Jay Hoppie will speak on “Scoping Projects as a Non-Developer” Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Daytona Room at WordCamp Los Angeles. Jay purchased his first car, a 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera, so he could drive to his first web development job. It may even be the fastest car he’s ever driven as Jay prefers motorcycles and dreams of a Ural motorcycle, complete with a sidecar, for the dog. Just as Jay brings logic into his dream vehicle scenario, he does the same with scoping projects.

Jay has helped colleagues improve their ability to scope and his insight will help session attendees better scope and estimate projects. “Scoping projects and knowing what to do when your estimate is inaccurate has been something that I’ve seen people struggle with often,” Jay said.

“None of our estimates are ever going to be perfect and it can be difficult to explain our process to clients, sometimes leading to stress and reduced margins,” explained Jay. “Using those tough conversations as ways to demonstrate our expertise (as opposed to a failing on our part) is something we can all continually approve upon.”

Catch Jay Hoppie LIVE at WordCamp Los Angeles:

• Topic: Scoping Projects as a Non-Developer
• Time and Date: Sunday, October 1 at 9:00 a.m.
• Room: Daytona Room