museumnext 2014: masterclass. opportunities for digital excellence with a little help from...
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Our slides from MuseumNext 2014 in Newcastle. Presented by: Gavin Mallory, Head of Production, Cogapp Chris How, Head of UX, Cogapp This interactive masterclass will explore the complexities of digital project management through the prism of Michelangelo’s magnificent artwork, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo delivered this masterpiece in the face of feature creep, creative tension, slipped deadlines and unreasonable demands. Cogapp’s digital masterclass, informed by the nearly 30 years of experience, will give strategies and practical advice on how to achieve a similar degree of excellence for your digital endeavours no matter what obstacles you might face. This masterclass will give you some usable tips to take away and test out on your own digital projects. It will be fun and interactive with post it notes, card sorting and art.TRANSCRIPT
MuseumNext
Masterclass: Opportunities for Digital Excellence with a little help from Michelangelo
Gavin Mallory, Head of Production @CogappGav / @GavsSandwiches
Chris How, Head of User Experience@ChrisHow
July 20th 2014
Founded 1985Based in Brighton (and New York)Digital media + public-facing organisations
Work that is well-conceived and beautifully executed; enriching the lives of the people who use it and creating exceptional long-term value for our clients.
cogapp.com
Today’s Masterclass
– Six top tips you can take into your workplace
– Interactive session
– Help you avoid being portrayed as a donkey or having your skin ripped off
1. Know why, not what you are doing
Balanced scorecard
– Internal
– Client
– Financial
– Learning and future
2. Talk about your briefs
https://www.flickr.com/photos/joafa/2777545153/
Who wants to be a millionaire?
The launch of a project is the time to...
Evaluate and start to iterate
Do all the stuff you couldn’t do in the last few weeks
Celebrate with a party
Find the next project
A digital project is finished...
At launch
One year after launch
When your boss signs it off
Never
Google Analytics is...
For seeing how many people come to your website
For reporting to your boss
For improving your website
For data nerds
Who wants to be a millionaire?
3. Treat launch as the start
Thought experiment – think about this word
MAGNUM
4. Show early and often
Cake
http://gggiraffe.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/vegan-victoria-sponge-birthday-cake.html
Icing
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/royal-icing-recipe.html#lightbox-recipe-video
5. Cake and icing
http://ieatnicethings.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/raspberry-lemon-victoria-sponge/
Turtle Power
http://cakecentral.com/g/i/12235/a/13235
6. Align to your organisational strategy
http://onboardly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/strategy.jpg
Takeaways
1. Know why, not what you are doing
2. Talk about your briefs
3. Treat launch as the start
4. Show early and often
5. Cake and icing
6. Align to your organisational strategy
Thanks for listening
Gavin Mallory, Head of Production @CogappGav / @GavsSandwiches
Chris How, Head of User Experience@ChrisHow
cogapp.com@cogapp
For the slides go to cogapp.com/blog