In the tech agency space, agencies may perform poorly because they act as a "middle man" instead of a "facilitator". Whether you’re an agency or work with one, join us to learn the best practices for successful project management and a successful agency partnership. Session: https://www.drupalcampatlanta.com/2022/sessions/effective-project-management-how-grow-high-value-partnerships

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Effective Project
Management: How to
Grow High-Value
Partnerships
P R E PA R E D F O R :
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Norah Medlin
I N T R O D U C T I O N –
- Lives in Joliet (West Chicagoland), I
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- 15+ years of experience in Software Developmen
t
- Loves to build & guide unique ad-hoc rockstar
team
s
- Passionate about agile project management,
automation, mentorship and open source cultur
e
- Member of the SCA since 200
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T E C H N I C A L P R O J E C T M A N A G E R
AT M E D I A C U R R E N T
/in/shannonmedlin
- Drupal - Language Agnostic
- DevOps - Linux/Bash
- REST API - Entrepreneurship
Skills
About

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Getting Started

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Welcome Email
T E A M B U I L D I N G –
Who should attend the kickoff meeting?
Ask for names, titles and email addresses
.
When should the kickoff meeting
take place
?
Include a link to a scheduler or list of times
for the client to select
.
Does anyone on your team require
accommodations?
Inclusion/Accessibility requirements and
inclusivity statement.
TO :
S U B J E C T:
Client Contact
Kicking Off Our Project!
Hi Client Contact,
We’re excited to be working together
!
To get started, we need to cover a few things
so we can have a successful project
.
I wanted to ask you a few questions…

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Kickoff Meeting
T E A M B U I L D I N G –
S TA K E H O L D E R S
C E
K E Y C O N TA C T
D E C I S I O N M A K E R
D E C I S I O N M A K E R
S TA F F M E M B E R S TA F F M E M B E R
K I C K O F F M E E T I N G

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Kickoff Meeting
T E A M B U I L D I N G –
S TA K E H O L D E R S
“ R A - R A ” M E E T I N G
C E
K E Y C O N TA C T
D E C I S I O N M A K E R
D E C I S I O N M A K E R
S TA F F M E M B E R S TA F F M E M B E R

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Stakeholder Analysis
T E A M B U I L D I N G –
A C T I V E LY
K E E P
M O N I TO
K E E P S AT I S F I E D
CEO
Decision
Makers
Key
Contacts
I N T E R E S T / AVA I L A B I L I T Y
Main
Contact
Scan for
Miro Template

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Discovery-
fi
rst
Approach

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Empowering Decision Makers With
a Discovery-
fi
rst Approac
h
D I S C O V E RY- F I R S T A P P R O A C H –

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Phased Approach

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Onion Diagram
P H A S E D A P P R O A C H –

12. Thank You
For Questions or More Informatio
n
Norah Medlin
norah.medlin@mediacurrent.co
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