tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post8914498094700458190..comments2012-12-09T21:15:44.741-08:00Comments on Instructional Design and Project Management: Week 6 Blog Assignment: Scope Creek in a Website Design ProjectJames C Landonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09749530495458292514noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post-11036475711463758212012-12-09T21:15:44.741-08:002012-12-09T21:15:44.741-08:00James,
I am looking forward to Common Core Standar...James,<br />I am looking forward to Common Core Standards, as it seems a project like yours doesn't have as much problem with scope creep, as it does just plain catching the scope in the first place. We have been working with PLC's at our school, and it is frustrating having to develop curriculum for the current year knowing that the state is changing the standards the following year and you'll have to eventually adapt your lessons to that anyway! In our district we don't have anyone in charge of curriculum development and sometimes these overwhelming tasks just need to be considered as a process that will take a few years.<br />Thanks for your comments on my blog; you and I are a lot alike in our ability to get distracted with technology. I find myself deleting files that I don't use, but probably took close to an hour to develop 5 years ago! That being said, many of my efforts to digitize and file templates have payed off tenfold over the years, so I guess it all evens out. I regularly use our schools mobile labs of chrome-books in my classroom(actually, no one else wants to deal with them) and it is just now paying off. The learning curve for passwords and basic understanding for my students was steep at the beginning of the year, but now they use them seamlessly in the classroom and the benefits to their learning are starting to show.Tom Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636580150672726216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post-67807482964421655232012-12-09T18:27:01.771-08:002012-12-09T18:27:01.771-08:00James, I apologize, due to browser tab mix up I po...James, I apologize, due to browser tab mix up I posted this originally as a reply to Gayle!<br /><br />What I intended to say to you is that we feel often that more is more instead of less is more -- and that desire to be all encompassing in our project work can sometimes be our downfall, as you mentioned in your experience. One of the things I see that is so relevant to scope documentation is issuing in clear and straightforward terms what will and will not be included in the scope of the work. Without those parameters as a fall-back, not only is it tough to contain the project within the structure of the project objectives, but it proves a nearly impossible scenario to apply evaluative techniques as the subject expansiveness inflates the content and the project can lose sight of whether the goals for success have been met. Well written example, and a pleasure to read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706428388498201243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post-77432477210368098822012-12-09T18:21:38.605-08:002012-12-09T18:21:38.605-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706428388498201243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post-35032811320878110742012-12-09T17:02:49.832-08:002012-12-09T17:02:49.832-08:00James,
Outstanding work to get the project rolli...James, <br /><br />Outstanding work to get the project rolling and successfully completed. I agree that setting the scope and completion date will majorly affect a project. Creating the SOW in the beginning would have kept off the scope creep, but the team came together realized their mistakes and successfully completed the project. Great work. It takes a team to come together and tackle all their issues. Great work.Cherell's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07774087104645068443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793127645269400857.post-47832308358137990842012-12-07T13:22:54.266-08:002012-12-07T13:22:54.266-08:00James,
I am happy to know that you eventually real...James,<br />I am happy to know that you eventually realized that the job would not get done on time if you did not stop all the scope creep issues:). I understand fully well your drive and passion to get things done to a certain standard, and I also know that working on an online project, there is a tendency to want to perfect the site. It is so amazing that when we look back on these scenarios, we can now identify the strategies that we could or should have employed to make the project run effectively. Creating the SOW document would have certainly helped you to work within a certain parameter, thus helping you to complete the project within a set time frame. I am happy that the team recognized the challenges and was able to assist and ensure the project was completed within the timeframe agreed upon. However, though the project was faced with all the scope creep and delay in schedule, I believe the project may not have accomplished all the successes, had you not being so determined. Kudos to you and your team!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com