I had an email from a reader recently (yes, I have at least one!) regarding my paper based system and how I deal with managing projects/actions in order to avoid duplication across lists (e.g have an action assigned to a project list and then … Read More »
I know I've been strangely quiet and only popping up occasionally - with good reason though! I've been working on a rather large project at work which has been taking up the majority of my time and energy. At home, I've been busily organising … Read More »
solo crm is a tool that would suit most freelance designers and developers very well if they are managing multiple clients or projects. The services it offers is quite customer-centric (hence the CRM part of the name!) and allow you to manage your projects … Read More »
So, the website’s now live. You’ve been paid and the website’s number 1 in Google – every’s happy, right? You betcha! I’m in the money! Oh? That’s nice! But what about the future – for you and your client? Who cares about them? I’m … Read More »
So now we come to the last phase of the Web Project – Invoicing. Hoorah! I get my money now! Lets hope so! Of course, thanks to your watertight contract you have all of your costs and payment terms laid out, right? How you … Read More »
For the uninitiated, anything that has more that one step (action) to it becomes a "Project". Projects are then broken down into their individual steps to form a "Next Actions" list. In theory you should only have one next action per project on your … Read More »
As I've already mentioned here in Managing Web Projects #5, the contract is a very important (and yet often missed) part of the development process: Not only does a contract protect the client, it protects you as well. You can clearly state what is … Read More »
We're looking into using Mind mapping at work as a means of capturing customer requirements when we're onsite and then using this mind map to draw up a Technical Requirements Specification. I was asked to write up a list of software as I'd had … Read More »
Sometimes simple is best! In this post I take a look at a simple method of Project and Next Action Organisation. … Read More »
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