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A new Experiences article Section is available now. This section is the umbrella to cover Articles about all non-product related professional experiences for consultants. The Experiences are currently split by Lessons Learned, Best Practices, Training and Productivity.
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned can be defined as
Knowledge derived from the implementation and evaluation of a project
that can be used to identify strengths and weaknesses. This information is likely to be helpful in
future projects.
When evaluating your project, it is a good practice to make clear what the good and 'less good' parts of the projects were. What where the pitfalls, and how can you prevent them next time ? What were the critical success factors ? If you could do the same project again, what should you do
Best practices
According to Wikipedia, a Best Practice is
Best Practice asserts that there is a technique,
method, process, activity, incentive or reward that is more effective
at delivering a particular outcome than any other technique, method,
process, etc. The idea is that with proper processes, checks, and
testing, a desired outcome can be delivered with fewer problems and
unforeseen complications. Best practices can also be defined as the
most efficient (least amount of effort) and effective (best results)
way of accomplishing a task, based on repeatable procedures that have
proven themselves over time for large numbers of people.
In real-world application, Best Practice is a very useful concept.
Despite the need to improve on processes as times change and things
evolve, Best Practice is considered by some as a business buzzword
used to describe the process of developing and following a standard way
of doing things that multiple organizations can use for management,
policy, and especially software systems.
Training
What training (soft skills or product related) have you followed, and what was the added value ? Can you recommend it to others, and if so, why ? Why did you specifically selected that training ?
Productivity
In this context, productivity is meant in the sense of personal or team productivity. How do you organize and structure your tasks ? Which tools do you use to accomplish your work ? How do you communicate within the team, or how do you setup a framework for all project documents ?
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