Mastery Journal 09.23.2018
Throughout the last few weeks as I’ve been undergoing training and receiving new knowledge under the project management course, I still can’t believe there are so many unique methodologies. With each methodology, provides opportunities to better assist team members to further work together and create a healthy working environment for everyone involved.
I find my self asking what could I do in order to improve working conditions better? Can the right conflict resolution instill change and encourage growth or will it do the latter and only result with team members not able to share their points of view and thus create more conflict and argument. Project management in itself is both art and science. It takes years to master and at the time, like the agile approach, must leave each of us open to receiving criticism and constantly looking for the gaps that need to be filled in order to successfully complete the tasks at hand.
On another note there is a strong difference between a project and project that is ongoing. Projects usually begin with a start and end date while a project is ongoing Coca-Cola who continues to distribute their tasty product into new containers and new environments. There are no end dates only new opportunities.
I recently completed my first Project Management Proposal and I must say it proved to one of my most difficult challenges to overcome yet. There is a lot of detail and very little room for error. I’m looking to release a remix that was completed almost a year ago. After watching the movie Hocus Pocus for the 100th time, my younger brother encouraged me to create a remix or derivative work of Sarah Jessica Parker’s scene “Come Little Children.” In the scene Sarah plays one of the witches that lures the children to be eaten so that her and her two other sisters can remain young in physical appearance although they are quite old in age. So I decided to take it upon myself and embrace the challenge. I asked myself questions like how can I create something from nothing? What direction am I going to go? Will I try to keep it more like a film score or could I fuse it with something else? How can I create a mood that’s shared from the fans that love the film to electronic dance music lovers that enjoy house music?
These were all questions I needed to answer. Finally how can I sell it? Well after four months Disney recently responded back to me informing me on their decision to accept and let me purchase a mechanical license to distribute the song. There is still so much to do but PTM has taught me to look at my music single not just creatively but strategically as well. With the methodologies I was able to grasp as well from the many examples and readings as well as theoretical applications I feel like I understand how to effectively market and push the single through the mind of project manager. Everything is always better through team work and I can only hope that my work will result in a successful release. Thank you to Professor Frederick for teaching me to observe and accept criticism on all levels.
Till next Mastery Journal,
JC
