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Greetings! I am currently doing my education in Project Management (though not specfic to IT) I really enjoyed the video. Even though I am not a seasoned PM I believe that during your meeting with Delena timelines and expectations need to be discussed and asked.
These are good questions. However, there's no answer at this stage yet. Instead, you may ask if customers have a deadline they want to try to meet. On a very high level you can ask about the scope and even read the SOW. But in practice it's better to keep the scope open for discussion and adjust it later when you have a better understanding of the project. Thanks for participating in the discussion!
Good questions, allow me to ask what if you have a client that does not have SOW or rather they do not know what exactly they want, how do you go about that?
I don't quite understand why the customer is requesting the project structure (kanban). Using a structure with fast iterations for early feedback makes sense, but why should the customer pick the approach, and not the team working on the project? I could imagine this coming up on a collaborative project. But shouldn't you clarify on this to give your team more freedom?
That is to show you examples from the real world. Sometimes customers insist on certain approach that they are familiar with. Of course, you can challenge that decision. However, if it doesn't make much damage, I would try to address their needs at the beginning of our collaboration. Later, I may educate them in a better approach. However, it's a great question.
There is no point in asking your manager or the sales guy about the scope; they don't know. The scope details and all its specified deliverables will come from the client. Success will be measured by how happy and satisfied the client is and whether you get any more work.
@@ITProjectManagers hmmm!!! on a positive note, she will be knowledgeable and be able to guide you on the product. On the flip side, her overly high expectations may set the stage for scope creep if you are not careful.
@@stephime4389 Yes, good assumptions. It will be a good input for stakeholder analysis. Stay tuned next week as we are going to meet Delana for the first time;)
Good question. This is to show how projects in the real world look like. Especially small ones. I could have pushed back and asked for business case. Maybe I could have helped with it. But is it a good investment of my and client's time? Is my contact person (Delana) actually possesses this knowledge. Will it have an impact on such a small project? When you analyze all these questions you may come up with conclusion that running a project by the book is not applicable here. So, you take minimal required information to push the project further. Does this answer your question? What is you take on this matter?
@@ITProjectManagers Thanks for the feedback. What would be your quantitative analysis to determine this decision? Meaning what figures would you think of to determine the size of the project? Solely on budget size? Or is it more intuitive based on experience?
@@user-qw2oo2be7b, It's more of the experience. There's no simple technique to quantify such decisions. But here's the thought process: 1. Are we responsible just for execution of the project or for the success of the product. In latter case, I would insist on the business case. 2. Are there several solution that we can implement to achieve a similar project goal. In case of multiple solution, BC will help align the expectation for the final product. 3. Is the project "expensive" or high-profile. In this case, I will use any trick that will help me improve chances for success and engage stakeholders. So, yes for the business case.
@@user-qw2oo2be7b, yes, correct. project management maturity will be a strong factor here. If you ever need to write a business case and no one ever did it in the organization, it should be a collaborative effort with various expert in the company.
I would ask what is that client is planning to achieve from this IOS application? What benefits our organization will have? Is their any time lines in mind? Have they done this project before?
@@ITProjectManagers There're two chances, My customer is a software firm, and outsourcing this task or they are a non-software company. Both these case, I will ask if they have any ideas in mind? Any prototype? Any reference available in the market? Who are their competitors? What their unique selling point that they want to focus on in this product? What they want to achieve? Target audiences? Long term goal? Budget? All these factors play a role in designing a product. In case customer fails to answer any of above, you will have to ask further more questions or help them with what you know and already have to find your desired answer.
hi ,my eductaion is MCA from india and i am currently pursuing pg diploma in project management and i have 3 years experience in java fullstack development field how to step up into project manager role from java fullstack developer
I published a full tutorial on how to become an IT project manager. Please watch it here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZArPMWHMqv0.html If you have any questions after that, please let me know.
