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Help me to become a good project leader

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 12:52 am
by iijb
Hi all,
I was a freelance web developer. But now I got a job in a small company. When I joined there they asked me to lead a small group in a new web project.

Please advise me how to become a good project leader in a web development project.

Thanks in advance
iijb

Re: Help me to become a good project leader

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 1:22 am
by Christopher
I would recommend two things -- honesty and Agile development.

Re: Help me to become a good project leader

Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 7:44 am
by alex.barylski
Honesty...thats funny :)

Leadership usually comes from experience and learning from others before you. A a freelancer you rarely gain the insight required to lead a team, seeing as you work in isolation in your basement, etc. Good luck :)

Cheers,
Alex

Re: Help me to become a good project leader

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 10:41 am
by John Cartwright
Christopher wrote:I would recommend two things -- honesty and Agile development.
//throws a trout at Christopher. (joking)

Agile has never worked out for me personally, although I do agree with their practices. Something in between I've found to be very successful. My point being, don't get too caught up in all the agile hype.

Re: Help me to become a good project leader

Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:17 pm
by Christopher
John Cartwright wrote://throws a trout at Christopher. (joking)
I love trout!
John Cartwright wrote:Agile has never worked out for me personally, although I do agree with their practices. Something in between I've found to be very successful. My point being, don't get too caught up in all the agile hype.
I didn't mention anything specific and actually neither do you, so it is a little difficult to know what you and I use, and don't use. You are probably more Agile than you think! ;) But the general practices and outlook of Agile are the essence of modern software development. This person will need to find the right mix for the team. But if you are going to head a direction -- Agile is the direction to go.