08.Oct.2011 at 14:06 by Rob Allen via api
Good presentation style. The content could have been better focused for the audience.
Playing nicely with Project Managers
Wes Thompson (08.Oct.2011 at 14:40)
Talk at PHP North West 2011 (English - UK)
Who are project managers? What do they even do? What do they want from me?
In this talk, I start by introducing the PRINCE2 project manager and the role they play within the scope of a project, who they speak to and what they talk about. I then go on to discuss the lingo, and what they mean in real terms when they say things like "Work Package" and "PPD".
With the basics out of the way I go on to briefly discuss what they do that developers don't care about, and then in more detail what developers really need to know when dealing with their project managers. This covers providing estimates, (see Rowan Merewood's talk - Saturday 15:00 Track 1), it also covers the importance of meeting their expectations with regards to reports and dealing with issues. It finally tackles the subject of change and what that actually means within a project.
Although you may not deal directly with a project manager, it's really useful to know what everyone is expecting from each other in the chain from the Interns and junior developers all the way up to corporate.
Quicklink: https://joind.in/3821
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08.Oct.2011 at 20:44 by Anonymous
Was a good talk in general, but was rather focused on PRINCE2, rather than project management in general. However, the key points were relevant to any project management methodology, and the talk was delivered well.
09.Oct.2011 at 12:21 by Mark Baker
Perhaps too focused on the one very detailed (and not much used outside local/central government methodology), but an amusing discussion nontheless. With all the comments about the weird and arcane language of PM, I was considering all the weird and arcane language that we developers use. Nontheless, a good glimpse of the other side of the fence, and why we do need PMs to protect us from having to deal with the real powers at the top of the project tree.
09.Oct.2011 at 16:03 by Joe Lee
good style of presentation. I enjoyed the translating of the terms but maybe outline more common conflicts between a dev and PM with ways to deal with?
09.Oct.2011 at 19:24 by Rowan Merewood
Obviously need this man to do more speaking. I'll put you down for a few more Sheffield nights. Delivery was nice and relaxed and the content was short and to the point - just right for a lightning talk session.
09.Oct.2011 at 19:45 by Jenny Wong
I think this man is someone to watch out for. His talk was funny and clear. What people are saying above me are all valid points. The slides were a little long ( from the back you couldnt see the last bullets, but i am short). I hope you saw the Conference Speaking 101 by Stefan, i think taking some pointers from that will improve your speaking alot!
09.Oct.2011 at 20:14 by Pastey
This talk was slick. It was well delivered and amusing. Yes, it may have been a bit focused on one particular aspect but it's better to talk about something you know well than bluff your way through something you don't.
Very good talk.
09.Oct.2011 at 23:03 by Kathryn Reeve
Though the topic was pretty focused on one part or things, the content was well known to Wes and as such it was delivered in a nice manner that flowed well. Would like to see more of Wes talking with more time to put in so that the whole topic can be adequately explored
10.Oct.2011 at 12:53 by Anonymous
The talk was delivered well and was interesting to learn about the project hierarchy in more detail.
10.Oct.2011 at 21:22 by Matthew Kellett
Great approach to presenting. The content was engaging, to the point and interesting with some good analogies being used.
So you know, you got a well-respected score of 8 on the lingo bingo game ;)
11.Oct.2011 at 12:01 by Lorna Mitchell
Beautiful slides but with far too much content on them, which was distracting as I can't read and listen at the same time. The delivery was great, relaxed and engaging at the same time, good use of questions and pauses, and with some dynamic range. I wasn't sure the content was well-structured or targeted, although I thought that the individual points were nicely made. Overall: good job.
11.Oct.2011 at 12:53 by Alex Luneburg
This was an engaging and entertaining talk that I thoroughly enjoyed. As others have said it was quite focused in a particular area but the points made could be applied in many situations. Hopefully we'll see you speaking at more conferences in the future!
11.Oct.2011 at 18:50 by Lineke Kerckhoffs-Willems
For me personally, this wasn't really a lot of new information. However, you kept my attention and the way you presented it was great! You should speak more often :)
12.Oct.2011 at 10:52 by Luke Barton
I really enjoyed this talk. Having had recent problems working with project managers, it was quite eye opening to project managers function and the things I'd been missing, which had harmed relationships with the project managers.
08.Oct.2011 at 09:35 by nick den breems via api
as a newb on the scene I did get the message. Very nice how you make links to skating, facebook and the general debelopers history. keep up the good work!