This is the first in a many part series of how I keep my life together as a freelance project manager. I’ll go over all of the tools that I live and die by, because it’s the question I get asked most often. What tool is going to be my magical robot pony and fix [...]
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State of Drupal Project Management, DCSF edition
What a difference a year makes. A year ago, we had people interested in project management, but not a whole lot of people actually doing it in Drupal. This morning, we had the Project Manager Birds of a Feather session in a room that ended up being standing room only. Sure, there were a few [...]
Taking SMART Goals to an actual plan
So, when you want to get something done, and you know that you want to get something done, it’s a really good idea to define what that ‘something’ is. Most of the really successful people I know use SMART goals. (I’m getting better at SMART goals myself.) A SMART goal is: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant [...]
Why a Drupalista uses WordPress
This blog runs on WordPress. I spend a whole lot of my time making Drupal (and teams of Drupalistas) do my bidding. (Another story that’s all over the front page.) The reasons why I do this:
Doing it right.
This year’s just kicked ass. It’s been great, seriously. I’ve been working on chapters for Definitive Drupal 7 about project planning and managing a major project. It’s supposed to come out this fall, we hope!, and this one’s been on my plate for awhile. I’m about half-way through the “Planning a Project” chapter, and I’m [...]
Kindof like surfing..
Project management is sometimes like surfing: A whole bunch of waves come in and smash you and you kindof ride it out. Wait for next set of waves. Repeat. Cute, neh?
DCPDX ftw.
DrupalCamp Portland kicked off last Friday night at NedSpace Old Town with a great turnout, and we had a great weekend of discussions about web development with Drupal. Saturday was sessions all day, with highlights include: Josh Konig talking about Drupal in the Cloud, Sam Boyer talking about Panels, Damien Tournoud talking about Drupal 7, [...]
In retrospect, this may have been a ‘Mistake We Wanted to Make’
One year ago this week, I took a leap and started working professionally in web development. One year ago this week, I became a Drupal project manager. (And lord, did I have no idea of what I was getting into.) In retrospect, this is one of the best choices I think I’ve made. It has [...]
Spinning up.
After much discussion, harassment and the discovery of time on my hands, there’s actually a real blog at msamye.com. This is the ‘about me’ part. This is the personal website of Amye Scavarda, a ridiculous web citizen. I’m currently based out of Portland, OR involved in the open source community. Things that are near and [...]