December 2, 2015 — Good news: you’ve just won the bid on a big WordPress project! Bad news: it’s your largest project yet, and the fear of failure is kicking in. Don’t worry: steering a large project is easier than you think! In this talk you’ll learn essential WordPress project management techniques, tricks for keeping your clients happy, and how to create a workflow that keeps everyone on the same page, so you can deliver on time, within budget, and without compromises.

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October 9, 2015 — Andreas Ek is a consultant specialized in web production automation based on open source solutions such as WordPress. His passion is business automation and he has experience from building administrative web solutions for various industries, including education, publishing, and government.

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October 5, 2015 — How to identify the most lucrative prospects.
How to pitch large projects (value proposition, differentiation, overcoming objections.
How to execute (IA, Project Management, Resources, post-launch support.)

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October 2, 2015 — – How to identify the most lucrative prospects
– How to pitch large projects (value proposition, differentiation, overcoming objections
– How to execute (IA, Project Management, Resources, post-launch support).

September 22, 2015 — This presentation is geared towards individuals looking to start or grow a WordPress design/development company. Topics covered will include:

When and how to hire help
Tools and services that help automate and streamline
Project Management
Time Tracking
How to identify what makes your company unique in a sea of competitors

Takeaways

Should you become an employee, a freelancer, or a business owner?
What tools are vital to the success of the business operations?
Mistakes and mishaps that you should try to avoid

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September 5, 2015 — Once perceived as a mere blogging or small website tool, WordPress is an enterprise-grade CMS… stable, secure and scalable enough to be used on large websites. emagine is a leader in at acquiring large, lucrative WordPress projects and would like to provide insights and considerations for doing so.

Takeaways

– How to identify the most lucrative prospects
– How to pitch large projects (value proposition, differentiation, overcoming objections
– How to execute (IA, Project Management, Resources, post-launch support)

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June 29, 2015 — Let’s take a step back and think about our project. We need to understand the project, the company we are building the site for, and all the goals associated with the project.

So many people rush in. Sometimes we are too eager to get started, or we are too worried about how it will look or a specific due date. This leads to upset clients, under quoting your work or the very worst – project failure. Let’s fix that.

After this talk, you should know things like:

– Planning/breaking down entire projects

– Defining the problems you are trying to fix.

– Defining and setting goals.

– Defining your target audience and learning to view things through their eyes.

– Creating a site map.

– Defining all the custom Post types and Taxonomies.

– Planning an order of attach.

– Setting timelines

– The importance of communication.

– Understanding how Project Management is just as important as anything else.

Anyone that built or is thinking about starting a website would benefit from this talk. Even advanced developers could get a lot out of a talk like this.

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June 13, 2015 — Quand vous enchainez des projets avec WordPress, de nouvelles problématiques viennent voir le jour. Cette conférence aborde bon nombre d’outils et de méthodologies qui vont vous permettre de booster votre productivité à tous les stades : Gestion de projet, designer, développeur, maintenance…

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June 2, 2015 — “Great White Buffalo — A term for “the one that got away”. Used without explanation in the movie “Hot Tub Time Machine”.”
By the end of my presentation I hope to have provided you (and your team) enough knowledge, tools and inspiration to start hunting for your Great White Buffalo.
If you’ve already found your Great White Buffalo, here’s an overview of some of the technical things I’ll cover:
How we use WordPress and BuddyPress for our social network
Project management solutions like Slack, Trello and GitHub
Social Media Strategy
Crowdfunding (IndieGogo) and accepting donations on your WordPress site

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March 9, 2015 — WordPress has long evolved from just being a blogging platform. It’s capable of being an integral part of any of your web ideas and concepts, regardless how abstract. In this talk, Noe presents his ideas on how we should stop blocking ourselves with design stereotypes and be limitless in our use of WordPress.