simple, but it absolutely is not. But gathering the right people around you is exactly what can make or break a project. And finding the right people can make a ‘normal’ project manager become a ‘successful’ project manager. Continue Reading »

Yesterday we started a unique series on Dutch Cowboys . It is a series of interviews with key people from the search industry. The interviews will be posted as podcasts, text or video. Because it is a list with some impressive (search) names a unique file will get compiled.

It is an initiative of Joost de Valk (OnetoMarket), Eduard Blacquière (Outrider) and myself. Together we have the contacts, the knowledge and the questions and we can make the interviews a success.

In the coming months interviews with Kevin Ryan (organiser SES), Dennis Mortensen (Indextools), Danny Sullivan (SearchEngineLand) and Matt Cutts (Google) will be posted. They will inform us about their vision for the searchmarkt.

The series has been kicked off with Kevin Ryan who this month was shortly in the Netherlands. Kevin Ryan is the global content director for Search Engine Strategies (SES) and Search Engine Watch. In that role Ryan is responsible for organising the various Search Engine Strategies seminars and the contents of the Web site Search Engine Watch.
Joost de Valk talked to him. The first interview is now on DC!

I encourage everyone to follow this series. You get it a good picture of the current searchworld. And a final note: that great header was created by Roy Huiskes of OnetoMarket. Can you recognize me?

A large Internet project can sometimes take months. Chances are that the project can get long and boring to the project members, whether they are suppliers or paying customers. That affects the performance. Therefore rule 15:

Try to keep the fun
It is a difficult rule on something that just does not let’s itself be controlled to easily. Keeping a project ‘fun’ can be done in many different ways. In any case you must try to continue to challenge the project members. Continue Reading »