Tag Archives: Rules Internet Project management

  • 18
    Aug 08
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Ten things we can learn from… Going on a holiday

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[lang_nl]Ik ben net terug van twee weken vakantie. Helemaal (nou ja bijna helemaal) offline geweest. Dat kan erg lekker zijn. En je doet er goede ideeën op. En sommige dingen vallen op. Zo viel me als projectmanager van internetprojecten weer eens op dat projectmanagement overal terugkomt. Niet alleen bij de bouw van een internetsite. Projectmanagement is bijvoorbeeld ook het goed managen van een vakantie. Regel je je zaakjes niet goed zal je vakantie tegenvallen. Regel je het wel goed heb je een leuke vakantie.

Ik ben dus net terug van vakantie. Het was heerlijk, maar op een aantal dingen had ik mijn ‘projectmanagement’ misschien wat beter kunnen doen. Ik kwam tot tien dingen die je kan leren van op vakantie gaan die gerelateerd zijn aan het projectmanagement rondom de bouw van een internetsite.[/lang_nl][lang_en]I just returned from two weeks holiday. Completely (well almost) offline. That can be very relaxing. You think of some good ideas and some things stand out. For example, I noticed as project manager of Internet, once again, that project management is everywhere. Not only in constructing a website. Project Management, for example, is also the proper management of a holiday. If you don’t manage your things your holiday will be a disaster. Manage it really good and you’ll have a great holiday.

So I just got back from holiday. It was delicious, but on a number of things I maybe should have done my ‘project management’ better. Therefore I came up with ten things you can learn from going on holiday related to project management around the construction of an Internet site:[/lang_en]

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  • 31
    Jul 08
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Rule ‘Special’: know when to schedule a break

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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!

Bas van den Beld

  • 11
    Jun 08
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Is the customer really the weakest link?

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Is de klant de zwakste schakel of de projectmanager?This morning I read a remarkable post on the Computable- website. "Customer is weakest link in ICT projects" was the title of the piece. It appears that the Catholic University of Mechelen has conducted an investigation showing that the customer plays an important role in the failure of an ICT project. The title made believe it was worse than it really is, but there is certainly a core of truth in it. But whether the customer is really the weakest link…

In the investigation "An exploration of the failure and success of IT projects – Review with project managers" researchers Ruben and Dave Callewaert have made a list of fourteen categories of factors contributing to the failure of an ICT project. Off course on off the factors is often poor project management. In addition, there are a number customer-factors that play an important role: problems with the goal descriptions, lack of support by management, changing requirements and problems in communication.

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  • 09
    Jun 08
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Rules on internet project management: (16) Collect the right people

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(16) Verzamel de juiste mensen - Collect the right peopleIt’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.

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  • 12
    May 08
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Rules on internet project management: (15) Try to keep it fun

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Rules on internet project management: (15) Try to keep it funA 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.

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