• Billing that dead project

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    One thing I missed talking about in the series on stuck projects was how I determine if a project is stuck and how on earth do I bill for it? Project Based Billing A killer to your productivity, overall motivation and cash flow is the stuck project. When I billed per project (and not weekly…

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  • Cutting a project loose

    Cutting a project loose

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    Despite your best efforts to get a project back on track sometimes you’re just going to have to cut a project loose. In my second post this week we talked about dealing with a stuck project and took 2 approaches: When it’s your fault When it’s the client’s fault Today we’ll talk about ways the…

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  • How to make sure projects don’t get stuck

    How to make sure projects don’t get stuck

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    Our first post in this series on stuck projects covered why projects get stuck. Yesterday we talked about how to get that project going again. Today we’re going to talk a little bit more about getting projects unstuck, but more importantly how to make sure that they don’t get stuck in the first place. Track…

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  • Dealing with the stuck aftermath

    Dealing with the stuck aftermath

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    Yesterday we we talked about the reasons that projects get stuck. Today we’re going to look at ways to deal with a stuck project and get it going again. Figure out where/why it’s stuck The first step is to figure out why the project is stuck in the first place. Have you been tracking the…

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  • 4 reasons projects get stuck

    4 reasons projects get stuck

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    This week we’re going to cover stuck projects. Despite our best efforts we all have them, that project that’s 2 years old and molding away but sticking it’s head up just enough so that we know it’s around and not quite dead yet. Let’s start by talking about why/how these projects happen. Waiting for the…

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  • Integrity

    Integrity

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    4 years ago I finally had saved just enough money to purchase a used bike. Over the years my bike fund had been the victim of many a household emergency. One year the car needed new tires. Another the wife needed glasses or she would not pass her drivers license eye test without them. We…

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  • Q1 and Q2 Focus

    Q1 and Q2 Focus

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    Yesterday I shared my goals for 2014 and while goals are great, they are totally useless without a plan in place to accomplish them. I highly encourage you to read this article about not setting goals and focussing on processes instead. With that in mind I’m going to focus on processes (1 per quarter) and…

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  • Looking toward 2014

    Looking toward 2014

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    Yesterday I recapped my 2013 and by all accounts it went pretty awesome. Today I’m going to look forward to my 2014. Big Change This year is going to have some big change for me. In about 3 – 4 weeks I’m going to welcome my second child in to the world. I’ve got a…

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  • Recapping 2013

    Recapping 2013

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    Tomorrow is 2014 so today I’m doing a recap on my goals of 2013. Recapping 2013 You can see my 2013 goals here. At the beginning of the year I was doing monthly income reports but they stopped after a couple months. Truth is, it takes a long time to get them done and I…

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  • Another opinion on specializing

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    One of my favourite podcasts is 48 Days to the Work you Love. Just as I have been talking about specializing to earn more, Dan just talked about it on his podcast. It’s worth your time to listen to him every week but if you can’t get another podcast in Listen to this episode about…

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