Презентация использовалась во время выступления Евы Бендарчик, спикера международного ЭКОФОРУМА "Мир управления проектами" и представил тему "77 дилемм менеджера проекта на фрилансе?" The presentation was used during the Ewa Bednarczyk's speech, who was the speaker of the International ECOFORUM "World of project management" and present the topic "77 things to consider before becoming freelance PM"

1. 77 THINGS
to CONSIDER
before becoming a
FREELANCE PM
Gundars Strazdins, IPMA D, IPMA YC Latvia

2. Who am I?
Gundars Strazdiņš

3. Freelancer
Project Manager
Events management
Graphic designer
Expert on Visual Communication
Gundars Strazdiņš

4. Freelancer
Business owner
Since Janv 2012
Gundars Strazdiņš

6. YOU wanna
start FREELANCING
CAREER
in Project Management
...so
?

7. Benefits> Risks

8. 77 THINGS
to CONSIDER

10. 1. FREEDOM
Am I not gonna be afraid if it?

11. FREEDOM TO
2. Choose your clients / customers
3. Choose your partners
4. Choose your staff / team
5. Choose your pricing
6. Say NO or YES
7. Choose how much to deliver
8. Freedom to choose when to work and when not

12. 9. Freelancer = Businessman
Freelancers should have a business-oriented mindset

13. 10. MONEY does not
come easy
You would have to work (maybe) even harder than in
your corporate position

14. 11. Your income will not
be regular
Most of the time / most likely

15. 12. Your income can be pretty darn unpredictable
13. Most likely you will earn more
14. ... but not always!!! (You might trade-off freedom for less money)

16. 15. You have to make
sufficient enough
savings - prepare to
burn some $$$

17. 16. Catching non-payers can be a part of your duties!
17. No one pays for your dinners (unless you have some GREAT cutomers)
18. You might have to do your own accounting
19. You have to calculate your own taxes (and pay them)
20. Corporate travel? Pay up!
21. You might have to do legal stuff (contracts etc) by yourself
22. You are the one who follows the changes in legislation or business
environment

18. YOUR...
23. Mother will not understand what you do
24. Father will not understand what you do

19. 25. It will be impossible to
explain your Grandma
what exactly
you do

20. 26.
You have to SELL yourself
constantly (to get new customers)

21. SELLING YOURSELF
27. You have to network a LOOOOT (a LOOOOOT)
28. Linkedin can be your best friend
29 ... and your own blogis your best online real-estate
30 ... although do not forget that you cannot be good for everyone
31. Bad comments will eventually come
32. Opportunity? USE IT!
33. Invited to a party? GO! IMMEDIATELY!

22. 34. You have to
educate yourself

23. 35. You have to pay for your own education
36. If you do not know something - IT IS
YOUR PROBLEM
37. You have to constantly look for solutions
38 ... but you have the freedom to choose the appropriate solution

24. 39. You might have to work during the nights
40 ... and weekends
41. The thoughts about work do not end after 5pm
42 ... but you can take muuuuch longer vacations (work hard - play hard)

25. Are you a company
guy / gal?

26. Are you a company
guy / gal?
If yes – Freelancing might not be 4 u

27. 43. No regulations, corporate cultures and other corporate stuff - YEES
44. No corporate culture and other corporate stuff - NOOOO
45. No free drinks
46. No corporate parties
47. No free stuff at the office (pizza, coffees etc)
48. No casual Fridays
49. You might be alone for some time (no colleagues)

28. 50. You get to form your
own team (usually)

29. 51. There is no one near you to blame for your mistakes
52. There are no excuses!
53. There are only SOLUTIONS! NOW! or ASAP! or SOON!
54. Following deadlines is your responsibility!
55. Bad hair day? Better arrive late, than ugly
56. ... but not too late. Avoid being late to meetings
57. Cancelling meetings on short notice is not a sign of professionalism
58. You might be able to give honest feedback to customers / team members

30. ACTUAL WORK
59. You can work wherever you want (usually)
60 ... but you need a nice place to meet with your clients
61. Coffee shops might become your best friends
62. ... and bed - nothing beats working from bed :)
63. ... and waking up at 11am - a pleasure

31. MIND READER

32. MIND READER
64. You have to have some psychology skills
65 ... in order to understand what your customers actually want
66 ... and to understand your team members

33. REPUTATION

34. 67. Your reputation is the
KEY to future success

35. MANAGING REPUTATION
68. Social media no nos and yes yesses
69. Be clear about your selling point - customer MUST KNOW why he hired
you!
70. You might have to study your customers business for some time
71. You might have to be available all the time
72. ... but at a certain point you can educate your customers about your
availability

36. Useful TOOLS
73. Laptop will be the most important organ of your body!
74. Get a reliable car ... or comfortable shoes ... or a bike

37. FINISHING UP
75. It might be hard to "try freelancing for a trial period"
76 ... or leave for something else for a while and then return back

38. Thing No.77

39. Thing No.77
You have to commit to the
thought that
FREELANCING is freakin`
GREAT

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Gundars Strazdins
77 THINGS
to CONSIDERbefore becoming a
FREELANCE PM