[Digital Nomad#2-2] From "perfect Plan" to pragmatic advancement! One-person team's project start-up and adjustment mentality: Study notes for Google PM license "Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project" 📝

Hi! Dear friend Gilly, how are you today?

Following the study of the previous lesson, let me share with you the experience of the second lesson! This time, we will discuss how to use project management thinking to start projects in the digital nomadic life, and adjust the pace to achieve more flexible project advancement when resources are limited. Let's take a look at how efficient planning and practice can be achieved in a one-person team!

Digital Nomad's Project Start-up Guide: Mastering"Project Initiation"Four keys to success

Course unit

• Fundamentals of project initiation
• Defining project goals, scope, and success criteria
• Working effectively with stakeholders
• Utilizing resources and tools for project success

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Lesson 2: Improving the professional skills and knowledge of project management of digital nomads

Compared to the first lesson: Foundations of Project Management, the second lessonCourse content, is moreIn-depth discussion on the professional knowledge and skills of project management。 Such as: the difference between OKRs and KPIs, the definition of SMART project goals...etc.

Practical exercises for Digital Nomads: Easily master project Management tools

Except there isFollow-up test, There are also a large number ofhomeworkActivities provide students with implementationpractice, The process is very easy, and the forms are: filling in the form implementation, analysis of situational questions, and short answer questions within 1000 words. And these jobsDocument archive, can alsoDownload reservation, So that everyone can extend to their respective project areas for use in the future, which is very practical.

The learning process of digital Nomads: Interactive Mode and Curriculum Design

Compare with the first class，difficultyI really feel itimproveA lot，But because the course is interspersed with different forms of interactive modes to help everyone understand. The length and rhythm of the video and the article are also well designed, so that the learning will not be difficult and boring, and the amount of information will explode.。

But the lecturer in the second lesson, Gilly, was not very adapted to her teaching style, and felt a little more blunt. Therefore, many times, Gilly uses podcasting to finish listening to the videos of the course.

Compare items	Foundations of Project Management	Project Initiation： Starting a Successful Project
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Windfall gains for digital Nomadic Learners: Surprise Experience after applying for scholarships and grants

In this lesson, Gilly is also based onHow to apply for scholarships and grantsProceed (If you are interested in learning how to apply, please leave a message below, or subscribe to Jili's newsletter). The great thing is that I originally thought that I would have to wait until two weeks later to confirm that the application was completed before I could continue the class. But actuallyReview period for application submission，CourseraJust activate the preview course permission in advanceNo, so don't worry about faults in your learning progress.

The ultimate challenge of a one-person team: How can digital nomads avoid project startup errors?

After studying the second lesson, Jili felt the difference between practical experience and solid knowledge more deeply. The project planning system currently used by Jili comes from the project management methods and tools used in cooperation with the team in the past. At best, this kind of use can only be said to be an intuitive reflection output technique, but it does not understand the principle, and cannot achieve a very comprehensive pre-detailed planning.

😊advantages	😕disadvantages	🚫Blind spot
No stranger to project management, operation processes and systems, and can get started quickly	Lack of a more detailed and in-depth concept of management needs	I think that the process can be operated according to experience, and it is easy to plan unrealistic expectations.
Understand how it works and be able to use tools easily	Unable to grasp the details of the early Project Proposals, clarification of project resource requirements, SMART rules, etc.

8 projects + 1 me: The great Test of Resource Allocation for Digital Nomads

In the last month of Q1, Jili recently reviewed and counted all the 8 projects in hand, and took stock of two abnormal project states: in progress (delayed progress) and not yet in progress.

Mentioned in the fourth unit of this lessonEssential project resources: budget, resources, materials, tools。

The evaluation of the completed projects in Q1 is that Gili herself has a certain amount of experience and with sufficient technical resources, she can complete them in stages according to the schedule and on schedule.

According to the second unit of this lessonManaging changes to a project’s scopejudgment. A project needs to be inThe three elements of Scope, cost, and time in the Triple Restraint Model are balanced, so Quality is formed.。 Q1 The part that caused the delay in progress, and the part that has not yet been carried out, is that there are three conditions, one of which is not satisfied, resulting inProject error。

From fantasy to reality: How do digital nomads use project management to crack mental exhaustion?

Developing a regular and phased inventory of the progress of the project is the key to detecting problems early and adjusting the direction early.。

If you just use any tool to plan the project carefully and vividly, but you rarely look back and check the progress regularly, these project plans are the same as online performance art exhibitions, and it does not have any management significance.

"Working in a highly operational team, you will naturally let other members complete part of your work.
Case, and focus on your own part to move things forward.
When you are a one-person company without a team or employees, you must create your own motivation and motivation to get the job done.
You can schedule your own schedules, manage your obligations, and avoid distractions. "--An excerpt from the book by the author/Paul Jarvis, "One-Person Company: Why Small and Beautiful is the Trend of Future Corporate Development"

The project management of the team, because of the constraints of the group, will form a kind of motivation. But if you are a one-person team, you must rely on yourself to continuously stimulate your motivation to improve and move forward. And thisWhere the motivation comes from is to rely on the control of these specific progress, to promote yourself regularly, and to train your ability to take the lead.。

A one-person company needs to be very good at "single-tasking"-doing one thing without distracting for a period of time. "--An excerpt from the book by the author/Paul Jarvis, "One-Person Company: Why Small and Beautiful is the Trend of Future Corporate Development"

Can't clone? How digital nomads achieve project success in a one-person team

"Every time the task is interrupted, it takes an average of23 minutes and 15 secondsIn order to fully return to the task. "--An excerpt from the book by the author/Paul Jarvis, "One-Person Company: Why Small and Beautiful is the Trend of Future Corporate Development"

Recognize in a timely manner that you are now a one-person team and lack of resources, especially manpower constraints. In the past, Gilly would deliberately switch between three projects in different fields in one day to do it, but after the first month of Q1, I began to feel very mentally exhausted, and in the case of exhaustion, it often takes a restart of the head to have a way to carry out another task. If it is serious, it will start.Mental burnout for several days in a row.

"As a one-person company, it's easy for you to mentally blame yourself for not completing enough work in one day. "--An excerpt from the book by the author/Paul Jarvis, "One-Person Company: Why Small and Beautiful is the Trend of Future Corporate Development"

So Jili learned not to be greedy, and wanted to do many things across disciplines in one day. She should concentrate on a task well in one day. A one-person team should care more about quality control and refinement, rather than paying too much attention to production. The time wasted by mental exhaustion is a major intangible loss.

Jili's conclusion｜ On the road to digital nomadry, a one-person team can also shine!

It's really not easy on the way to a one-person team. In the past, there may have been teams to divide the work, responsibilities, and areas of study you want to get, but now you have to carry all of these by yourself. But we are very lucky. We were born in an era of advanced science and technology. Now there is AI that can help us divide our labor. Therefore, those teams that used to rely on a lot of manpower and technology are now relying on their own to realize their dreams. It is no longer an illusion.

But in contrast, you still need to rely on yourself to enrich any areas that may need to be exposed to. There are many things I want to do, but time is limited，Effective management of one's own progress is the key to the success of practical projects。

The process of project management is also a good method of self-awareness。 Because progress is presented in such an honest and rational data, you have to face your own deficiencies or deficiencies. Also becauseTrain yourself to readjust your ability, Let yourself face the test more stably and truly again and again.

Extended reading：

• 【Digital Nomad#2-1】From "handing in homework” to flexible creation! Using project management thinking to improve digital nomadic efficiency: A Learning journey of Google PM license "Foundations of Project Management"
• 【Digital Nomadic Time Management】Say goodbye to procrastination
• 【數位遊牧誌#1 】GA4 證照快速攻略
• 【Digital Nomadic Decision-making】如何用《進擊的行為科學》做出更好的生活決策

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