Questions tagged [project-management]
Project management is the planning and organization of an organization's resources in order to move a specific task, event or duty toward completion.
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Too many projects and no one to outsource them to - how is this possible?
For the last 3-4 years I have been both a freelancer and the client. I'm the client mainly when I outsource projects I cannot handle myself, or when I seek a specific expert as a part of a project (...
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How to get paid and figure out if I want to keep this client
I have a client who is not paying on time, but it looks like the specifics don't match similar questions on this SE site.
I got a call from a client I did website work for years ago. I had not done ...
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How to handle silly requirements?
I make web applications for a living working from home.
Sometimes a client pick a technology stack that is likely to hurt the project (severely over-engineered, bad combination of components or just ...
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I failed to reach the deadline
I started a project given by client and it went fine for couple of days. Middle of the way, I got stucked with a technical limitation. I'm unable to proceed and it'll take more time and R&D to ...
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What are proper manners when delivering project after agreed date?
Is there some general rule to follow when delivering a project after the date that was agreed upon?
Let's say you have one month to prepare the project but you deliver it in six weeks. At what point ...
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How to deal with projects that have gone on too long?
I have a project where the client initially requested a bunch of work. Not too much work and a decent pay. Now here's where it's not fun anymore.
The client has requested to basically rewrite all of ...
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Agile methodologies when developing software as a freelance?
I'd like to define the following case as the Loner Freelance Case:
The freelancer is a full-stack web designer and developer.
The client is a small company who wants a web page.
Many software ...
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Should I work for free if client's requirement changed
I have a client. There was one specific limitation of the solution we were implementing. I made sure to tell him about it, and he said it's fine.
Now later when it's implemented that way, he feels, ...
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New project manager suddenly demanding source-code prior to payment
In a nutshell, I've been doing freelance iOS development for a client on an ongoing basis since 2013. Originally my main contact with the business was, let's say, Person A. Recently the client has ...
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How to manage clients and their projects?
How can I manage my clients and their projects, I was searching for management software or web apps, I couldn't find any with the features that I want, maybe because I'm searching the wrong way or ...
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How to handle projects that are medium to large as freelancer
Basically i am talking about projects like website development. Not only you have to do a lot but you have to do it in different mindsets. In a dream world you would have to do only one thing and than ...
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Decision and negotiation of long term time-consuming job
About 6 years ago I worked as a freelance web designer, developer and products photographer for a local company (15 minutes of car distance from my office) that works in the fashion industry.
At some ...
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How do I dispute anopther freelancer correctly with upwork, as a freelancer?
I am a freelancer, who hired a freelancer to do some webpage work, using upwork. I am new to the upwork platform. This freelancer, over Christmas break,charged three 40 hour weeks in which , as far as ...
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Create project from approved estimate with task budgets?
I keep bumping my head against this freelancer/contractor workflow issue.
I'd like to be able to create a project from an approved estimate with a click or workflow or zap, along with the amount ...
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How motivate yourself earn more money?
I managing several projects, sometimes do some work, ex. frontend or ux. I have great clients, they are listen and trust me. At same time I feel, that can relax and do not work day or more. It makes ...
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