18 Minute Listen …I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my coaching clients the other week. I asked him about how far he’s come, and how quickly he’s done it! It’s incredible how much progress one agency can make in such a short time. Keep reading to learn more about how he did it.1.…
6 Minute Read … Congratulations. You’ve done it! You’ve made the sale! The hard part is over! Right? Wrong… The fun has only just begun. Managing digital projects is no easy task, they present a unique set of challenges that you don’t face anywhere else. If handled correctly, you can wow your clients and develop lifelong relationships. If you mess…
3 Minute Read… Processes are bad. Wait, what? Hasn’t everybody been telling you just the opposite this whole time? It’s always document a process for this, automate a process for that. And now I’m telling you it’s bad? Hell yeah! Maybe I should explain more…. We’ve all been in that situation where a client wants a quick mock-up of their site,…
10 Minute Read… Behind every good agency is a set of damn good project managers. Without their dedication and hard work, there would be no projects, no clients, no agency! But digital projects are not easy to run and they come with a unique set of problems and challenges. So how do you help make your project…
3 Minute Read… As your agency grows and scales you’re going to hit more bumps in the road and make more mistakes, it’s inevitable and it’s a part of growing pains. When project managers make mistakes though the consequences tend to be much worse. After all, your agency’s success is dependent on having happy clients…
3 Minute Read… Welcome to the Best Management Practices for Digital Projects Part 3. This series was created to help make you and your project managers lives much easier (and your clients much happier!). So far we’ve given you practices to help streamline the project lifecycle, keep clients happy, prevent scope creep, and set proper expectation…
4 Minute Read… Welcome to the Best Management Practices for Digital Projects Series. It’s no secret that running digital projects comes with a unique set of problems. Communication can be difficult, aligning expectation levels, the list goes on. After working on thousands of projects I’ve hit my fair share of bumps in the road, I’ve also…
4 Minute Read… We all know that running a digital agency and its projects pose its own set of challenges. How do you set expectation levels when you’re not delivering a tangible product? How do you prevent scope creep? What are appropriate communication standards? And most importantly, how do you remain profitable during this entire process? This…
Scope creep can single-handedly kill your project profits and timeline. So how can you kill scope creep before it kills you? There are dozens of ways to kill scope creep, some being more effective than others. The most effective way to is to simply stop it before it starts. Taking preventative measures allows you to be…
Picture this: you’re in full swing with a very promising client, 3 or 4 weeks into your 90-day project. You had a pretty good idea at the beginning of everything about all of the work you needed to get accomplished during your interaction together, but it’s starting to seem like more of an ordeal than…