Kategorier: Alle - testing - contingency - communication - deadlines

af Robin Wong 15 år siden

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WASHUPS

Various issues can significantly impact the success of a project, notably insufficient contingency planning and poor management of deadlines. When changes or delays occur, teams often end up working late nights to compensate, leading to inconsistent resource allocation and a dip in work quality.

WASHUPS

WASHUPS - TOP BAD TIPS

MEETINGS ARE INEFFECTIVE AND TIMEWASTERS

PRODUCTION PEOPLE DO LESS OF THE TALKING
LACK OF ACTIONS AT THE END
STATUS UPDATES
LACK OF AGENDA

CREATIVE IDEAS NOT TESTED PROPERLY

HIGH-RISK IDEAS WERE UNDERESTIMATED
LACK OF COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF USER JOURNEYS
LACK OF IA

TRACKING AND MEASUREMENT AS AN AFTERTHOUGHT

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF KPIs
TRACKING TAGS CREATED BY CTs

INCONSISTENT RESOURCING

QUALITY OF WORK SUFFERS UNDER TIGHT DEADLINES
DIFFERING STYLES OF WORKING LEAD TO REWORK
LEARNING CURVE FOR NEW PEOPLE RESULTS IN EXTRA TIME

LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL

TESTING HAPPENS POST LAUNCH
LACK OF PLANS FOR TESTING
CLIENT CATCHES BUGS

LACK OF PRIORITISATION OF GOALS

DISAGREEMENT ON PRIORITIES WHEN TIME IS LIMITED
IMPORTANT FEATURES/FUNCTIONALITY LEFT TO THE END

MISMATCHED TEAM GOALS

TEAM COMPLETING WORK THAT OTHER TEAM MEMBERS HAVE NO TIME TO COMPLETE

POOR CREATIVE/INTERNAL BRIEF

ANSWERING THE WRONG BRIEF
UNFOCUSSED CONCEPTS

INSUFFICIENT CONTINGENCY TIME

LATE NIGHTS MAKING UP TIME
NO ACCOUNTING FOR CHANGES/DELAYS

COMPETITION BUDGETS NOT USED FOR POST-LIVE LAUNCH

CONTINUING CUSTOMER SERVICE ISSUES TAKE PROJECT OVER BUDGET

CHANGE CONTROL NOT MANAGED PROPERLY

SCOPE CREEP LED TO BUDGTE OVERRUNS

FINAL SIGNOFF WAS NOT GIVEN

UNACCOUNTED TIME TAKES PROJECT OVER TIME AND BUDGET
CLIENT LEGAL TEAMS DELAYED SIGNOFF NOT ACCOUNTED FOR IN TIMINGS
REPEATED CHANGES OF THE SAME TASKS

INCORRECT RATES ARE USED

BUDGETS WERE NOT MANAGED

NEW FREELANCERS DO NOT USE BEST PRACTICE

SIGNOFF OF SUPPLIER TERMS BY UNAUTHORISED PEOPL
SCOPING NOT COMPLETED

MULTI-TIMEZONES MAKE COMMUNICATION SLOW

FRUSTRATION BETWEEN TEAM MEMBERS
SCOPE CHANGES WERE LIKE CHINESE WHISPERS

TECHNICAL RISK NOT ASSESSED PROPERLY

LACK OF INTERNAL RESOURCE WITH NECESSARY SKILLS
INTERNAL EMAIL SERVERS BLACKLISTED
DEADLINES WERE MISSED
TIME AND SCALE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY UNDERESTIMATED LEADING TO COST OVERRUNS

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