Cets 2015 ls van hyfte managing elearning projects
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Cets 2015 ls van hyfte managing elearning projects
- 5. 1. Create project plans with realistic task durations.
- 9. 2. Use online project management and collaboration tools to ensure that the entire team has access to all relevant plans, communications, and resources.
- 13. 3. Document all meetings and stakeholder calls; share with participants to ensure accuracy and transparency.
- 17. 4. Even successful projects can be stressful; remember to tell team members that you appreciate them.
- 20. 1. Create plans with realistic task durations 2. Use online collaboration tools 3. Document all meetings 4. Tell team members you appreciate them
Editor's Notes
- I was a substitute teacher when I landed my first Instructional Design job; I certainly had NO project management experience.
- My boss soon started asking me to manage projects as well, so I learned quite a bit very quickly. I am going to share my top 4 tips today.
- Why should you stay awake for the next 5 minutes? I want to help you avoid the mistakes we all can make, especially if you are new to project management.
- Tiiiiiiiiiiime is on my side, yes it is. Is Mick Jagger crazy or is he right when it comes to project management?
- That brings me to the first tip, “Create project plans with realistic task durations.”
- One way you can do this is by adding more buffer than you think you need. If production tells you they will deliver on a date, in your timeline, expect them to be late.
- We all can feel stress when under deadlines, so creating buffer can really help the project run more smoothly and get time on your side.
- This rapper stole a melody from David Bowie, and during that song he says “Stop. Collaborate and listen.” OK, I am not a rapper, but neither is he So how does those lyrics relate to my tips?
- The second tip is use online project management and collaboration tools to ensure that the entire team has access to all relevant plans, communications, and resources.
- You can apply this in several ways, but one way I find especially helpful is sending Outlook invites to internal team members and clients to let them know when deadlines are occurring.
- For a little while I only used this with our internal team, but I have found clients greatly appreciate the reminder on their calendar. You can’t rely on them to check the timeline constantly to figure out when their reviews are due.
- Elton John sings a song which goes “I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind. That I put down in words.” How does that apply to our next tip?
- Tip 3 is document all meetings and stakeholder calls; share with participants to ensure accuracy and transparency. So why is that important?
- In the beginning it didn’t occur to me to document and confirm that my understanding of a client call was the same as their understanding…..until I got burned.
- A client said don’t you remember; we talked about this at the beginning. I knew he was mistaken, but I have no way to prove it, and the margin suffered because of my error. I learned the hard way.
- I was going to wear a pair of these pants. Al Green sings “Let’s stay together. Loving you whether. Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad.”
- So on that note, the final tip is “Even successful projects can be stressful; remember to tell team members that you appreciate them.”
- Don’t take team members for granted, even though it is their job to work on your project. We become great at pointing out mistakes in our profession, but we need to point out the good as well.
- So don’t forget to tell team members when they did a great job; you never know when you will end up working with them again It’s just using good manners, right?
- Thanks for coming to this learning spark! Here is a brief summary of the tips. Feel free to come chat with me if you’d like to learn more.