by Chris Boulanger | Dec 22, 2014 | Marketing Ideas, Project Management Ideas, Rants, Working Blog
Finding an existing solution to customize can often (but not always) save you time and money versus building from scratch. Try and look at your needs from different angles to decide which is the right way to go. What’s the Difference Between Customized &...
by Chris Boulanger | Dec 3, 2014 | Project Management Ideas, Working Blog
Projects shouldn’t be free-form. You have to put boundaries around what you are going to accomplish. The boundaries define your scope and you need a clear scope to determine schedule & cost. Schedule, cost and scope are sometimes called the Iron Triangle...
by Chris Boulanger | Nov 18, 2014 | Project Management Ideas
At some point, you are going to get it wrong. So wrong that you can’t just roll with it, reschedule it, or bring in someone to fix it. It may be despite your best efforts or because you made the wrong assumptions or because you were hungover when you made the...
by Chris Boulanger | Oct 6, 2014 | Project Management Ideas
Web project scopes often require similar thinking to what HP is doing with their breakup plan. You have to think about how to deliver the best results from start to finish, and that means focusing key resources (time, team, money) on major priorities. A...
by Chris Boulanger | May 9, 2014 | Marketing Ideas, Project Management Ideas, Working Blog
It’s easy to get fixated on trends and tools for online marketing. But it’s not the applications, frameworks or websites that make you successful…its the strategy and understanding of your customers that guide their use. Marketing tactics without...
by Chris Boulanger | May 2, 2014 | Project Management Ideas, Working Blog
Project Management techniques give you a very effective way to conceptualize and complete projects, but they are not too good about helping you develop a management style that works across personalities and perspectives. Here are some quotes I try to keep in mind when...
