Comments on: How to Navigate Design by Committee http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:29:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Craig http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-76620 Craig Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:05:49 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-76620 'Having a well-reasoned response based on design principles and real world experience', when navigating design by a committee is one of the great pieces of advice from the article, it definitely is a juggling act! ‘Having a well-reasoned response based on design principles and real world experience’, when navigating design by a committee is one of the great pieces of advice from the article, it definitely is a juggling act!

]]> By: Lyndit http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-73945 Lyndit Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:51:16 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-73945 The Concept Feedback site is awesome. I can't believe I haven't come across that site before. Design by committee is hard especially when the website project was a tough sale and now everyone including the milk man wants to put in their two cents and won't budge unless each and every thing they want is how they want it. I have sat in on conference calls with six adult people arguing over the color of border around their portraits with such passion you would think we were trying to decide whether or not to operate on a dying man. Intense! However I survived and learned it is best to create deadlines, and keep the agreed upon terms and expectations at the front of the conversation. The Concept Feedback site is awesome. I can’t believe I haven’t come across that site before. Design by committee is hard especially when the website project was a tough sale and now everyone including the milk man wants to put in their two cents and won’t budge unless each and every thing they want is how they want it. I have sat in on conference calls with six adult people arguing over the color of border around their portraits with such passion you would think we were trying to decide whether or not to operate on a dying man. Intense! However I survived and learned it is best to create deadlines, and keep the agreed upon terms and expectations at the front of the conversation.

]]> By: thebrisbaneline http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-73186 thebrisbaneline Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:01:05 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-73186 It's important to learn to not react with emotion when dealing with these committee situations... Sometimes you just want to tell them to shut the f*ck up but that doesn't help anybody... Great article! It’s important to learn to not react with emotion when dealing with these committee situations… Sometimes you just want to tell them to shut the f*ck up but that doesn’t help anybody… Great article!

]]> By: Andrew Follett http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72736 Andrew Follett Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:25:06 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72736 @Bruce - Deadlines are key...especially when you stick to them :) @Luke - I feel your pain. I think your problem also speaks to John's point about electing a leader who can make decisions (big or small) and keep the project moving. @John - Great point, that is something I meant to include in the article. Appointing a spokesperson, leader, or someone who has a final say is critical. Thanks for reading! @Bruce – Deadlines are key…especially when you stick to them :)

@Luke – I feel your pain. I think your problem also speaks to John’s point about electing a leader who can make decisions (big or small) and keep the project moving.

@John – Great point, that is something I meant to include in the article. Appointing a spokesperson, leader, or someone who has a final say is critical. Thanks for reading!

]]> By: John http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72673 John Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:28:24 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72673 Along the lines of filtering feedback, we usually go one step further and require the committee to appoint one spokesperson. We also ask them to list out on the contract each individual that is allowed to give directives to our design team. The combination of these two tactics can help keep down the communications clutter that committees are so good at drumming up. Great article! Along the lines of filtering feedback, we usually go one step further and require the committee to appoint one spokesperson. We also ask them to list out on the contract each individual that is allowed to give directives to our design team. The combination of these two tactics can help keep down the communications clutter that committees are so good at drumming up. Great article!

]]> By: Tor Brekke Skjøtskift http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72625 Tor Brekke Skjøtskift Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:09:46 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72625 The fact that you live in a house, doesn't make you an architect. The fact that you live in a house, doesn’t make you an architect.

]]> By: Jordan Walker http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72472 Jordan Walker Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:05:19 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72472 well said, I drastically hate projects with design committees. well said, I drastically hate projects with design committees.

]]> By: Theo http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72463 Theo Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:17:50 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72463 As a freelancer always ensure who is the decision maker and try to avoid larger working groups as three persons."A successful design starts with a well-defined objective..." this objective might get lost in a design committee. However good article ! As a freelancer always ensure who is the decision maker and try to avoid larger working groups as three persons.”A successful design starts with a well-defined objective…” this objective might get lost in a design committee. However good article !

]]> By: Luke http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72448 Luke Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:39:13 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72448 Great post Andrew. At the moment I am in the middle of working on two websites for two large organizations and every process or getting anything from them seems to take a long time, sometimes even requiring a few follow ups. A detailed and thought out plan really needs to be written up before diving into big projects like this with large organizations or companies, as every little decision seems to need a meeting or have input from everyone. If have found it easier to really break everything down into different phases and work on it section by section. Luke Great post Andrew.

At the moment I am in the middle of working on two websites for two large organizations and every process or getting anything from them seems to take a long time, sometimes even requiring a few follow ups.

A detailed and thought out plan really needs to be written up before diving into big projects like this with large organizations or companies, as every little decision seems to need a meeting or have input from everyone. If have found it easier to really break everything down into different phases and work on it section by section.

Luke

]]> By: Erik Bruinsma http://sixrevisions.com/project-management/how-to-navigate-design-by-committee/#comment-72442 Erik Bruinsma Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:33:36 +0000 http://sixrevisions.com/?p=3743#comment-72442 Interesting article. I had this once. There were 6 doctors discussing how I should build a website. I've put them all in one room and asked the right question. Afterwards send them a email with all the things we discussed and the result. No changes after that any more! Interesting article. I had this once. There were 6 doctors discussing how I should build a website. I’ve put them all in one room and asked the right question. Afterwards send them a email with all the things we discussed and the result. No changes after that any more!

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