This is super duper valuable! Exactly what I need right now to complete my own project, of which deadline is 5 months left, and to be honest, I can see a whole bunch of work that needs to be done and dont know where to start. This video makes things look much more easier to complete. Thank you so so much!
First off, I just want to say how awesome it is to see Chris step back to allow his team to take over content. I don't feel like Ben and Matt are offering watered down topics either; they're able to put the lessons they've learned from Chris through their own filter to make meaningful content. Secondly, I think this is an awesome introduction to project management. I like that complex issues are broken down and there are examples to illustrate it at work. Do you guys use this same level of management or do you go more granular (listing progress percentage, like with a gantt chart) the more complex a project gets? If you guys stick to this model for complex projects also, have you had issues with transparency or accountability and how did you address them?
This was really helpful. Somehow, I managed to go through Architecture School without managing my time (guess teachers made those phases for us in weekly assigments) and now that I'm on my own, I realize I want to and need to do sooooo many things in order to get better and get a job, that I didn't know where to start, and was jumping from one task to another. I started making a huuuuuuuuuuuge tasks plan, as Chris Do suggests in the whiteboards classes about goals, and prioritize all, but I didn' know if I was overstepping by writting down tasks that would lead me to months of work. So this video confirms I'm in a good path and all I need is hard work and patience. Thank you very, very much. This videos are really usefull. You are people of LIGHT guiding us. :_____)
Straight forward video, thank you. It'd be great to see more in depth of how you break down a real project, maybe in a longer video. Even if its a concept, it'd be itneresting to see how you break task as an individual and as a team. Totally in for a longer video. Have an awesome week guys, thanks again.
Just wonderful, I've been looking for "what is the documentation for a project?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Biycarlett Astounded Builder - (do a google search ) ? It is a good exclusive product for discovering how to download thousands of business and project management templates without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got great results with it.
Loving this phase-by-phase thought process. You had mentioned the "waterfall methodology". Is there any way you can clarify where this came from and if this subject is touched upon in The Futur's book. Thanks guys! I'm going to utilize this right now!
Alex are you in digital? Agile is great, and we've adopted a lot of principles from there, but it's definitely not a one-size fits all solution. For fixed-fee, deliverable-based work, it juuuuust doesn't fit. For digital projects that have a lot of iterations, we love Scrum (agile is more of a philosophy than a process).
@@mrbenburns This is really cool. Seems like a nice hybrid of waterfall and agile. I'm also really interesting in an agile approach to production. Did y'all experiment with a full on Agile approach to determine that it wouldn't work? It seems like the main difference is that waterfall is linear and agile allows you to iterate. I don't have a whole lot of experience with Agile, but what I've been studying claims that time and price are fixed but deliverables can shift. I haven't been able to find much on this subject in our field.
Sigh. I try doing this. But clients are usually at fault for delaying things. So our team ends up starting phase 2 whole phase 1 still hasn’t been agreed on just to make an already unrealistic deadline
The Futur I work client side. Haha. I believe the problem is that it is not communicated how much work the client, or internal stakeholder, needs to put in.
Put client feedback on the calendar as a chunk. Allow for X amount of days. That's their "to-do." When those days are up, charge an overage. Communicate what feedback you need very precisely.
This is Solid Gold Knowledge,🎶 i want it all! i want it all! i want it NOW! 🎸brian may solo.... LOL! You're the best guys! personally, i love to improve my management techniques, this helps me a lot, could be interesting if you can provide some example o' any type of project management (logo, branding or website) in some Free Software like Trello or something.
What if you estimate a certain time period to complete a certain task but then it takes longer than what you expected, how do you go about that situation?
Great overview! I have a video animation client who could really use this. Care to share how you track those steps? Is there an app you use or is it a basic spreadsheet type tracking system?
The Futur got you, my next question is like how do you say no then? How does the client know its locked in? Assuming you have a good relation with the client and they understand the value.
Build that into your timeline - I've worked with companies that give two estimates on when the project will be complete depending on our (the client) responsiveness to approving/revising work. I think that's totally fair and will keep us honest if we want our website, logo, etc. to launch on time :)
Can I ask ......I am thirty seven years old this year...am I too old to be a product designer.....I love drawing stippling art too...is there anything I can do....to be a designer
Hola! Que utilidad, si es que aplican alguna metodología, han encontrado en las metodologias Agile? Trabajan con el rol de PM, o la organización incluye una PMO? Hello! What use, if any, do you apply in the Agile methodologies? Do you work with the role of PM, or does the organization include a PMO? Gracias y saludos!
After years trying to use different project management systems, and not find one that works better for creative agencies, We developed our own, if anybody would like to try let me know.
Fourth video I've watched. First two were absolutely horrible and newer! Someone screwed the production up royally on those. This one is good. I can actually watch this one. You've got to correct those major problems you introduced by over producing your more recent videos. I cannot even watch them AT ALL! They are so horrible, cringe worthy! This one hits the mark well.
buying this course is a no-brainer... the value outweighs the price by metric tons :') who writes your copy / designs your sales letters? specifically for this page: academy.thefutur.com/p/practical-project-management
More on project management, team leadership + subcontracting would be amazing! You guys must have a wealth of knowledge on these topics.
I 2nd this! Great feedback 😊
Definitely would watch more on the topic. Especially something longer with deep insight into planning. Great stuff as always guys
This is super duper valuable! Exactly what I need right now to complete my own project, of which deadline is 5 months left, and to be honest, I can see a whole bunch of work that needs to be done and dont know where to start. This video makes things look much more easier to complete. Thank you so so much!
Yaaas!
First off, I just want to say how awesome it is to see Chris step back to allow his team to take over content. I don't feel like Ben and Matt are offering watered down topics either; they're able to put the lessons they've learned from Chris through their own filter to make meaningful content.
Secondly, I think this is an awesome introduction to project management. I like that complex issues are broken down and there are examples to illustrate it at work. Do you guys use this same level of management or do you go more granular (listing progress percentage, like with a gantt chart) the more complex a project gets? If you guys stick to this model for complex projects also, have you had issues with transparency or accountability and how did you address them?
This was really helpful. Somehow, I managed to go through Architecture School without managing my time (guess teachers made those phases for us in weekly assigments) and now that I'm on my own, I realize I want to and need to do sooooo many things in order to get better and get a job, that I didn't know where to start, and was jumping from one task to another. I started making a huuuuuuuuuuuge tasks plan, as Chris Do suggests in the whiteboards classes about goals, and prioritize all, but I didn' know if I was overstepping by writting down tasks that would lead me to months of work. So this video confirms I'm in a good path and all I need is hard work and patience. Thank you very, very much. This videos are really usefull. You are people of LIGHT guiding us. :_____)
Thank you 🙏
Short, concise, informative.
You guys are awesome!! Project management is very interesting, would be great if you make more content about it. Keep up with good work!
THIS WAS THE VIDEO I NEEDED! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
YOU ARE SO WELCOME!! WHY ARE WE YELLING?
@@mrbenburns BLAME CAPS LOCK!
@@comicalfoods6625 OKA-ahem... okay :)
This is incredibly helpful and actionable! Thanks so much for such high-level consistency---TheFutur is amazing!!
Yes to more project management and workflow videos!
Yaas!
I NEEDED THIS SOOOOO MUCH! thank you!
Very clear and helpful explanation. Thanks !
this was gold....thanks for the information!!!
Thank you. Very articulate and visual x
Such a great video. Definitely a nice way to take a project on piece by piece or bite by bite.
Straight forward video, thank you.
It'd be great to see more in depth of how you break down a real project, maybe in a longer video. Even if its a concept, it'd be itneresting to see how you break task as an individual and as a team.
Totally in for a longer video.
Have an awesome week guys, thanks again.
Absolutely! We cover this extensively in the class, but someone wanted to know the theory behind the decision.
hey@@mrbenburns , thanks a lot for replying.
You mean the class in the PM course, right?
Project Management is a great topic! Would be great to see some materials or a mini-series from this topic :)
On it
Great vid guys, got a lot of insight on how to approach the following months!
Awesome :)
Would watch more, very interesting
Should check out the course 👀
Iiiiiinteresting....
Just wonderful, I've been looking for "what is the documentation for a project?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Biycarlett Astounded Builder - (do a google search ) ? It is a good exclusive product for discovering how to download thousands of business and project management templates without the normal expense. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my partner got great results with it.
The Futur thus bring future to present, knew this principle but not well visualised till this moment, thanks 👍
Loving this phase-by-phase thought process. You had mentioned the "waterfall methodology". Is there any way you can clarify where this came from and if this subject is touched upon in The Futur's book. Thanks guys! I'm going to utilize this right now!
Would appreciate it much if you could give us some recommended books/tools as well! Thank you for such great content!
I wrote 2 blog posts about this. It’s in the description.
The Futur thank you! I’ll check them out
Interesting approach, more please
Thanks!
We use ZenTao software for agile management. Break down products into stories. Each phase of the project solves part of the story.
Very useful. Need more on PM.
The Futur always professional !
More videos like this please
I love every video from you!
We are accustomed to using agile management concepts and using user stories to achieve product decomposition. Then set up the project.
so solid, valuable.
Awesome subject, guys. I would love to see that process for logo design and websites. That would be awesome!
10/10 people recommend the class... it's in there :)
I'm interested!!
Nice overview of waterfall. Got any things on the Agile project mangagement process?
Alex are you in digital? Agile is great, and we've adopted a lot of principles from there, but it's definitely not a one-size fits all solution. For fixed-fee, deliverable-based work, it juuuuust doesn't fit. For digital projects that have a lot of iterations, we love Scrum (agile is more of a philosophy than a process).
@@mrbenburns This is really cool. Seems like a nice hybrid of waterfall and agile. I'm also really interesting in an agile approach to production. Did y'all experiment with a full on Agile approach to determine that it wouldn't work? It seems like the main difference is that waterfall is linear and agile allows you to iterate. I don't have a whole lot of experience with Agile, but what I've been studying claims that time and price are fixed but deliverables can shift. I haven't been able to find much on this subject in our field.
Great! Great!! You people are mind reader..😎✌️🙌
Let me tell you your fortune...
;)
Great video gentlemen! Can I ask you what software you guys use to manage projects? We use basecamp which isn’t ideal for managing projects?
We use notion, trello
hey this so helpful and cool video :)
Eh.. this is exactly what I was trying to do in Trello for 3 projects earlier today. (And struggling with 😅) Thanks! Gotta try it out
One bite at a time :)
Love it!
Love you!
Sigh. I try doing this. But clients are usually at fault for delaying things. So our team ends up starting phase 2 whole phase 1 still hasn’t been agreed on just to make an already unrealistic deadline
How are handling the delays? Are you charging them overages?
The Futur I work client side. Haha. I believe the problem is that it is not communicated how much work the client, or internal stakeholder, needs to put in.
Put client feedback on the calendar as a chunk. Allow for X amount of days. That's their "to-do." When those days are up, charge an overage. Communicate what feedback you need very precisely.
MrBenBurns thanks. I’ll give it a shot!
Great video, love this methodology. Can you recommend any software that tracks /create these timelines?
Teamgantt, Monday.com, and pretty much anything that has a calendar function
@@thefutur Awesome, thank you!
This is Solid Gold Knowledge,🎶 i want it all! i want it all! i want it NOW! 🎸brian may solo.... LOL!
You're the best guys! personally, i love to improve my management techniques, this helps me a lot, could be interesting if you can provide some example o' any type of project management (logo, branding or website) in some Free Software like Trello or something.
Can you please make a video on defining the difference between Product Designer, App Designer & Web Designer please
What if you estimate a certain time period to complete a certain task but then it takes longer than what you expected, how do you go about that situation?
Yes. This happens. Be transparent and honest about the delay as soon as you figure out how long it will take to fix.
Can you expand on Agile methodology in Project or Product Delivery
Does the Futur also work on design projects or are they full time content creators?
Full time now
love it
Great overview! I have a video animation client who could really use this. Care to share how you track those steps? Is there an app you use or is it a basic spreadsheet type tracking system?
We've used a lot of tools: Trello, Teamgantt, Monday.com, Notion, and Google Suite
Question for Ben Bern: where do you get your cap?
Mmmm my hats are my secret sauce!!
When you say locked what does that mean if a client wants to go back and change something?
Then it’s not locked if it can be changed.
The Futur got you, my next question is like how do you say no then? How does the client know its locked in? Assuming you have a good relation with the client and they understand the value.
Waterfall doesn't work for all projects. There are different agile methods too that are more flexible. But depends on the project!
Absolutely. Waterfall is just one way to keep a clear log of milestones towards completion. All environments and projects are all different.
@@thefutur love your content guys and this video is great so thank you.
Which tool or tools do you suggest for managing projects like that?
Trello, Notion, Monday.com, Teamgantt, Google Suite, and many many more
@@thefutur Thank you! Gonna check Teamgantt and Notion. Those are new to me.
Have a great day :)
PM required more than4 min video. this is more of a trailer.
You're right. That's why we have hours of content on this subject.
You mean you can't get six-minute abs?
Guys, how do you deal with clients that take a loooooong time to review progress? I find I can get stuck for weeks awaiting client’s response
Build that into your timeline - I've worked with companies that give two estimates on when the project will be complete depending on our (the client) responsiveness to approving/revising work. I think that's totally fair and will keep us honest if we want our website, logo, etc. to launch on time :)
Yup, jojessica nailed it. Build it into your calendar and allocate a specific amount of days - when they exceed, you charge them a fee.
Can I ask ......I am thirty seven years old this year...am I too old to be a product designer.....I love drawing stippling art too...is there anything I can do....to be a designer
Study. Practice till you become as better as the competition out there.
What project management tool do you guys use for this?
Ey guys, what management tool you use in your studio? Monday, Float, Wrike, Asana?
Previously TeamGantt and Trello. Now Notion mostly.
Hola! Que utilidad, si es que aplican alguna metodología, han encontrado en las metodologias Agile?
Trabajan con el rol de PM, o la organización incluye una PMO?
Hello! What use, if any, do you apply in the Agile methodologies?
Do you work with the role of PM, or does the organization include a PMO?
Gracias y saludos!
After years trying to use different project management systems, and not find one that works better for creative agencies, We developed our own, if anybody would like to try let me know.
You should make a video about it!
just noticed a scene from Building A Brand was inserted here? the upload dates got me confused. lol
Agile methodologies.
Fourth video I've watched. First two were absolutely horrible and newer! Someone screwed the production up royally on those. This one is good. I can actually watch this one. You've got to correct those major problems you introduced by over producing your more recent videos. I cannot even watch them AT ALL! They are so horrible, cringe worthy! This one hits the mark well.
And now please teach us how to write.
have you tried reading "This book will teach you how to writer better"?
buying this course is a no-brainer...
the value outweighs the price by metric tons :')
who writes your copy / designs your sales letters?
specifically for this page:
academy.thefutur.com/p/practical-project-management
PM required more than4 min video. this is more of a trailer. Also, please stop talking like we're grade schoolers.