Hi Zak
Thanks for the tips and suggestions, will definitely follow those up.
Also thanks to those who've contacted me privately with their advice.
Alison Bean
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Subject: Re: Digital Project Management
Hi
I work on various scale digital projects and and regardless of what size the project having good "communication" is more helpful than prince2 (which I have and hasn't been required for most of them - tends to be used by folks to cover backs rather than be used for helpful reasons).
Agile approaches can be helpful for specific sprints of activity but I wouldn't say there is one way.
For more web focused projects you could start with http://www.fivesimplesteps.com/products/a-practical-guide-to-managing-web-projectsand
Mike Ellis
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Managing-Growing-Cultural-Heritage-Presence/dp/1856047105
are both good starting points as is the GDS blog on how they work at http://digital.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/
Basecamp http://basecamp.com/ is great for to-dos, storing project files and milestones for teams and clients.
One of the biggest problems I encounter is when a project isn't clear....
there isn't a super clear goal (a website is not a goal on its own - what is it doing?!) and everything unravels from the lack of this.
Good luck!
On 18 February 2013 18:00, Alison Bean <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way(s) to manage a large
> digital project? I will be projecting managing several over the next
> couple of years, and will need to manage external developers and
> partners, colleagues from different departments, and stakeholders such as audiences and funders.
> Does anyone have experience of managing this kind of project? Did you
> use a particular project management methodology (i.e. PRINCE2, Agile)?
> Did you brief external and internal people in a way which proved to be
> successful (or unsuccessful)? Any tips on this welcome.
> Alison Bean
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