I am dedicating this month to working on a portfolio project. If you’re curious, you can read more about that here. In this post, I will be going over some of the strategies that I implement when I am managing a project. I will also go over some of the tools that I use.
Start with a vision…
When I begin a project the first thing that I do is make an outline. I want it to be clear to me what my goals are and what steps I must take to reach those goals. For my project this month, my goal is to take my media brand from YouTube to it’s own online platform.
So, broken down, I want to accomplish the following:
Create a website for my brand.
Create and source content for the website.
Launch the website and improve it.
Make your schedule work for you…
When I am handling a large project, I like to give myself action steps for each day. I don’t want to sit down to work, only to find that I do not know where to start.
For this month’s project, I used Google Documents to create a bullet list of steps I can take each day.
Accountability…
People are faulty. I know that I am, so when I work on a project, I make myself accountable. This month I am working with a partner who meets with me each week to discuss my progress. He introduced me to a tool that I have been using throughout the rest of the week, as well.
Monday.com is a online scheduling tool. It is built like a programable to-do list. I use it to manage my weekly tasks according to their deadlines.
Adjustments…
These are some of my standard steps when I handle a project, but I try to be flexible. Every project I take on is different and has it’s own unique mountains to climb and trails to blaze. So, I am careful to make adjustments to my strategy as I get to know my project.
If you’re interested, keep an eye out for my next project update to see how I continue to implement my strategy for project management.