Comments for The Galvin Blog http://blog.galvintech.com We Build Websites / Applications / Relationships. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Managing a Change in Project Sponsor by Judith http://blog.galvintech.com/project-management/managing-a-change-in-project-sponsor-449.htm#comment-310 Judith Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:18:07 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=449#comment-310 I have recently been working on a significant project for a start-up organization. After around 6 weeks of working with them and successfully completing the design phase of the project, I have been told that a decision has been made to transfer a huge chunk of the remaining work to a larger firm, leaving me with a huge gap in my work pipeline (and cashflow). This decision was made without any consultation with myself or other members of my firm, the only explanation being that they decided that the work needed to be completed immediately rather than within the previously agreed timeframe. The change in timeframe was purportedly due to another project being dependent on the completion of the project I had been managing, something that had never been mentioned to me previously and from my knowledge, there are no logical dependencies between the projects. In an effort to understand where I went wrong, I have been evaluating my project management techniques. What I seem to have failed to manage is the emerging risk to my involvement in the project when the project sponsor changed. Whilst there had been moves afoot to oust the previous project sponsor for awhile, the actual change happened without my knowledge (and the person appointed wasn’t who I was expecting). Whilst as soon as I was told I immediately provided a project status report to the incoming sponsor, it was too late as she had already made her decision to change project managers to a firm that she had used before. What could I have done differently? I have recently been working on a significant project for a start-up organization. After around 6 weeks of working with them and successfully completing the design phase of the project, I have been told that a decision has been made to transfer a huge chunk of the remaining work to a larger firm, leaving me with a huge gap in my work pipeline (and cashflow). This decision was made without any consultation with myself or other members of my firm, the only explanation being that they decided that the work needed to be completed immediately rather than within the previously agreed timeframe. The change in timeframe was purportedly due to another project being dependent on the completion of the project I had been managing, something that had never been mentioned to me previously and from my knowledge, there are no logical dependencies between the projects.
In an effort to understand where I went wrong, I have been evaluating my project management techniques. What I seem to have failed to manage is the emerging risk to my involvement in the project when the project sponsor changed. Whilst there had been moves afoot to oust the previous project sponsor for awhile, the actual change happened without my knowledge (and the person appointed wasn’t who I was expecting). Whilst as soon as I was told I immediately provided a project status report to the incoming sponsor, it was too late as she had already made her decision to change project managers to a firm that she had used before. What could I have done differently?

]]> Comment on Rebooting Christmas by Gary Galvin http://blog.galvintech.com/galvin-culture/rebooting-christmas-2235.htm#comment-204 Gary Galvin Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:18:47 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2235#comment-204 Darrin, I really enjoyed this post. Your thoughts and comments about Christmas and truly genuine. Here's to a successful 2013! Darrin,
I really enjoyed this post. Your thoughts and comments about Christmas and truly genuine.

Here’s to a successful 2013!

]]> Comment on How to Implement a Salesforce Adoption Process by Gary Galvin http://blog.galvintech.com/crm/how-to-implement-a-salesforce-adoption-process-2158.htm#comment-192 Gary Galvin Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:51:11 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2158#comment-192 Thanks, Chris. I agree with you. Whether you have a CRM like Salesforce, SharePoint or something old like "Forth Shift" if you don't have consistent and clean data and the users are not adopting the application then you just run into issues. Thanks, Chris. I agree with you. Whether you have a CRM like Salesforce, SharePoint or something old like “Forth Shift” if you don’t have consistent and clean data and the users are not adopting the application then you just run into issues.

]]> Comment on How to Implement a Salesforce Adoption Process by Chris Carpenter http://blog.galvintech.com/crm/how-to-implement-a-salesforce-adoption-process-2158.htm#comment-191 Chris Carpenter Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:23:46 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2158#comment-191 Great post. As with any major platform implementation, these guidelines are a good reminder of healthy use and maturing levels of adoption (I think in terms of SharePoint, but the ideas are the same). Have a foot dedicated to the gas and the brake. Have hands dedicated to the wheel. Have eyes dedicated to the gages and the road...and remind everyone why you got in the car and where your destination is. Great post. As with any major platform implementation, these guidelines are a good reminder of healthy use and maturing levels of adoption (I think in terms of SharePoint, but the ideas are the same). Have a foot dedicated to the gas and the brake. Have hands dedicated to the wheel. Have eyes dedicated to the gages and the road…and remind everyone why you got in the car and where your destination is.

]]> Comment on Unlikely Places to Find Content for Your Website or Blog by Gary Galvin http://blog.galvintech.com/content-development/unlikely-places-to-find-content-2151.htm#comment-190 Gary Galvin Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:50:42 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2151#comment-190 Good point, Jim. With all the emails we write everyday there are some real great blog posts that can come out of that. Thanks for sharing. Good point, Jim. With all the emails we write everyday there are some real great blog posts that can come out of that. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Unlikely Places to Find Content for Your Website or Blog by Jim Brown http://blog.galvintech.com/content-development/unlikely-places-to-find-content-2151.htm#comment-186 Jim Brown Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:28:40 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2151#comment-186 Another good source is daily email. Think about all the questions you've answered or instructions you've given via email. Capturing all of that and putting it in blog format could be a HUGE win. Another good source is daily email. Think about all the questions you’ve answered or instructions you’ve given via email. Capturing all of that and putting it in blog format could be a HUGE win.

]]> Comment on Mobile Wars Election 2012: Meet the Independent Party, Windows Phone 8. by Jeffrey http://blog.galvintech.com/mobile-development/mobile-wars-election-2012-meet-the-independent-party-windows-phone-8-2031.htm#comment-166 Jeffrey Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:01:02 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=2031#comment-166 samsung and android are taking over <a href="http://www.prepaymania.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Mobile Phones</a> market.. only see iphone as a competition amongst other companies like nokia (which is dying)!! samsung and android are taking over Mobile Phones market.. only see iphone as a competition amongst other companies like nokia (which is dying)!!

]]> Comment on A One-Day Event Every Marketer Should Attend by Peter Zmijewski - CEO http://blog.galvintech.com/internet-marketing-2/a-one-day-event-every-marketer-should-attend-1989.htm#comment-158 Peter Zmijewski - CEO Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:26:28 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=1989#comment-158 The people who are from business they should attend the seminar or event for getting some things new. The people who are from business they should attend the seminar or event for getting some things new.

]]> Comment on Should We Support Older Browsers? by jmiller http://blog.galvintech.com/web-development-2/should-we-support-older-browsers-1957.htm#comment-146 jmiller Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:29:48 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=1957#comment-146 Your phasing out vs. stopping cold turkey sounds like a very good strategy to follow. At Galvin we have a requirements workbook that is created with each client; including browser support requirements. In it we state which browsers we will be supporting; but there is always the issue of deciding when to finally drop the oldest version. Maybe an adaptation of your strategy will be our new solution. Your phasing out vs. stopping cold turkey sounds like a very good strategy to follow. At Galvin we have a requirements workbook that is created with each client; including browser support requirements. In it we state which browsers we will be supporting; but there is always the issue of deciding when to finally drop the oldest version. Maybe an adaptation of your strategy will be our new solution.

]]> Comment on Should We Support Older Browsers? by Peter Fisher http://blog.galvintech.com/web-development-2/should-we-support-older-browsers-1957.htm#comment-144 Peter Fisher Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:49:05 +0000 http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=1957#comment-144 Very good points. However as a UI developer you should be asking your clients what browsers they are require. I wrote a similar <a href="http://blog.peterfisher.me.uk/2012/10/01/when-to-stop-supporting-old-browsers/" title="When to stop supporting browsers" rel="nofollow">post</a> on my <a href="http://blog.peterfisher.me.uk" rel="nofollow">blog</a> and I mentioned that in the age of mobile browsers, it is important to discover what browsers are actually needed by your client. Also with the rise of silent brower updates we have a rapid decline of legacy browsers to support. However as you rightly have said - we still need to support them. Very good points. However as a UI developer you should be asking your clients what browsers they are require. I wrote a similar post on my blog and I mentioned that in the age of mobile browsers, it is important to discover what browsers are actually needed by your client. Also with the rise of silent brower updates we have a rapid decline of legacy browsers to support. However as you rightly have said – we still need to support them.

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