Host: Prathmesh P. & 2 others
Speaker: Akshaya Rane
Date: SAT, Jun 24 · 10:00 AM IST
Introducing Akshaya , As a skilled developer and leader in Services Delivery at WisdmLabs, she is passionate about helping small and medium-sized businesses, as well as B2B partners, achieve their goals through impeccable project delivery and growth-oriented strategies. Akshaya’s expertise and valuable learnings are regularly shared on her website at https://akshayar.online/, making her a sought-after contributor to the WordPress ecosystem.
During the workshop on project management, Akshaya Rane provided insights into the basics of project management and emphasized the importance of key factors such as scope, cost, schedule, quality, risk, and resources.
If you are managing the project or leading it, you need to keep a tap on these points as if one factor gets affected it will affect at least one other factor in the above list.
The project life cycle covers
- Initiation
- Planning
- Execution
- Monitoring & Control
- Closure
Project Initiation
Assuming you have a project scope and listed assumptions, project feasibility has already been checked. It is crucial to understand the stakeholders, especially those from the client side, their roles, time zones, and preferred modes of communication. Defining project acceptance criteria is essential.
Project Planning
Collaborate with your team to divide the project into phases or milestones, and further break them down into activities or to-do items. This step helps identify any ambiguities and ensures everyone is on the same page. Estimate effort and include buffer time for known and unknown risks, as well as QA and other processes. If you want learn more details, you can read it here.
Project Execution
Motivate your team throughout the project and keep the client’s team informed about the project’s progress. Share regular project status reports that provide valuable insights.
Akshaya showed a sample report format which will help anyone to gauge the Project status at any given time. Additionally, it will help if another person wants to take over certain tasks easily.
Project Monitoring & Control
Select a suitable project management tool, such as Asana or Monday.com, to effectively monitor and control the project’s progress.
Project closure
Ensure all scope points are met, deliver documentation, and request feedback from the client. Provide necessary support based on your policy.
This covered a brief about each step.
The workshop sparked discussions about Agile methodologies, career paths, and the experiences of fellow attendees. The event concluded with networking, delicious food, and a glimpse of the much-awaited monsoon. The upcoming meetup sessions were also discussed, and attendees left with a promise to return. Special thanks to our sponsors for their support in making this event possible.