As creatives we often have a very difficult time at planning our projects correctly. The result ends up being missed deadlines and missed opportunities which equate to time and money lost, as well as usually our morale. This presentation will provide a complete overview of what project management entails, will provide a deep demonstration of how a creative studio can successfully plan a project from start to finish, and will show the various paper and software based tools that can help studios ensure they keep an organized and excellent record of the complete life of the project.
11. Project Management Defined
Project Management
is the discipline of organizing
and managing resources so
they deliver all the work
required to complete a project
within a defined scope, time,
and cost constraints
17. Why Project Management?
Why It Can Fail
• incomplete plan
• poor organization
• lack of defined roles
• dependency on one person
• scope creep
• unclear objectives
33. Project Phases
Keep a Playbook
For every project log the total
hours, players, profit/loss, things
learned, strengths, weaknesses,
and so on. This will help you
and your employees
understand what projects you
like and why.
59. Change Order
Should Contain:
• specific change to be made
• cost to make the change
• additional time needed for
the change
60. Change Order
Should Contain:
• specific change to be made
• cost to make the change
• additional time needed for
the change
• signatures of approval (client
and you)
61. Change Order
Should Contain:
• specific change to be made
• cost to make the change
• additional time needed for
the change
• signatures of approval (client
and you)
• date