The Project From Hell - And How To Handle It (PHP NorthWest 2017)

Not all projects are created equal. Next to those awesome projects where everything is perfect, including the end product you deliver to the client, there's also the projects you hate and wished you'd never taken on. During this talk, I'll tell you about some of the projects I've been on that were all but perfect and how I handled them, or should've handled them.

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2. I'm NOT Andrew Moore Sorry for that
3. Project from hell And how to handle it PHPNW17 September 30, 2017 @skoop
4. Disclaimer I am not bashing here
5. Disclaimer I am not bashing here — It's about the lessons learned
6. Who has also had a project from hell?
7. Project 1: Ge!ing up to speed
10. Project 1: Ge!ing up to speed Lessons learned
11. Project 1: Ge!ing up to speed Lessons learned — Take learning curve into account
12. Project 1: Ge!ing up to speed Lessons learned — Take learning curve into account — Make sure you have full specs
13. Project 1: Ge!ing up to speed Lessons learned — Take learning curve into account — Make sure you have full specs — Avoid deadlines
14. Project 2: Never went into production
17. Project 2: Never went into production Lessons learned
18. Project 2: Never went into production Lessons learned — Take the learning curve into account
19. Project 2: Never went into production Lessons learned — Take the learning curve into account — Get clear specifications
20. Project 3: Why doesn't it work?
23. Project 3: Why doesn't it work? Lessons learned
24. Project 3: Why doesn't it work? Lessons learned — Go beyond PHP
25. Project 3: Why doesn't it work? Lessons learned — Go beyond PHP — Specifications! Specifications! Specifications!
26. Project 4: What am I here for?
28. Project 4: What am I here for? Lessons learned
29. Project 4: What am I here for? Lessons learned — Try to stay out of politics
30. Project 4: What am I here for? Lessons learned — Try to stay out of politics — If you get caught up, stay objective
31. Project 5: Of course I'll help you
33. Project 5: Of course I'll help you Lessons learned
34. Project 5: Of course I'll help you Lessons learned — Did I mention specs yet?
35. Project 5: Of course I'll help you Lessons learned — Did I mention specs yet? — Think business
36. Project 5: Of course I'll help you Lessons learned — Did I mention specs yet? — Think business — Focus on customer needs, not customer wants
37. Project 6: Let's work together again!
41. Project 6: Let's work together again! Lessons learned
42. Project 6: Let's work together again! Lessons learned — Ensure projects are within your accepted travel reach
43. Project 6: Let's work together again! Lessons learned — Ensure projects are within your accepted travel reach — Get all agreements with customers on paper and signed
44. Project 6: Let's work together again! Lessons learned — Ensure projects are within your accepted travel reach — Get all agreements with customers on paper and signed — Be prepared to work with people you don't like (or have an exit)
45. More projects?
46. Questions?
47. Thank you @skoop h!ps://le"ontheweb.com/ h!ps://joind.in/talk/0d9d0