It’s been quite a while since talked about our failures here. Since then, we’ve made some new mistakes but used each of them as an opportunity to grow and we would like to share with you the lessons we learned. In Netguru, we strive to deliver the best work possible, but, we admit, we sometimes fail and, as long as we don’t make the same mistake twice, we accept it as a part of the learning curve.
Today, I’d like to tell you about the popular mistakes a PM can make (and we know because we’ve made them all) so that you can avoid them in your daily work.
You don’t need to track budget in SCRUM
This is actually one of the misconceptions we try to warn our PM’s about from the very beginning of their time in Netguru. The fact that we work in the Time and Material model and iterations that in most cases cost the same amount of money and we meet at regular Sprint Reviews with Clients doesn’t mean that we can skip tracking budget altogether.
As a Project Manager, one of our core responsibilities is to help the Client understand not only the progress we’re making in the project but also the amount of money that has been spent and the money that still needs to be invested to deliver features that will bring value to our users. This knowledge enables the Client to calculate the ROI on specific features or iterations and plays a key role in supporting the Client with strategic decisions about the product.
This mistake is quite tricky and it’s an easy pitfall to fall into. It is true that we work with our Product Owners (aka Clients) who ultimately have the final say regarding the scope of the product and priorities we follow. On the other hand, we need to remember that we have a unique perspective on the product, which helps to detect the blind spots in the Client’s vision and consult the Client on the future direction of the project.
I’m not a PO, I don’t need to know the product that well
In our projects, we work with great Product Owners, making sure their vision is accurately translated into reality. While focusing on productivity and removing the impediments with the team, it is sometimes easy to get lost in the features we implemented, how they actually fit in the product, and whether they meet the user’s needs. But it’s crucial for us to know the market and product well to be able to advise our clients in choosing the most valuable features to work on and help teams work as efficiently as possible.
“Technology powering game development has only gotten better, yet crunch time has only gotten worse.”
But there are times when we assume that since something was said once, everybody remembers it, and we don’t really need to communicate it again, which most likely is a mistake. In a PM’s work, there is no such thing as over-communication. You need to make sure that all information is clear and delivered on time even if it means summarizing every discussion in writing and making sure that their outcomes and next steps are clear to everyone. It creates trust between partners and prevents some unfortunate assumptions and expectations.
I’m not a PO, I don’t need to know the product that well
I’m not a PO, I don’t need to know the product that wellCommunication with our Clients and teams is one of the most important responsibilities of a Project Manager as well as one of the activities we use most often in our daily work. Hence, we keep our communication transparent, to the point, and as clear as possible so that all parties can get on the same page quickly.
But there are times when we assume that since something was said once, everybody remembers it, and we don’t really need to communicate it again, which most likely is a mistake.
Communication with our Clients and teams is one of the most important responsibilities of a Project Manager as well as one of the activities we use most often in our daily work. Hence, we keep our communication transparent, to the point, and as clear as possible so that all parties can get on the same page quickly.
- There are times when we assume that since something was said once, everybody.
- Remembers it, and we don’t really need to communicate it again, which most likely is.
- In a PM’s work, there is no such thing as over-communication. You need to.
- Make sure that all information is clear and delivered on time even if it means.
- Summarizing every discussion in writing and making sure that their outcomes and next.
- Steps are clear to everyone. It creates trust between partners and prevents some.
- Unfortunate assumptions and expectations.
This is heading one
This is heading two
This is heading three
This is heading four
This is heading five
This is heading six
There are times when we assume that since something was said once, everybody remembers it, and we don’t really need to communicate it again, which most likely is a mistake. In a PM’s work, there is no such thing as over-communication. You need to make sure that all information is clear and delivered on time even if it means summarizing every discussion in writing and making sure that their outcomes and next steps are clear to everyone. It creates trust between partners and prevents some unfortunate assumptions and expectations.
%20so%20that%20you%20can%20avoid%20them%20in%20your%20daily%20work.img%20class=%20wp-image-24%20alignleft%20src=http://wp.polothemes.com/applux/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/iphonex-300x225.jpg%20alt=%20width=333%20height=250%20/h3You%20don’t%20need%20to%20track%20budget%20in%20SCRUM/h3This%20is%20actually%20one%20of%20the%20misconceptions%20we%20try%20to%20warn%20our%20PM’s%20about%20from%20the%20very%20beginning%20of%20their%20time%20in%20Netguru.%20The%20fact%20that%20we%20work%20in%20the%20Time%20and%20Material%20model%20and%20iterations%20that%20in%20most%20cases%20cost%20the%20same%20amount%20of%20money%20and%20we%20meet%20at%20regular%20Sprint%20Reviews%20with%20Clients%20doesn’t%20mean%20that%20we%20can%20skip%20tracking%20budget%20altogether.As%20a%20Project%20Manager,%20one%20of%20our%20core%20responsibilities%20is%20to%20help%20the%20Client%20understand%20not%20only%20the%20progress%20we’re%20making%20in%20the%20project%20but%20also%20the%20amount%20of%20money%20that%20has%20been%20spent%20and%20the%20money%20that%20still%20needs%20to%20be%20invested%20to%20deliver%20features%20that%20will%20bring%20value%20to%20our%20users.%20This%20knowledge%20enables%20the%20Client%20to%20calculate%20the%20ROI%20on%20specific%20features%20or%20iterations%20and%20plays%20a%20key%20role%20in%20supporting%20the%20Client%20with%20strategic%20decisions%20about%20the%20product.This%20mistake%20is%20quite%20tricky%20and%20it’s%20an%20easy%20pitfall%20to%20fall%20into.%20It%20is%20true%20that%20we%20work%20with%20our%20Product%20Owners%20(aka%20Clients)%20who%20ultimately%20have%20the%20final%20say%20regarding%20the%20scope%20of%20the%20product%20and%20priorities%20we%20follow.%20On%20the%20other%20hand,%20we%20need%20to%20remember%20that%20we%20have%20a%20unique%20perspective%20on%20the%20product,%20which%20helps%20to%20detect%20the%20blind%20spots%20in%20the%20Client’s%20vision%20and%20consult%20the%20Client%20on%20the%20future%20direction%20of%20the%20project. h3I’m%20not%20a%20PO,%20I%20don’t%20need%20to%20know%20the%20product%20that%20well/h3In%20our%20projects,%20we%20work%20with%20great%20Product%20Owners,%20making%20sure%20their%20vision%20is%20accurately%20translated%20into%20reality.%20While%20focusing%20on%20productivity%20and%20removing%20the%20impediments%20with%20the%20team,%20it%20is%20sometimes%20easy%20to%20get%20lost%20in%20the%20features%20we%20implemented,%20how%20they%20actually%20fit%20in%20the%20product,%20and%20whether%20they%20meet%20the%20user’s%20needs.%20But%20it’s%20crucial%20for%20us%20to%20know%20the%20market%20and%20product%20well%20to%20be%20able%20to%20advise%20our%20clients%20in%20choosing%20the%20most%20valuable%20features%20to%20work%20on%20and%20help%20teams%20work%20as%20efficiently%20as%20possible.blockquote“Technology%20powering%20game%20development%20has%20only%20gotten%20better,%20yet%20crunch%20time%20has%20only%20gotten%20worse.”/blockquoteBut%20there%20are%20times%20when%20we%20assume%20that%20since%20something%20was%20said%20once,%20everybody%20remembers%20it,%20and%20we%20don’t%20really%20need%20to%20communicate%20it%20again,%20which%20most%20likely%20is%20a%20mistake.%20In%20a%20PM’s%20work,%20there%20is%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20over-communication.%20You%20need%20to%20make%20sure%20that%20all%20information%20is%20clear%20and%20delivered%20on%20time%20even%20if%20it%20means%20summarizing%20every%20discussion%20in%20writing%20and%20making%20sure%20that%20their%20outcomes%20and%20next%20steps%20are%20clear%20to%20everyone.%20It%20creates%20trust%20between%20partners%20and%20prevents%20some%20unfortunate%20assumptions%20and%20expectations.h3img%20class=%20wp-image-25%20alignright%20src=http://wp.polothemes.com/applux/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/skateboard_lipslide_dribbble-300x225.jpg%20alt=%20width=379%20height=285%20/I’m%20not%20a%20PO,%20I%20don’t%20need%20to%20know%20the%20product%20that%20well/h3Communication%20with%20our%20Clients%20and%20teams%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20important%20responsibilities%20of%20a%20Project%20Manager%20as%20well%20as%20one%20of%20the%20activities%20we%20use%20most%20often%20in%20our%20daily%20work.%20Hence,%20we%20keep%20our%20communication%20transparent,%20to%20the%20point,%20and%20as%20clear%20as%20possible%20so%20that%20all%20parties%20can%20get%20on%20the%20same%20page%20quickly.But%20there%20are%20times%20when%20we%20assume%20that%20since%20something%20was%20said%20once,%20everybody%20remembers%20it,%20and%20we%20don’t%20really%20need%20to%20communicate%20it%20again,%20which%20most%20likely%20is%20a%20mistake.Communication%20with%20our%20Clients%20and%20teams%20is%20one%20of%20the%20most%20important%20responsibilities%20of%20a%20Project%20Manager%20as%20well%20as%20one%20of%20the%20activities%20we%20use%20most%20often%20in%20our%20daily%20work.%20Hence,%20we%20keep%20our%20communication%20transparent,%20to%20the%20point,%20and%20as%20clear%20as%20possible%20so%20that%20all%20parties%20can%20get%20on%20the%20same%20page%20quickly. ul%20liThere%20are%20times%20when%20we%20assume%20that%20since%20something%20was%20said%20once,%20everybody./li%20liRemembers%20it,%20and%20we%20don’t%20really%20need%20to%20communicate%20it%20again,%20which%20most%20likely%20is./li%20liIn%20a%20PM’s%20work,%20there%20is%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20over-communication.%20You%20need%20to./li%20liMake%20sure%20that%20all%20information%20is%20clear%20and%20delivered%20on%20time%20even%20if%20it%20means./li%20liSummarizing%20every%20discussion%20in%20writing%20and%20making%20sure%20that%20their%20outcomes%20and%20next./li%20liSteps%20are%20clear%20to%20everyone.%20It%20creates%20trust%20between%20partners%20and%20prevents%20some./li%20liUnfortunate%20assumptions%20and%20expectations./li/ulh1This%20is%20heading%20one/h1h2This%20is%20heading%20two/h2h3This%20is%20heading%20three/h3h4This%20is%20heading%20four/h4h5This%20is%20heading%20five/h5h6This%20is%20heading%20six/h6There%20are%20times%20when%20we%20assume%20that%20since%20something%20was%20said%20once,%20everybody%20remembers%20it,%20and%20we%20don’t%20really%20need%20to%20communicate%20it%20again,%20which%20most%20likely%20is%20a%20mistake.%20In%20a%20PM’s%20work,%20there%20is%20no%20such%20thing%20as%20over-communication.%20You%20need%20to%20make%20sure%20that%20all%20information%20is%20clear%20and%20delivered%20on%20time%20even%20if%20it%20means%20summarizing%20every%20discussion%20in%20writing%20and%20making%20sure%20that%20their%20outcomes%20and%20next%20steps%20are%20clear%20to%20everyone.%20It%20creates%20trust%20between%20partners%20and%20prevents%20some%20unfortunate%20assumptions%20and%20expectations.){kind=link}
99 Comments
I was very pleased to uncover this great site. I need to to thank you for ones time for this fantastic read!! I definitely appreciated every bit of it and I have you bookmarked to look at new information on your blog.
Styling the quiff is less complicated than you maythink, plus the final result appears to be like awesome.Hair Styles – The Most Beautiful Hairstyle New Popular Hairstyleshair styles
Thanks a lot for the blog article.Thanks Again. Really Great.
Awesome blog article. Will read on…
Hello.This post was extremely interesting, particularly since I was browsing for thoughts on this issue last Saturday.
I really liked your blog post.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.
Hello! I’ve been reading your blog for a long time now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from New Caney Texas! Just wanted to mention keep up the fantastic job!
I am really happy to glance at this blog posts which carries tons ofvaluable data, thanks for providing such statistics.
I loved your post.Really thank you! Much obliged.
I am not sure where you’re getting your information, but good topic. I needs to spend some time learning much more or understanding more. Thanks for great information I was looking for this information for my mission.
Thanks for the blog post, can I set it up so I get an email every time there is a new update?
Major thanks for the blog post.Really thank you! Really Great.
As seen in The Evening Standard, Metro, Daily Express, Cosmopolitan, Yahoo, Health and Wellbeing and many more
Thanks for sharing, this is a fantastic post.Really looking forward to read more. Keep writing.
Thank you ever so for you blog post. Really Cool.
I really liked your blog post.Much thanks again. Really Cool.
humana rx mail order pharmacy canadian pharmacy norco
I appreciate you sharing this article post.Really looking forward to read more. Much obliged.
I do agree with all of the ideas you have presented for your post. They are really convincing and will certainly work. Still, the posts are too brief for novices. May you please lengthen them a little from next time? Thanks for the post.
A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I think that you should publish more on this topic, it might not be a taboo subjectbut typically people do not talk about such topics.To the next! Best wishes!!
A big thank you for your blog.Really thank you! Keep writing.
There is obviously a bundle to identify about this. I feel you made certain nice points in features also.
you hire someone to do it for you? Plz respond as I’m looking to
These are in fact great ideas in concerning blogging. You have touched some nicepoints here. Any way keep up wrinting.
Whats Happening i’m new to this, I stumbled upon this I have found It absolutely useful and it has aided me out loads. I hope to contribute & assist other users like its helped me. Good job.
Very interesting details you have remarked, regards for posting . “I love acting. It is so much more real than life.” by Oscar Wilde.
prednisolone warnings side effects for prednisone
Thank you for your sharing and careful work.
Its fantastic as your other content :D, appreciate it for posting.
Hi! I’m at work surfing around your blog from my new appleiphone! Just wanted to say I love reading through your blogand look forward to all your posts! Carry on theexcellent work!
A round of applause for your blog post.Really thank you! Much obliged.
saying the difference between the two was mostly in approach.
This paragraph presents clear idea in support of the new viewersof blogging, that in fact how to do blogging.asmr 0mniartist
clonidine dosing for anxiety side effects of clonidine clonidine patch
Hey There. I found your blog using msn. Thisis a really well written article. I’ll be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of youruseful info. Thanks for the post. I’ll certainly return.
Enjoyed every bit of your blog post.Thanks Again. Great.
Hi there! I just wanted to ask if you ever have any trouble with hackers?My last blog (wordpress) was hacked and I ended up losing several weeks of hard work dueto no data backup. Do you have any solutions to protect against hackers?
Im not positive where you’re getting your info, but great topic. I needs to spend a while learning much more or understanding more. Thank you for great information I was on the lookout for this info for my mission.
I really liked your article post.Really thank you! Much obliged.
Appreciate the helpful information I love sucking dick btw hmu
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about wallpaper installation germantown.Regards
An intriguing discussion is worth comment. There’s no doubt thatthat you ought to publish more about this topic, it may not be a taboo subject but generally people do nottalk about these subjects. To the next! Kind regards!!my blog; hydra onion
Excellent read. I just passed this onto a colleague who was doing a little research on that. He just bought me lunch because I found it for him! So let me rephrase: Thank you for lunch!
Thanks a lot for the blog post.Thanks Again. Fantastic.
There as certainly a great deal to know about this subject. I like all the points you ave made.
When I initially commented I clicked the “Notify me when new comments are added” checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get three e-mails with the same comment. Is there any way you can remove people from that service? Thank you!
fantastic points altogether, you just received anew reader. What would you suggest in regards to your put up that yousimply made a few days in the past? Any sure?
canadian pharma companies indian pharmacy online order medicine
When some one searches for his vital thing, thus he/she wants to be available that in detail, therefore that thing is maintained over here.
Thank you for the good writeup. It in fact was a amusement account it.Look advanced to far added agreeable from you! By the way, how can wecommunicate?
Very informative blog post. Really Cool.
thesis writing assistance doctoral thesis database
Very nice design and style and wonderful articles, nothing at all else we need :D.Here is my blog post; Veda
I truly appreciate this article.Thanks Again. Awesome.
Wow, great blog.Really thank you! Great.
what is prednisone prednisolone sodium phosphate
I really appreciate this post. I’ve been looking everywhere for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You’ve made my day! Thank you again
Greetings! Very helpful advice within this article! It’s the little changes that will make the biggest changes. Many thanks for sharing!
ivermectin oral 0 8 ivermectin – stromectol
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a very well written article. I’ll be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post. I will definitely comeback.
Hi there, I enjoy reading through your article post. Yoshi Perkin Switzer
Thanks for some other wonderful article. Where else could anyone get that kind of information in such an ideal means of writing? I’ve a presentation next week, and I am on the look for such information.
Everyone loves what you guys are up too. This type of clever work and exposure! Keep up the amazing works guys I’ve incorporated you guys to my personal blogroll.
Hey There. I found your blog the usage of msn. This is a very neatly written article. I will make sure to bookmark it and return to learn extra of your useful info. Thank you for the post. I’ll certainly return.
Some truly wonderful info , Gladiolus I observed this. “Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.” by Evan Davis.
It’s difficult to find educated people about this subject, but you sound like you know what you’re talking about! Thanks
I am so grateful for your article post. Cool.
Well I really liked studying it. This information offered by you is very effective for good planning.
maywood apartments x miami apartments apartments in smyrna ga
written by him as no one else understand such certain about
Hello, yeah this article is genuinely pleasant and I have learnedlot of things from it on the topic of blogging. thanks.
Very informative blog post.Much thanks again. Really Cool.
Hey, thanks for the article.Really thank you! Want more.
Great, thanks for sharing this article post.Really looking forward to read more. Cool.
Major thankies for the article.Really thank you! Want more.
These are truly great ideas in about blogging. You have touched some fastidious things here.Any way keep up wrinting.
Good blog you have got here.. Itís difficult to find high-quality writing like yours these days. I truly appreciate people like you! Take care!!
I really like and appreciate your article post.Really looking forward to read more. Will read on…
Heya i’m for the first time here. I found this board and I find It truly useful & it helped me out much. I hope to give something back and help others like you helped me.
Once I originally commented I clicked the -Notify me when new comments are added- checkbox and now each time a comment is added I get four emails with the identical comment. Is there any way you can remove me from that service? Thanks!
I’d prefer to uslysht a bit a lot more on this subject
Hiya, I’m really glad I’ve found this info. Nowadays bloggers publish just about gossips and net and this is really annoying. A good website with interesting content, this is what I need. Thank you for keeping this website, I will be visiting it. Do you do newsletters? Can’t find it.
penicillin vs amoxicillin amoxicillin 30 capsules is amoxicillin safe for dogs amoxicillin dosage for uti how many days
Thanks on your marvelous posting! I definitely enjoyed reading it, you can be a great author. I will remember to bookmark your blog and will come back in the foreseeable future. I want to encourage you to continue your great work, have a nice day!
I’m curious to find out what blog system you are using? I’m experiencing some small security issues with my latest website and I would like to find something more safe. Do you have any suggestions?
mens ed pills online canadian pharmacy reviews
Hi there, yes this paragraph is in fact pleasant and I have learnedlot of things from it concerning blogging. thanks.
Good day! This is my first visit to your blog!We are a team of volunteers and starting a new project in a communityin the same niche. Your blog provided us beneficialinformation to work on. You have done a outstanding job!
Wow, wonderful weblog format! How lengthy have you been blogging for? you made running a blog look easy. The overall glance of your website is excellent, as smartly as the content material!
Hey very nicｅ blog!my blog post Bokep Indo Manstrubasi
I really enjoy the blog.Thanks Again.
hello!,I like your writing so much! share we keep up a correspondence extra approximately your post on AOL? I need an expert on this house to unravel my problem. May be that’s you! Having a look ahead to see you.
Trực Tiếp đá Bóng Ngày Hôm Nay, Link Coi đá Bóng Trực Tuyến 24h tỷ lệ nhà cáiĐội tuyển chọn Việt Nam chỉ cần một kết trái hòa có bàn thắng nhằm lần thứ hai góp mặt tại World Cup futsal. Nhưng, nhằm thực hiện được như vậy
Wonderful work! This is the type of info that should be shared around the internet. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher! Come on over and visit my website . Thanks =)
What’s up mates, its wonderful paragraph on the topic of cultureand completely defined, keep it up all the time.
Hey, thanks for the article.Really thank you! Fantastic.
Genuinely when someone doesn’t understand after that its up toother people that they will assist, so here it happens.My blog: รับแทงหวย
Major thankies for the article post. Keep writing.
Your style is very unique compared to other folks I’ve read stuff from. Thanks for posting when you have the opportunity, Guess I’ll just book mark this blog.