Managing the Design Process-Implementing Design

Chapter 1Project Management

What Is Project Management?

A designer can have a great project, for the most amazing client, with a generous budget, and still barely break even. Designers can actually lose money, plus be tearing their hair out in frustration throughout the project because their team is disorganized, or worse, their client is out of control. Their project mismanagement can turn a great opportunity into a nightmare.

Good project management affects

▸   Creativity

▸   Quality

▸   Relationships

▸   Work flow

▸   Timelines

▸   Costs (fees and expenses)

▸   Profitability

In short, project management affects everyone on a design project. Managing a project consistently and well is critical to the project and to the designer’s bottom line. ...