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7 Habits of Highly Ineffective
Project Managers (in open
source)
Carol Smith
www.fossygirl.com
@fossygrl on Twitter
Habit #1
Spend more than 2 hours in
meetings per week.
Habit #1
● Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule - Paul Graham
● How much time do you have to spend on the project?
● Are you empowered to do your job?
Habit #2
Assume your colleagues are
trying to do a poor job.
Habit #2
● Assume competence unless proven otherwise.
● People want to take pride in their work.
Habit #3
Keep a checklist.
Habit #3
● Consistent pings to your colleagues on the project are
not going to make it happen faster.
● You should already have the familiarity with your project
and colleagues to judge when reminders are necessary.
Habit #4
Let other colleagues in the
organization meddle with the
project goals or timeline.
Habit #4
● It’s human nature to want to meddle in something for
which you might be responsible.
● Your job is to maintain credibility and authority.
Habit #5
Make everything an emergency.
Habit #5
● If everything is an emergency, nothing is important.
● Don’t cry wolf.
Habit #6
Break down rapport with your
colleagues on the project.
Habit #6
● Be personal, approachable, and sensible.
● Cookies.
● It takes some time for colleagues to work well together
and establish relationships, particularly in open source.
Habit #7
Assume the work estimates your
colleagues give you are perfect.
Habit #7
● It’s human nature to want to do your work quickly and
impress people.
● Your job is to understand how to pad the project and set
expectations when things slip.
Questions?
carol@fossygirl.com
Special thanks
to:
Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of
Highly Effective People
Paul Graham, “Maker’s Schedule,
Manager’s Schedule”
http://www.paulgraham.com/make
rsschedule.html

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7 habits of highly ineffective project managers (in open source

  • 1. 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective Project Managers (in open source) Carol Smith www.fossygirl.com @fossygrl on Twitter
  • 2. Habit #1 Spend more than 2 hours in meetings per week.
  • 3. Habit #1 ● Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule - Paul Graham ● How much time do you have to spend on the project? ● Are you empowered to do your job?
  • 4. Habit #2 Assume your colleagues are trying to do a poor job.
  • 5. Habit #2 ● Assume competence unless proven otherwise. ● People want to take pride in their work.
  • 6. Habit #3 Keep a checklist.
  • 7. Habit #3 ● Consistent pings to your colleagues on the project are not going to make it happen faster. ● You should already have the familiarity with your project and colleagues to judge when reminders are necessary.
  • 8. Habit #4 Let other colleagues in the organization meddle with the project goals or timeline.
  • 9. Habit #4 ● It’s human nature to want to meddle in something for which you might be responsible. ● Your job is to maintain credibility and authority.
  • 10. Habit #5 Make everything an emergency.
  • 11. Habit #5 ● If everything is an emergency, nothing is important. ● Don’t cry wolf.
  • 12. Habit #6 Break down rapport with your colleagues on the project.
  • 13. Habit #6 ● Be personal, approachable, and sensible. ● Cookies. ● It takes some time for colleagues to work well together and establish relationships, particularly in open source.
  • 14. Habit #7 Assume the work estimates your colleagues give you are perfect.
  • 15. Habit #7 ● It’s human nature to want to do your work quickly and impress people. ● Your job is to understand how to pad the project and set expectations when things slip.
  • 17. Special thanks to: Stephen Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Paul Graham, “Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule” http://www.paulgraham.com/make rsschedule.html