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GETTING TO
SIGN-OFF
PROCESS TIPS TO MAINTAIN PROJECT HEALTH

VP OF DESIGN, HAPPY COG
@CCASHDOLLAR
What is
“Sign off?”
It’s the magical point in time when you’ve met the demands of a contract and everyone
involved can take a moment to relax and either celebrate or move onto the next task.
As “makers”, we tend to be really good at creating “things” / “artifacts” But we oſten overlook
the design of the process that helps us do just that.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Take on the
Responsibili‫ ﬚‬of
Success.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Map Your
Stakeholder
Landscape.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
30 Years = 0 Brand
Guidelines‽
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Ken & Larry’s
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
30 Years = 0 Brand
Guidelines‽
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Create a Shared
Language.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
There is success
confidence &
transparency.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
“You need to hear
a word 7 times to
absorb it.”
– SEÑORA FOXALL, 9TH GRADE
SPANISH TEACHER, 1992

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Break Large
Projects into
Smaller Projects.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
CHOP UP PROBLEMS

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Be comfortable saying
“I don’t know
enough...yet.”

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Share Oſten
and When it
Ma‫﬙‬ers.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Be Confident &

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
Focus Feedback
on What You
Need and When
You Need it.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
You get the
feedback
you deserve.
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
The illusion of
ownership.

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
The illusion of
ownership.
(AKA “HAIRY ARM TRICK.” GOOGLE IT.)

GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13
FIVE TAKE-AWAYS
1. Map your stakeholder landscape
2. Create a common language
3. Divide and conquer larger problems
4. Share as much as you can, oſten
5. Get the feedback you need
cashdollar@happycog.com
GETTING TO SIGN-OFF

WEB DESIGN DAY 2013

@ccashdollar
@CCASHDOLLAR

#WDD13

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Getting to Sign-off: Five Tips to Maintain Project Health