Blog posts under the Project Management category

Guide to Completing Website Projects on Budget

Today, my office is on board a Megabus from Las Vegas to California for my 30th birthday weekend. I’ve set aside a budget and planned for the various activities I want to do in California that are within my budget. My ideal vision for...

Guide to Completing Website Projects on Time

The past month, I have been watching from my home office the comings and goings of an array of contractors at my neighbor’s house. They are building an addition to their home, preparing for the birth of their first child. I have...

Why Project Management Is Critical to the Success of Your Website Project

Have you ever been involved with a project that didn’t have project management? Have you ever had a client insist that they didn’t need project management, or that they had a project manager on staff who could manage your team of engineers?...

Project Life Cycle of a New WordPress Website

When planning for a new WordPress website development project, it’s always nice to have an idea of what the actual project life cycle entails. A project with WebDevStudios (WDS) can typically be broken down into seven phases. These seven phases will get you from the initial proposal...

Being Productive at Onsite Client Meetings

As a remote worker, who primarily gets to interact with clients via email or Skype conference calls, going onsite to meet with a client is extremely exciting. The face-to-face interaction is one that cannot be underestimated. To have a professional, productive onsite...

10 Reasons Why You Should Be Using InVision as a Project Management Tool

One of the great challenges project managers run into is the best way to accurately scope a project with a client. To 100% nail down each user interaction is a hefty task. One of the biggest game changers when it comes to that...

Emotional Intelligence in Project Leaders: EQ Over IQ

Think of someone during your occupational experience who made an impact, be it negative or positive, on your career path. Have someone in mind? Ok. Now think about how and why they came to mind. Were you impressed by their academic abilities...

Common Freelancer Fails and How to Avoid Them

The freelancing world is a fierce place to be, and for a newbie freelancer, this is especially true. Competing against the world online can seem like a futile endeavor, which is why most freelancers start off in their hometown or nearby cities working...

How Project Managers Handle Client Curveballs

Your team is cruising through development on your latest project. Your lead developer has his team on lock. The site’s architecture is planned out and they’re slinging CMB left and right. Final designs? No final_v2 or homepage_rev3s in sight. You’ve got them all and...

Leading Your Team To Success

A leader is someone who demonstrates what’s possible. -Mark Yarnell Can you describe a great leader in your life? You may be thinking of someone who is a super intelligent, strategic, captivating genius. That’s what makes a good leader, right? Not…well, not...