Managing projects can be a bit like entering a dark cave. You don't quite know where all the obstacles lie and exactly the route that you need to take to get from one side to the other. You know that at any moment the Bats could cut loose creating chaos. That can be scary. The Bats can seem wild and unpredictable.

It does not have to be this way. Project management starts from initial client contracting right through to delivery of a product and support of that project.

Aten Design Group has made a science of mitigating risk, thrilling clients, managing budgets, and keeping projects on time. This session will draw on those arts.

• What management techniques should you use on your project? "Cowboy", "waterfall", "extreme", and "agile scrum" will be discussed.
• Learn about them all and how to avoid pitfalls that can kill a budget, poison a timeline, and ruin professional relationships. We'll sort out myths from facts.
• Project management requires a blend of techniques and tools to effectively shepherd projects from ideation to release. We'll explore and discuss different tools that can help make your project successful.

Lets get together this Drupalcon Austin and, together, Tame the Bats.

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Saunders, VP of Project Management at Aten Design Group, has 18 years of project management experience. He writes at Dogstar.org regularly - mostly on the business of open source and Drupal.

He has spoken at many Drupalcons including Boston, Paris, Washington DC, Denver, and Munich. He has also spoken at camps including presenting a Keynote for Drupalcamp Austin.

During his career, he has helped numerous companies shift from traditional waterfall project methodologies to utilizing Agile and Scrum.