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Continue. postI want to talk about project management. It seems to me that every manager should be able to work within the framework of a project that is PMI. (Project Management Institute) determines

Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result From this definition, the key characteristics of the project are immediately visible, namely: Uniqueness of the product or service (functionality)

  • Time limit (deadline) Restriction on resources that are somehow converted into money (cost) These key characteristics can be depicted graphically as a triangle of constraints: functionality – timing – cost. And you can usually choose and meet any two of the three limitations:)

Projects are convenient to use for the start of some initiative, which you can assemble a professional team and get the first version of the product, which can already be used and further refined in the product approach. Another convenient case is the synchronization of a large number of product teams, which in a single impulse should make a common effort, for example, redesigning a mobile application or migrating from Siebel to something of their own:)

At Tinkoff, I had a lot of opportunities to apply the design approach, and I will tell you about both options using an example.

1) Project of moving web attraction to the new version Tinkoff.ru (roughly 7 years ago) This project started my career at Tinkoff. The project to move to a new solution for my arrival lasted more than a year.

  • Worked on it. 50+ My area of responsibility was only in the engagement pages and forms I worked on. 3 human
  • It was before the move. 3 The key thing didn't work on the new solution: SSR didn't work. (Someone miscalculated the load.)It wasn't analytics. (SPA applications required to redo tracking)Many mechanics on forms did not work, and releases took weeks due to manual regression.

We did this project in an emergency mode, successfully moved and then started to develop the application as a product. Over the past three years, our engagement pages have grown to the entire public part of Tinkoff.ru, including all products, and the team has grown to the fullest. 50 man 7+ teams. A lot of the guys that we've been working on this project and developing the product are still with me. More about this project, which has grown into a product, can be seen in my performance on ArchDays 2019

2) Project to launch individual product teams and processes in mobile bank Tinkoff (roughly 4 year) This project was a challenge for me - it was with it that I went beyond the boundaries of attraction. Project transition to product structure of teams from one team to 50 The man lasted for six months, but was walking with a slip.

  • The request was to repeat for a mobile bank the route to travel to individual product teams, which I took on the web. The challenge here was that the team was established and needed to be much better at change management.

We launched the project in three months, but at that time I spent an average of three months. 3 interviews per day, not counting various syncs. Since I’ve been working in an engaged executive mode for the first three months, I’ve felt it’s hard to change when you’re working from a consultant position, even if it’s an internal one. This project also turned into a big product story, which I told in several parts.

Summing up, I think that project management is a handy tool that has its own application area, where it is quite effective. In the next post, we will talk about product development:)

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