Software Project Management: How To Manage a Software Development Project

[@danmartell]

Everything in your company is a project, yet learning how to manage resources (scope, time & budget) are skills learned while doing. Here’s the story of when I was forced to learn. Sign up here for weekly updates: www.danmartell.com/newsletter

[@byrongaum]

Great video Dan. I liked the brick, but the wood could turn out nice!

[@danmartell]

always moving forward / got a new idea for the backdrop / will try that out + may even try different wood finish :)

[@arul2962]

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[@yousefreyansh3506]

You prolly dont care but if you are bored like me atm you can stream all the latest movies and series on Instaflixxer. I've been binge watching with my gf for the last days =)

[@claytonryder7948]

@Yousef Reyansh Definitely, I've been using InstaFlixxer for months myself =)

[@laureven]

The title is so specific that I was expecting clear information about 'introduced problem', and not a personal introduction.

[@kennethkipchumba2532]

A complete waste of 10 minutes watching this video. Has no useful info on software development project management. This is just a noisy chant.

[@danmartell]

Brandon, what were you hoping to learn?

[@evil_twit]

@@danmartell He is looking for the "work for me" button having PM SW.

[@luisalbertodiaz8138]

Kudos for the video content! Apologies for the intrusion, I would appreciate your opinion. Have you thought about - Teannah Psychic Sucker (probably on Google)? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for finding the best project management and business templates without the headache. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my mate finally got great results with it.

[@brittanyainsworth9307]

Kudos for the Video clip! Forgive me for chiming in, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you heard about - Teannah Psychic Sucker (search on google)? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for finding the best project management and business templates minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my work buddy at very last got great results with it.

[@andix1412]

Dan, don't listen to all this rude comment, you are awesome! I'm a founder of a SaaS startup, very new to the industry (former cosmetic products.. totally different) and I really enjoy your videos and all the content you provide! It helps me a lot and is very important to me to learn from your experience - thank you very much for all the free content and please continue doing it, you're great! Greetings from Munich, Germany

[@danmartell]

Andreas, good thing I thick skin AND more importantly, I know who I do videos for ... folks like you! Appreciate the comment! Keep up the hustle. DM

[@Jadinandrews]

Thanks I've been given 3 projects to look after, this gave me a lot to think about

[@tochyeke3186]

Greetings Dan, I am proud to say I just got a job as an Associate Project Manager at a tech company and it is in part thanks to this video. As such, I was hoping to have a word preferably via email. I look forward to hearing from you.

[@kuzcatlan]

03:00 still talking about NOTHING related.

[@AB-qe8cs]

Wow my project is saved!

[@ChrisTurnerLand]

Dan's videos are so full of specific useful advice. At this point he's definitely my guy. Always gives me the data i'm looking for. Except for this video. First off he said he wanted rustic. He got lemonade. After cringing while mentioning this at times in the video at the end he said "Tim did an amazing job." Definition of amazing: "startlingly impressive." Nothing impressive about the wrong color of the set piece. One thing I learned from watching this video is how utterly important it is to have a check sheet for a project to be signed off on every step of the way so this can't happen. When the purchaser bought the stain could they have signed off on rustic? Could the carpenter have signed off on rustic? No and no. If there were a checksheet the backdrop never would have shown up in the studio looking like Mike's Hard Lemonade stand. So, as a teaching tool for projects this was good to illustrate what can go wrong if the ideal scene is not strictly adhered to. This color was definitely a departure from the ideal scene. The additional data I would like to have seen in this video would have been software project examples. For instance what project did Dan have 2 weeks to complete? How did he do it? Did he finish it in two weeks? Was it exactly what the boss asked for or was it Mike's hard lemonade? I didn't learn in this video specifically how Dan got projects done on time and on budget. Most of his videos are not like this. Perhaps the new studio threw him off his game a bit. Perhaps the fumes from the lemonade affected him. Hopefully the real video is on its way. But, thanks Dan for all the great videos that you've made leading up to this one!

[@danmartell]

That's fair feedback. Let me re-work this... I'll keep this one up as an example that sometimes you don't always knock it out of the park, and it's important to listen and learn. More to come..

[@ChrisTurnerLand]

@@danmartell Thanks Dan! Wow-that is above and beyond. Which is one of the many reasons you are so successful. Looking forward to it. Love and appreciate all your videos.

[@gilbertstanley9986]

We are using Restyaboard - Open source Project Management tool to manage my projects and team.

[@MarcHershey]

Why not trello? I'm only curious.

[@eavitugjr]

try out www.aioboard.com

[@richardpatrick6470]

We are using Restyaboard to manage a software development project. It’s a productivity and management (free) tool specifically built around a Kanban-style workflow. We use it daily for managing our project workflow.

[@danmartell]

That's the way to do it. Nice work.

[@bryanstark324]

The 4 things you talked about are very helpful.

[@danmartell]

Thx Bryan / I appreciate that... I feel like some in the comments missed the gold in my approach.

[@joffreydanilosanchez3905]

Man... you just saved my life!!

[@danmartell]

That's what I'm here for :)

[@trieucao2328]

This was great, thanks, been searching for "what are the key components of a strategic plan?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Tannilara Stupendous Transcendence - (do a google search ) ? It is an awesome one off product for discovering how to getting 7000 plus project management and business templates without the normal expense. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my brother in law got cool success with it.

[@paulaja5680]

This is amazing... posed with a challenge and came across video and a lot worries are gone. Thanks a lot, but here s a few question..I heard u say u were given a task to manage a team of 30 people and u had to look for a way to figure it out in two weeks..how did u do that? Did u learn all u had to learn in that space of time?

[@ArMaJr4]

Winner of a video, been searching for "what is project governance in project management?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Biycarlett Astounded Builder - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a great one off guide for discovering how to download thousands of business and project management templates without the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my friend got great results with it.

[@Stoiction]

Library is the key;)

[@erichepperlewp]

I used to LIVE at the public library and then later the local college library in the stacks

[@DhavalBhattAZ]

Love the new background Dan. It's a little on the yellow side! Thanks fine sharing this. It's good to know you hate Gantt charts as much as I do!

[@danmartell]

Yeah, gonna figure out a solution for the yellow soon enough! :) Fuck Gantt charts! :P DM

[@xiaoyanlivu6722]

Ss

[@rib_rob_personal]

I think you needed to set expectations on this one bud. A lot of what you said is useful for absolute beginners. I would suggest saying that at the beginning of the video. It was also pretty long winded. I've had classes that talked about project management and they covered all this, so I understood what you were trying to get across. Just like testing out software you gotta test out your script. Pay other people a bit to read over your scripts before you set out making a video. This is from 2017 though so you probably know better already.

[@danmartell]

Have you tried listening at 2x speed? There are also other videos on this channel that will help with more advanced techniques. Thanks for watching either way :)

[@kniix]

right to the point, thankyou.

[@danmartell]

That's what I aim for! DM

[@awsraed3132]

Please can you help me for answer this question Question As a Member of Software development team, you are required to develop software application for (Emergency hospital managment.); provide the suitable answers WE for the following.: a) Specify the suitable software model type used to develop this application, Why. b) Specify 7 of different stakeholders related to this application. c) Specify 5 of the main functions / users’ requirement will offered in this application. d) Specify 10 of the data objects (minimum 3 different data object types) used in this application.

[@timtheli0n]

One kind of wonders what kind of software project this person manages if 1.2 million on a software project, over a couple of years, in the US, is a large investment.

[@danielpintjuk]

Maybe it's only 1 junior developer working for 2 years

[@enioluwaodunjo]

4:00

[@LynnFinancial]

Awesome tips, thank you! How do you explain the specs if you are not trained or have experience with building software? I don't know how to communicate details when I don't know what the details are. All I know is the big picture of what I want to build. Maybe hire a software developer coach? Or is the clickable prototype enough detail?

[@danmartell]

Lynn Financial yep, prototype is enough / checkout Balsamiq. Email me if you need more help. DM

[@LynnFinancial]

Thank you Dan! I will check out Balsamiq. I have listened to one of his podcast interviews on Starting From Nothing. Good stuff.

[@danmartell]

Lynn Financial Peldi (founder of Balsamiq) is one of my favourite people. Also, UXPin or InVision are options but I feel their too high fidelity and get away from raw prototype

[@LynnFinancial]

Thank you Dan! I will look into Balsamiq for sure.

[@Ebneeze]

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[@abbasalhashimi9663]

Dear Dan Like most of the people on KZbin, the attention span is very short and you failed to impress me with valuable contents. I suggest you use some animation to highlight your insights and to simplify your speech. Good Luck!

[@danmartell]

That’s what I thought.... another person giving opinions with no background or examples themselves. Enough with the armchair quarterbacking already. Do or shut it.

[@nadeembedar47]

Interesting but very basic and useful information

[@danmartell]

Appreciate that Nadeem.

[@MrNiceHk]

Good video, straight forward advice, thank you.

[@danmartell]

Thx!

[@ShahidQureshi-ee6wz]

as a project manager what should be our choice to choose SDLC for a project that will take 2-3 years to complete? reason also required .

[@danmartell]

I would use SCRUM.

[@ShahidQureshi-ee6wz]

@@danmartell too late :( :9

[@mauwiks]

How do you manage delegating projects to your people?

[@kyle_bro]

I honestly can't figure out what's with the like/dislike ratio on this video lol

[@tiagoabreu7025]

Title might be misleading. Sound advice though.

[@alienencore3848]

4 minutes in and he still hasn't said one god damn thing of value. This is your typical "consultant" who sells something they are totally clueless about.

[@danmartell]

I've managed $100M+ of software development projects for the worlds largest companies. I share the story at the beginning to provide context. If it's not your style, that's cool. But no need to be rude. Clearly, others on my channel disagree with your comment. Might want to take a look in the mirror. DM

[@rfkant]

39% didn't like the video, including myself. A way too basic information... Hoping the next videos would be better. I desire lots of success for you!

[@Fangbango]

Please refrain from the circumlocution in your discussion and make your point straight away. I have lost interest within 10 seconds! You jump from one bit of information to another and I can hardly follow what you are talking about...

[@deekay12758]

Too much here and there. there is no specific information. very board info. now a good information at all

[@gadgetboyplaysmc]

Everybody knows that's a greenscreen.

[@bala6390]

Total meaningless, utter BS. Such a waste of time. Ridiculous in compared to the name of the video!

[@danmartell]

Bala Murugan considering I’ve managed more projects in total value then you’ll ever see in your life time X20.. I just think you lack the experience to see the brilliance. What’s your issue / rebuttals? Let’s hear it

[@VibhorNew]

This video wasted time on sw project development

[@arul2962]

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[@JulienReszka]

Waste of time

[@prolific9002]

extremely annoying. just like a sales pitch you didn't want

[@paulburkart3575]

Most of this is just rambling so you can monetize this video.

[@danmartell]

Paul, sorry to hear that ... truth is I created this video after working with a group of first time software founders, and they were stuck on managing their dev teams... weird how they all appreciated it, but not you. Different folks I guess. DM

[@paulburkart3575]

​@@danmartell First off, this has nothing to do with appreciation of the content. As when you get down to the core of the video (4:00 - 8:55), the points you are making are valid. The point I was making was that this video was extremely verbose, and not to the benefit of the user. The first four minutes of this video could be cut off, and nothing would be lost to the user. But what would have happened if this video was only 6 minutes instead of 10? 1. Your video would have ranked lower because KZbin prioritizes longer content. 2. You wouldn't be given the ability to put multiple ads in various points in the video, and thus would be making about half of what you're making now. (i.imgur.com/DhnHclB.png) This has led to an abundance of KZbin content creators who are publishing increasingly verbose content so they can reach the 10-minute mark. I'm sure that you think you're doing this out of necessity but in reality, it is only to the detriment of your channel. This is why channels such as Traversy Media over half a million subscribers, while yours struggles to get to 50k. They don't care about reaching the 10-minute mark since it happens naturally anyway. Now look I get it, content creators don't like negative feedback. They internalize it by making it some all or nothing statement. But as I said, there is quality to what you're saying, you just need to dig for it. I don't feel like finding the 4:00 - 8:55 mark of all your videos, and so I'm not going to subscribe. I would be interested in seeing the analytics of this video. How many users are leaving before they reach the 4:00 mark on this video? Look you can either just disregard what I'm saying as me being a troll "who doesn't appreciate your videos", or you could take into consideration the points I've taken the time to lay-out. Most will just click off your video when they start hearing a bunch of words with little substance.