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My Insights on Project Management for WordPress Consultants<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Overview of Project Management Needs for WordPress Consultants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Maybe you are a sole operation who does web design, WordPress development<\/a>, or SEO<\/a> as a freelancer. Or maybe you have a small team of 1099 sub contactors that work with you. Either way, maybe you feel that you are too small to worry about project management? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After many years of work in these industries I am convinced of the need for strong project management skills, even when I am working by myself. Having a strong system of processes and procedures in place can cut down on wasted time and make you are far more productive developer, SEO, or even a better designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several years ago I did some pretty neat customizations to some WordPress projects. I was pretty excited with my progress and had known more PHP then anyone else at my previous job. I thought myself quite the budding developer. Then I began working with a new company and was quickly told that my skills were more in the project management side of things then they were in WordPress development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was a bit offended at first. I had already proven myself to be better then a lot of other people in the industry. But eventually I realized that while I was a capable developer, I was a great project manager. As the oldest in a large family I have been running projects and leading a team since I was a small child. I love identifying people\u2019s strengths and weaknesses and puting them in the best position to maximize their strengths while minimizing their weaknesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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WordPress Project Management Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managed a project to rebuild a WooCommerce website that had approximately 500,000 products, a custom product importer, and Elasticsearch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managed a project to rebuild a large ecommerce store with an integration to the client\u2019s custom CRM. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developed guidelines for WordPress development<\/a> and WordPress SEO<\/a> project documentation. As well the procedural documentation, for two different companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My Writing on Project Management<\/h2>\n\n\n