The document provides guidance on planning and managing a web project. It discusses establishing requirements, issuing a request for proposal (RFP), selecting a development partner, going through phases of discovery, design, development and testing, content migration, and ongoing site management. Key phases include establishing needs upfront, vetting development firms, signing off on specifications at each stage, allowing time for testing, and planning training and support for ongoing site management. Sample budgets range from $10,000-$100,000 for development and $20,000-$100,000 annually for site management applications and hosting.
This document lists common problems and nightmares that can occur on Agile projects. Some of the issues discussed include clients not wanting to use Agile, having too short of a timeline, clients demanding specifications, disagreements over feature scope, dependencies between stories causing delays, and clients repeatedly requesting changes late in the project. The document provides advice on how to potentially address each issue, such as getting buy-in from clients on using Agile early, setting clear expectations on the project parameters and what can be changed, and prioritizing more risky work earlier on.
This document provides an overview of rapid product development using a continuous feature improvement approach. It begins by introducing Zach Beer and his experience in product development roles. It then discusses some quick disclaimers about terminology and assumptions. The document advocates for determining the narrowest feature slice that can add value, delivering it quickly for customer feedback, learning from each delivery, and repeating. It provides examples of how to choose the right feature slice and develop critical feedback loops from customers. The document acknowledges challenges but argues the approach ultimately makes development easier and teams happier. It analogizes the process to incremental car feature development.
How do we balance building the right thing with building it well? In this presentation we will examine this question at multiple levels of focus. We will discuss how a team can define the threshold for acceptable quality for their own context.
The document discusses trial engineering moving parts by identifying difficult problems, building throwaway prototypes to test options, and conducting experiments. It provides an example where the problem of converting PowerPoint files to Flash was solved through experiments: Experiment 1 using OpenOffice was successful; Experiment 2 using a PDF to SWF converter also worked well; Experiment 3 displaying images failed due to large file sizes and slow internet. The key is to quickly explore how to solve difficult engineering problems through short, throwaway experiments.
The document provides guidance on planning and managing a web project. It discusses establishing requirements, issuing a request for proposal (RFP), selecting a development partner, going through phases of discovery, design, development and testing, content migration, and ongoing site management. Key phases include establishing needs upfront, vetting development firms, signing off on specifications at each stage, allowing time for testing, and planning training and support for ongoing site management. Sample budgets range from $10,000-$100,000 for development and $20,000-$100,000 annually for site management applications and hosting.
This document lists common problems and nightmares that can occur on Agile projects. Some of the issues discussed include clients not wanting to use Agile, having too short of a timeline, clients demanding specifications, disagreements over feature scope, dependencies between stories causing delays, and clients repeatedly requesting changes late in the project. The document provides advice on how to potentially address each issue, such as getting buy-in from clients on using Agile early, setting clear expectations on the project parameters and what can be changed, and prioritizing more risky work earlier on.
This document provides an overview of rapid product development using a continuous feature improvement approach. It begins by introducing Zach Beer and his experience in product development roles. It then discusses some quick disclaimers about terminology and assumptions. The document advocates for determining the narrowest feature slice that can add value, delivering it quickly for customer feedback, learning from each delivery, and repeating. It provides examples of how to choose the right feature slice and develop critical feedback loops from customers. The document acknowledges challenges but argues the approach ultimately makes development easier and teams happier. It analogizes the process to incremental car feature development.
How do we balance building the right thing with building it well? In this presentation we will examine this question at multiple levels of focus. We will discuss how a team can define the threshold for acceptable quality for their own context.
The document discusses trial engineering moving parts by identifying difficult problems, building throwaway prototypes to test options, and conducting experiments. It provides an example where the problem of converting PowerPoint files to Flash was solved through experiments: Experiment 1 using OpenOffice was successful; Experiment 2 using a PDF to SWF converter also worked well; Experiment 3 displaying images failed due to large file sizes and slow internet. The key is to quickly explore how to solve difficult engineering problems through short, throwaway experiments.
What do clients, potential clients and connections worry most about when commissioning graphic design for their marketing materials or businesses? In this presentation, I hope to demystify some of the more terrifying concerns people have.
These are the slides from a talk I gave at our local Refresh meetup. Learn more here: http://refreshthetriangle.org/posts/rapid_prototyping_and_customer_development/
The document discusses the importance of creating a product narrative to provide clarity for a team working on a new product. It defines a narrative as a report of connected events presented through words and images. It then provides an example product narrative for an admissions process at a startup incubator. The example demonstrates how a narrative outlines each step from a user perspective with details to provide shared understanding for collaborative work. It is noted that creating a narrative helps avoid wasted time and arguments while its absence can lead to chaos. Common mistakes to avoid are making the narrative too rigid or hypothetical rather than focused on shipping improvements.
The document provides 5 steps for efficiently delivering e-commerce projects: 1) Know the client's priorities for scope, cost, quality, and time; 2) Prioritize requirements using the MoSCoW method; 3) Use a waterfall approach for predictable projects or an agile approach for unpredictable projects; 4) Create rough wireframes and start design/development without waiting; 5) User test after each iteration and think ahead. The end.
This document provides guidance on iterating a design based on customer insights from early adopters. It recommends turning job stories derived from early adopters into an updated design. It also provides resources on background reading, viewing, iteration shortcuts using tools like Keynote and Balsamic, and templates to update the minimum viable product canvas and core solution loop. Potential iteration speedbumps are identified such as false pivots or discomfort with the customer discovery process.
Magento Live 2014 Customer Expectation PresentationBrent W Peterson
This document discusses aligning customer expectations for Magento projects. It emphasizes the importance of educating clients about Magento's flexibility and complexity. Key recommendations include learning about the client's past experiences, creating a clear statement of work, communicating how additions may impact timelines, and managing assumptions. Constant, consistent communication through various channels and clear expectations are vital for success. Potential issues arise from unclear requirements, technical limitations, and emotional involvement.
6 Things to Think About Before Building Your WebsiteFloown
Building a website can be a daunting task. Without preparation even more so. Thinking about the following 6 actionable and practical topics will however make the task much easier to digest. In this Floown Slideshare we will be handling goals, design, technical solutions, styleguides, coding and debugging. 6 topics that are truly worth thinking about before building.
An offshore graphic design services provider companyJahanggir Alam
We are one of the Leading Offshore Outsourcing Clipping Path and Image Editing Companies offering the Best Quality Clipping Path, Multiple Clipping Path, Photo Retouching, Shadow & Reflection Creation & Removal, Cropping & Resizing, Logo & Creative Graphic Design and so forth at the Lowest Price possible.
What are the challenges we face while developing the front-end for the largest accommodations reservations website in the world?
Working on an e-commerce interface is already a complex task itself; how do we make it work in 224 countries, for customers all around the world? In this presentation, we'll see how our architecture, performance and UI decisions impact the experience of millions of partners and users who book a room with us.
The document provides tips for deciding on the initial feature set for the first version (Alpha v0.1) of a new product. It recommends starting small by focusing on solving one core problem for customers and building a minimally viable product that can be tested and demoed. This approach allows for learning from early customer feedback to guide further development, as demonstrated by the example of how Chillr started with a basic SMS feature and grew from there. The key is to start usably small before gradually scaling up features over multiple versions based on feedback.
The document provides guidance on how to properly estimate costs for a construction project. It stresses that estimates should be based on solid construction plans created by professionals, not improvised drawings. It outlines several key steps to accurate cost estimation, including quantifying all necessary materials, labor, and equipment; attaching unit costs while considering various cost factors; totaling numbers carefully and rounding for simplicity; applying an appropriate markup to ensure profits; and presenting bids in person to address any client questions or concerns. Proper cost estimation is important for maintaining a successful construction business.
Patrick McKenzie Opticon 2014: Advanced A/B TestingPatrick McKenzie
A/B Testing Beyond Headlines and Button Colors -- ideas for tests (particularly for B2B SaaS), common pitfalls in organizations, and how to overcome them.
Analysis In Agile: It's More than Just User StoriesKent McDonald
A common question asked by teams adopting agile is "what does business analysis look like in agile?" The common answer is "writing user stories".
WRONG!
Okay, maybe not wrong, but certainly not the whole story (pardon the pun). Business analysis in agile is concerned with understanding the problem and possible solutions in order to ensure the team is building the right thing. User stories can be helpful, but are certainly not sufficient for doing that.
In this session, Kent McDonald describes how you can perform just enough business analysis to discover the right things to build. This includes how to really use value to decide what to build first, why process flows, data models, and mockups are still extremely helpful, and why the function of user stories is more important than their form.
Along the way, Kent shares examples from a system replacement project he is working on and suggests ways you can apply these techniques to your own projects.
Where does product management start and where does product design end?
IN this talk given at the Iron Hack school at the Product School meetup in Amsterdam I explore what is the overlap and what differs them
Managing client expectations is key when undertaking fixed price agile projects. It is important to educate clients on agile principles like flexibility for changes and iterative delivery. All expectations around scope, schedule, acceptance criteria, and change management should be clearly documented and agreed upon. Regular communication through progress updates, demos and reports helps align expectations by keeping clients aware of progress and importance of their inputs. Careful planning and transparency can help complete the project on budget while over-delivering on client needs.
Hoe kan je data gebruiken om beter te beslissen? Booking.com werkt samen met Netwerven en vertelt hoe je met data je beslissingsproces kan verbeteren.Think big, act small.
Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products (NDC2013)Ben Hall
Ben Hall is a hacker in residence at Cornershop and founder of previous startups. He discusses his approach to starting new ventures, which focuses on rapidly validating ideas by building minimum viable products and releasing early to test assumptions and learn from customers and metrics. Some of his key advice includes failing fast when ideas don't work, focusing on acquisition metrics over features, and prioritizing speed of delivery over perfect code in the early stages. The presentation emphasizes learning through quick iteration and putting products in front of customers as soon as possible.
This document discusses calculating the financial return of agile software development practices. It notes that introducing agile practices can increase productivity by 34% while decreasing costs by 27%. However, the biggest benefits of agile may be non-financial, including increased business value, teamwork, customer collaboration, and embracing change. True financial return is maximizing these benefits. The document advocates for smart trust between organizations using agile, with contracts incentivizing customer satisfaction and business outcomes rather than detailed plans.
What do clients, potential clients and connections worry most about when commissioning graphic design for their marketing materials or businesses? In this presentation, I hope to demystify some of the more terrifying concerns people have.
These are the slides from a talk I gave at our local Refresh meetup. Learn more here: http://refreshthetriangle.org/posts/rapid_prototyping_and_customer_development/
The document discusses the importance of creating a product narrative to provide clarity for a team working on a new product. It defines a narrative as a report of connected events presented through words and images. It then provides an example product narrative for an admissions process at a startup incubator. The example demonstrates how a narrative outlines each step from a user perspective with details to provide shared understanding for collaborative work. It is noted that creating a narrative helps avoid wasted time and arguments while its absence can lead to chaos. Common mistakes to avoid are making the narrative too rigid or hypothetical rather than focused on shipping improvements.
The document provides 5 steps for efficiently delivering e-commerce projects: 1) Know the client's priorities for scope, cost, quality, and time; 2) Prioritize requirements using the MoSCoW method; 3) Use a waterfall approach for predictable projects or an agile approach for unpredictable projects; 4) Create rough wireframes and start design/development without waiting; 5) User test after each iteration and think ahead. The end.
This document provides guidance on iterating a design based on customer insights from early adopters. It recommends turning job stories derived from early adopters into an updated design. It also provides resources on background reading, viewing, iteration shortcuts using tools like Keynote and Balsamic, and templates to update the minimum viable product canvas and core solution loop. Potential iteration speedbumps are identified such as false pivots or discomfort with the customer discovery process.
Magento Live 2014 Customer Expectation PresentationBrent W Peterson
This document discusses aligning customer expectations for Magento projects. It emphasizes the importance of educating clients about Magento's flexibility and complexity. Key recommendations include learning about the client's past experiences, creating a clear statement of work, communicating how additions may impact timelines, and managing assumptions. Constant, consistent communication through various channels and clear expectations are vital for success. Potential issues arise from unclear requirements, technical limitations, and emotional involvement.
6 Things to Think About Before Building Your WebsiteFloown
Building a website can be a daunting task. Without preparation even more so. Thinking about the following 6 actionable and practical topics will however make the task much easier to digest. In this Floown Slideshare we will be handling goals, design, technical solutions, styleguides, coding and debugging. 6 topics that are truly worth thinking about before building.
An offshore graphic design services provider companyJahanggir Alam
We are one of the Leading Offshore Outsourcing Clipping Path and Image Editing Companies offering the Best Quality Clipping Path, Multiple Clipping Path, Photo Retouching, Shadow & Reflection Creation & Removal, Cropping & Resizing, Logo & Creative Graphic Design and so forth at the Lowest Price possible.
What are the challenges we face while developing the front-end for the largest accommodations reservations website in the world?
Working on an e-commerce interface is already a complex task itself; how do we make it work in 224 countries, for customers all around the world? In this presentation, we'll see how our architecture, performance and UI decisions impact the experience of millions of partners and users who book a room with us.
The document provides tips for deciding on the initial feature set for the first version (Alpha v0.1) of a new product. It recommends starting small by focusing on solving one core problem for customers and building a minimally viable product that can be tested and demoed. This approach allows for learning from early customer feedback to guide further development, as demonstrated by the example of how Chillr started with a basic SMS feature and grew from there. The key is to start usably small before gradually scaling up features over multiple versions based on feedback.
The document provides guidance on how to properly estimate costs for a construction project. It stresses that estimates should be based on solid construction plans created by professionals, not improvised drawings. It outlines several key steps to accurate cost estimation, including quantifying all necessary materials, labor, and equipment; attaching unit costs while considering various cost factors; totaling numbers carefully and rounding for simplicity; applying an appropriate markup to ensure profits; and presenting bids in person to address any client questions or concerns. Proper cost estimation is important for maintaining a successful construction business.
Patrick McKenzie Opticon 2014: Advanced A/B TestingPatrick McKenzie
A/B Testing Beyond Headlines and Button Colors -- ideas for tests (particularly for B2B SaaS), common pitfalls in organizations, and how to overcome them.
Analysis In Agile: It's More than Just User StoriesKent McDonald
A common question asked by teams adopting agile is "what does business analysis look like in agile?" The common answer is "writing user stories".
WRONG!
Okay, maybe not wrong, but certainly not the whole story (pardon the pun). Business analysis in agile is concerned with understanding the problem and possible solutions in order to ensure the team is building the right thing. User stories can be helpful, but are certainly not sufficient for doing that.
In this session, Kent McDonald describes how you can perform just enough business analysis to discover the right things to build. This includes how to really use value to decide what to build first, why process flows, data models, and mockups are still extremely helpful, and why the function of user stories is more important than their form.
Along the way, Kent shares examples from a system replacement project he is working on and suggests ways you can apply these techniques to your own projects.
Where does product management start and where does product design end?
IN this talk given at the Iron Hack school at the Product School meetup in Amsterdam I explore what is the overlap and what differs them
Managing client expectations is key when undertaking fixed price agile projects. It is important to educate clients on agile principles like flexibility for changes and iterative delivery. All expectations around scope, schedule, acceptance criteria, and change management should be clearly documented and agreed upon. Regular communication through progress updates, demos and reports helps align expectations by keeping clients aware of progress and importance of their inputs. Careful planning and transparency can help complete the project on budget while over-delivering on client needs.
Hoe kan je data gebruiken om beter te beslissen? Booking.com werkt samen met Netwerven en vertelt hoe je met data je beslissingsproces kan verbeteren.Think big, act small.
Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products (NDC2013)Ben Hall
Ben Hall is a hacker in residence at Cornershop and founder of previous startups. He discusses his approach to starting new ventures, which focuses on rapidly validating ideas by building minimum viable products and releasing early to test assumptions and learn from customers and metrics. Some of his key advice includes failing fast when ideas don't work, focusing on acquisition metrics over features, and prioritizing speed of delivery over perfect code in the early stages. The presentation emphasizes learning through quick iteration and putting products in front of customers as soon as possible.
This document discusses calculating the financial return of agile software development practices. It notes that introducing agile practices can increase productivity by 34% while decreasing costs by 27%. However, the biggest benefits of agile may be non-financial, including increased business value, teamwork, customer collaboration, and embracing change. True financial return is maximizing these benefits. The document advocates for smart trust between organizations using agile, with contracts incentivizing customer satisfaction and business outcomes rather than detailed plans.
This document discusses improving software estimation techniques. It covers using metrics to improve the estimation process. Metrics can provide historical data needed for techniques like algorithmic modeling and analogy-based estimation. The document also discusses cost estimation and process maturity as ways to refine estimates over time. Maintaining metrics allows for repeatable, teachable estimation processes that improve with experience.
Bye bye productivity, hello Business Value - Nesma autumn conferenceFrank Vogelezang
Until now there was a big focus on measuring the productivity of software development. With Agile software development there is a continuous flow of software, so productivity is becoming less important and the focus of software measurement should shift towards Value.
This document provides a checklist for assessing the credibility of software cost and schedule estimates. It outlines key factors to examine, including whether the estimate objectives are clear, the task has been appropriately sized, historical data supports the estimates, assumptions have been documented, and steps have been taken to ensure estimate integrity. The checklist also notes that the estimate should still be validated against any recent changes.
Parametric Estimation for Reliable Project EstimatesFrank Vogelezang
Frank Vogelezang is a manager at Ordina who gives presentations on parametric estimation for reliable IT project estimates. The presentation covers estimating IT projects, translating requirements to a functional size measured in function points, and using proven reference data through parametric analysis to build reliable cost and schedule estimates. Keeping track of actual project performance allows re-estimating and incorporating experience to improve future parametric estimates.
Using data from completed software projects in the ISBSG repository, we will look at how people have gone about estimating their software projects and how well they did it. We will look at estimation techniques used, the accuracy of estimates and relationships between the estimates.
We will then offer practical tips and some steps you can take to determine how realistic your own estimates are. (IT Confidence 2013, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil))
Agile evangelists frequently skip the realities of the world. This is especially true when it comes to estimation. It often appears as if authors and presenters live in a world in which the customer is always a deep-pocketed in-house resource, with an abundance of confidence in the development team.
The realities, however, is that whether doing in-house development or contracting, the customer expects estimates for the development work. Potential benefits have to be weighed against estimated costs.
This talk deals with why estimation is crucial also in an Agile world.
Agile projects are hardly immune to overruns, delays and bad business decisions based on poor estimates. Before one can sit down and use “Planning Poker” or similar techniques for estimating sprints or releases, it is often necessary to provide a relative accurate estimate of total project delivery schedule and costs.
The talk presents five collaborative techniques to use for estimating software projects up front:
Delphi
Wideband Delphi
Unstructured groups
Statistical groups
Decision markets
All techniques have various strengths and weaknesses. They have been detailed to a great extent in the literature, but actual experiences and scientific results for use in Agile projects are scarce.
Combination techniques also supplement each other, and may be appropriate to use at different stages of a project. I.e. some techniques are more suitable for estimating projects up front (e.g. in bidding), some are good for release planning, and some are good for more detailed sprint planning.
Comparing Various SDLC Models On The Basis Of Available MethodologyIJMER
There are various SDLC models widely accepted and employed for developing software.
SDLC models give a theoretical guide line regarding development of the software. Employing proper
SDLC allows the managers to regulate whole development strategy of the software. Each SDLC has its
advantages and disadvantages making it suitable for use under specific condition and constraints for
specified type of software only. We need to understand which SDLC would generate most successful
result when employed for software development. For this we need some method to compare SDLC
models. Various methods have been suggested which allows comparing SDLC models. Comparing SLDC
models is a complex task as there is no mathematical theorem or physical device available. The essence
of this paper is to analyse some methodologies that could result in successful comparison of the SDLC
models. For this we have studied various available tools, techniques and methodologies and have tried
to extract most simple, easy and highly understandable method for comparing SDLC models.
Clients need to know how much a project will cost. Waterfall development is always late and over-budget. Agile development is done when it's done. You're left with estimates that you know are too low and then you squeeze them anyway. It shouldn't be this way. We'll look at how this happens, early warning signs, ways out and ways of avoiding it in the first place.
This document discusses software estimation techniques. It defines estimation, targets, and commitments, distinguishing between them. It describes reasons for inaccurate estimates like unstable requirements, omitted activities, and unrealistic optimism. It discusses fundamental estimation techniques like counting and computing, and choosing techniques based on project size, development style, and stage. Throughout, it emphasizes removing uncertainty through techniques like requirements stabilization to improve estimates.
This document discusses techniques for estimating project parameters and outcomes. It describes expert estimation, where an expert in the domain is asked to provide estimates. Formal modeling approaches are also discussed, like COCOMO 2 and function point analysis. Good practices for creating estimates are outlined, like providing a range instead of a single value, stating assumptions, and reviewing estimates over time. Estimation techniques like affinity mapping and analogy to past projects are presented as well. The document encourages focusing on delivering value, working iteratively, and collaborating with customers.
Workshop on Agile estimation techniques including Planning poker, Affinity estimation and relative estimation. First prez at Trasys during a lunch seminar
COCOMO is a software estimation model with three classes of projects - Organic, Semi-detached, and Embedded. Basic COCOMO uses effort and development time equations to provide rough estimates based on thousands of lines of code and project type. Intermediate COCOMO extends Basic COCOMO by accounting for 15 cost driver attributes related to product, hardware, personnel, and project factors through an effort adjustment factor. The effort and development time equations are then adjusted based on this factor to provide more accurate estimates.
This document provides guidance on project estimation. It notes that while estimation is difficult and inaccurate, it is still an important step. It recommends involving customers and the entire team to identify tasks and estimate timelines. Key aspects of the estimation process include creating wireframes, getting customer feedback, developing a work breakdown structure through a modified Delphi technique, and accounting for unknowns and risks. The overall message is that estimation requires understanding customer needs, breaking work into discrete tasks, and getting input from all parties to set expectations and plan a project.
Hadoop MapReduce Introduction and Deep InsightHanborq Inc.
Hadoop MapReduce introduces YARN, which separates cluster resource management from application execution. YARN introduces a global ResourceManager and per-node NodeManagers to manage resources. Applications run as ApplicationMasters and containers on the nodes. This improves scalability, fault tolerance, and allows various application paradigms beyond MapReduce. Optimization techniques for MapReduce include tuning buffer sizes, enabling sort avoidance when sorting is unnecessary, and using Netty and batch fetching to improve shuffle performance.
Every team or individual encounters pitfalls that attempt to derail the success of a project. Many times, theses pitfalls can be determined prior to encountering them. With proper planning, a team can take the appropriate measure to overcome any pitfall. In this session we discuss how planning starts during the estimation process and continues until the project is launched. Planning tasks that will be covered include; project estimation, feature specifications, use cases, wireframes, architecture, and build and release planning.
Here are the facilities, equipment and resources needed for the production along with their potential sources:
- Office space (for planning, design etc.) - College facilities or rented office space
- Photography studio - College facilities, rented studio space or outdoor locations
- Printing facilities - External printing company
- Computer/design software - College facilities or personal laptop
- Camera/photography equipment - College facilities, rental or personal equipment
- Ingredients for recipe testing - Purchased from supermarkets
- Paper/card for recipe cards - Purchased from stationery supplier
- Props for photography - Borrowed, rented or purchased
- Vehicles for transportation - Rental vehicles
Tom Armstrong is developing ideas for a client project. He created mind maps and brainstormed potential ideas. Two of his initial ideas were a collage to display on the client's website and creating new pages for the client's website about their landscape design services. After assessing the ideas, Tom selected creating new website pages as the idea to pursue further. He will develop this idea with mood boards and mockups. Then he will assess the developed idea against the project constraints before presenting a final treatment to the client. He will also conduct research on the client, competition, audience and content to inform his work.
The document provides tips and best practices for project management of websites built with Drupal. It discusses the importance of planning, communication with clients, using an appropriate development process (agile vs waterfall), estimating timelines, scheduling tasks, prioritizing design, managing client expectations, and Drupal-specific considerations.
This document provides guidelines for writing an effective web design proposal. It recommends including company information, a project overview discussing the client's goals, identifying the client's problems, proposed solutions, a development timeline, cost estimate, and terms and conditions. The proposal should be professional, address the client's needs, and provide clarity around the project scope, schedule, and pricing.
This document provides advice on building a side project into a profitable business by starting small and focusing on customer needs. It recommends choosing a product that solves a problem people will pay for, requires minimal users to be useful, and has existing competition. The document also discusses how to make time for side projects, manage growth while keeping an existing job, use small iterative releases, and market the product through content, sponsorships and paid ads targeted at relevant communities. The overall message is to focus on solving customer problems over features and valuing steady progress over rapid growth.
A set of tips to help improve the impact of your design proposals to the client.
Source: https://www.invisionapp.com/inside-design/web-design-proposal/
If You Want To Earn More Profits Follow An Established Project Management Met...Ed Kozak
The document discusses how following an established project management methodology can help organizations reduce costs and improve profits by minimizing errors, schedule delays, budget overruns, and rework. It provides examples of how lack of project management oversight can lead to missed deadlines, unclear project scope and requirements, and unhappy customers. Overall, the document argues that implementing a consistent project management process is important for defining projects, planning work, tracking progress, and achieving goals on time and on budget.
The document discusses different sources of funding for productions including self-financing, client financing, and crowdfunding. It also outlines the roles needed for a production team of 3 people including a photographer, copywriter, and graphic designer. Details are provided about finding locations, equipment, and managing risks and limitations for shooting recipe cards.
Pre production techniques - resubmissionRichardBurnn
Here are some key limitations and risks to consider for locations:
- Budget - Location fees can significantly impact your budget. Make sure any location is affordable.
- Access - Consider if you'll have easy and reliable access to the location for the duration of shooting.
- Permits - Some locations may require permits or insurance that add time and costs. Research requirements.
- Weather - Outdoor locations are vulnerable to unpredictable weather that could delay shooting.
- Distractions - Busy, public locations may have unwanted background noise or people that disrupt filming.
- Facilities - Ensure a location has necessary power, wifi, parking, bathrooms etc. that crew/equipment need.
- Liability - Risk
Estimates provide project leadership with a view of the project reality to make good decisions, but there is rarely certainty in software development. While estimates solve problems for businesses that want cost and schedule certainty, the problems can potentially be solved differently. The #NoEstimates approach eliminates much of the planning work in favor of collaborating with customers to develop high-level goals and deliver working software frequently, forming a partnership rather than a contractual negotiation. It moves away from committing to requirements that will not be worked on immediately and allows requirements to evolve over time.
The document provides guidance on planning and managing a web project. It discusses establishing requirements, issuing a request for proposal (RFP), selecting a development partner, going through phases of discovery, design, development and testing, content migration, and ongoing site management. Key phases include establishing needs upfront, vetting development firms, signing off on specifications at each stage, allowing time for testing, and planning training and support for ongoing site management. Sample budgets for development and site management applications are also included.
The document provides guidance on planning and managing a web project. It discusses establishing requirements, issuing a request for proposal, selecting a development partner, going through phases of discovery, design, development and testing, content migration, and ongoing site management. Key phases include establishing needs upfront, vetting development partners, signing off on designs and specifications, allowing time for testing, and planning training and support for ongoing site management. Sample budgets for development and ongoing site costs are also provided.
The document provides definitions and explanations of different types of funding for productions, including self-financing, employer/client financing, and Kickstarter crowdfunding. It discusses which type of funding would be most suitable for the student's small recipe card production project, noting that self-financing would be sufficient and avoid unnecessary costs. Potential expenses like ingredients, equipment, and printing are identified. Maintaining a schedule and allocating contingency time are proposed as methods for ensuring deadlines are met. Legal requirements and regulatory bodies for images, recipes, food safety, and advertising are also addressed.
The document discusses various pre-production techniques for financing a project, including self-financing using personal savings or funding from family/friends, employer/client financing where the client provides funds, and crowdfunding websites like Kickstarter. It also addresses determining the most suitable financing option, which for this small production company would be self-financing to avoid interest costs. Contingency planning and adhering to deadlines are discussed as important to stay on schedule.
Pre production techniques pro-forma richard -2Robyn Collinson
The document discusses different sources of funding for productions, including self-financing, client financing, and crowdfunding through Kickstarter. It focuses on client financing, where the client provides money upfront and upon completion if satisfied. This is seen as the most reliable option. Aspects of the production like hiring photographers, renting locations, stock images, and large-scale printing would require financing. Client financing is selected as it provides funds at the start and end of the project to cover costs.
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Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
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* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
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TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
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Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
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Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift.pdfTosin Akinosho
Monitoring and Managing Anomaly Detection on OpenShift
Overview
Dive into the world of anomaly detection on edge devices with our comprehensive hands-on tutorial. This SlideShare presentation will guide you through the entire process, from data collection and model training to edge deployment and real-time monitoring. Perfect for those looking to implement robust anomaly detection systems on resource-constrained IoT/edge devices.
Key Topics Covered
1. Introduction to Anomaly Detection
- Understand the fundamentals of anomaly detection and its importance in identifying unusual behavior or failures in systems.
2. Understanding Edge (IoT)
- Learn about edge computing and IoT, and how they enable real-time data processing and decision-making at the source.
3. What is ArgoCD?
- Discover ArgoCD, a declarative, GitOps continuous delivery tool for Kubernetes, and its role in deploying applications on edge devices.
4. Deployment Using ArgoCD for Edge Devices
- Step-by-step guide on deploying anomaly detection models on edge devices using ArgoCD.
5. Introduction to Apache Kafka and S3
- Explore Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and Amazon S3 for scalable storage solutions.
6. Viewing Kafka Messages in the Data Lake
- Learn how to view and analyze Kafka messages stored in a data lake for better insights.
7. What is Prometheus?
- Get to know Prometheus, an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit, and its application in monitoring edge devices.
8. Monitoring Application Metrics with Prometheus
- Detailed instructions on setting up Prometheus to monitor the performance and health of your anomaly detection system.
9. What is Camel K?
- Introduction to Camel K, a lightweight integration framework built on Apache Camel, designed for Kubernetes.
10. Configuring Camel K Integrations for Data Pipelines
- Learn how to configure Camel K for seamless data pipeline integrations in your anomaly detection workflow.
11. What is a Jupyter Notebook?
- Overview of Jupyter Notebooks, an open-source web application for creating and sharing documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text.
12. Jupyter Notebooks with Code Examples
- Hands-on examples and code snippets in Jupyter Notebooks to help you implement and test anomaly detection models.
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