Best of Project Management — June 2025

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    I Was So Angry, I Built My Own

    A developer built a custom project management system after frustration with existing tools. The solution features markdown-based documentation, multi-dimensional estimation using Value/Penalty/Effort/Risk metrics instead of story points, integrated Architecture Decision Records and Post-Mortems, automated DORA metrics tracking from production deployments, and enhanced Kanban boards with built-in cycle time measurement. The system leverages large context window AI models for generating documentation and maintaining consistency across components.

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    (comic) Urgent Important Matrix

    A comic illustration exploring the Urgent Important Matrix (Eisenhower Matrix), a popular productivity framework for prioritizing tasks based on their urgency and importance levels. The comic humorously depicts how people often struggle with categorizing and managing their workload using this decision-making tool.

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    (comic) Build vs Buy

    A comic exploring the classic dilemma faced by development teams when deciding whether to build custom solutions internally or purchase existing third-party tools and services. The comic likely illustrates the common considerations, trade-offs, and decision-making process that engineers and managers encounter in this fundamental software development choice.

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    (comic) Flip Flop

    A workplace comic that humorously depicts the common scenario of changing priorities and flip-flopping decisions in professional environments, particularly relevant to software development teams dealing with shifting project requirements.

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    All the Tools You Need in one place.

    Toolfolio is a curated platform that aggregates productivity, design, and development tools in one place. It offers weekly newsletters featuring handpicked tools, resources, and products including AI-powered solutions, no-code integrations, coding components, UI kits, and project management tools. The platform serves over 4000 creators and provides categories for screenshotting, recording, design tools, and startup resources.

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    Introducing PlanWisr: A Project & Time Management Tool for Creators

    PlanWisr is a newly launched productivity tool designed for freelancers, indie hackers, and solo developers. It combines project and task management with AI assistance, time tracking capabilities, invoice creation and sharing, progress insights, and client-facing project views all in one platform.

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    I (don't?) want to say yes to everything

    Managing feature requests for open source projects requires strategic thinking rather than accepting everything. While saying yes to all requests might seem helpful, it leads to losing control over project direction and time management. The key is being selective about which features to implement, balancing community needs with personal capacity and project vision. Not every good idea needs to be implemented immediately, and maintainers should prioritize based on their own strategic goals rather than letting external requests dictate their roadmap.

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    The problem with shadow development

    Shadow development occurs when engineers bypass official company tools like Jira in favor of unauthorized alternatives such as Google Sheets, Notion, or Discord for project tracking. This happens because developers find official tools inefficient and prioritize process over progress. While this creates security risks and communication gaps, successful managers embrace flexibility by allowing teams to choose tools that match their workflow, leading to improved productivity and morale. The key is establishing open communication about tool preferences before unauthorized solutions are implemented.

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    Introducing New Open Source Documentation Resources

    Google has released two new open source documentation resources: Docs Advisor and Documentation Project Archetypes. The Docs Advisor is a comprehensive guide that helps maintainers plan, write, and maintain documentation by providing structured approaches and templates. The Documentation Project Archetypes offer thirteen different project field guides covering planning, creation, revision, and tooling aspects of documentation work. These resources were developed based on insights from over 200 case studies from the Google Season of Docs program (2019-2024), aiming to help time-constrained open source maintainers make better use of their documentation efforts.

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