This session, held on December 15, 2020, picks up from the November 17th discussion “Managing Scope of Work: A Guide for Project Managers” and responds to topics that were determined and prioritized through a poll of 4A’s Project Management and Finance Community Members. The session moderator is Jeff Thaler. Jeff is a consultant to a […]
This video is of the 2nd session of the 4A’s project management discussion series covering annual scopes of work. Session discussion includes… The PM Role And Responsibilities – The PM role is positioned differently in each organization so alignment on what we are and are not responsible for is important to clarify. Setting Up Your […]
This session, held on October 21, 2020, picks up from the October 6th discussion “The Annual Scope of Work Process” and responds to topics that were determined and prioritized through a poll of 4A’s Project Management and Finance Community Members. This breakout session was moderated by Jeff Thaler, a consultant to a number of organizations […]
This is a joint meeting of the 4A’s Project Management and Regional Finance Communities held on October 6, 2020. The session was moderated by Jeff Thaler, a consultant to a number of organizations on Agency and Client-side Service Delivery, Project Management, and Operations. Jeff most recently served as the head of Program Management and Operations […]
This page provides a Client Onboarding Strategic Template and Project Review Guidance
Project Management Overview for Leaders. June 10, 2020 Community discussion led by Jeff Thaler, Head of Program Management at GroupM US. View the webinar deck here.
Neal Grossman | Chief Operating Officer, The Designory and eg+ Worldwide | Chief Compensation Officer, TBWA Worldwide Marisa Lieberman | Vice President–Director of Project Management, McCann Health New Jersey (MHNJ) Dave Lubeck | Executive Vice President, Executive Director, Bernstein-Rein Advertising / Unbound Cathi Perkins | Business Optimization Manager, Butler/Till Media Services Download presentation […]
The industry is seeing more clients evolving Project-by-Project (PxP) arrangements with agencies. PxP relationships between clients and agencies create both opportunities and challenges for both marketers and marketing services firms. Members of the 4A’s community have been endeavoring to figure out best practices for dealing with the shift by some clients from annual retainer relationships with their agencies to PxP relationships.
Having successfully implemented Agile techniques at almost 100 agencies – and seen them tried at hundreds more – Jack Skeels will explain which techniques work and don’t, why that is, and what sort of results you should expect in your implementation.
This edition of the SoDA Report On Agency Project Management explores project management challenges and successes that agencies are facing in 2016 and how best practices can help with margin predictions, managing client expectations, nurturing the agency’s creative team, and more.