Starting A Web Development Project

Get All the Requirements

• Objective & Scope - Be complexly clear on ALL the requirements of a project.

  • Am I going to build the entire application?

  • Who will be deploying the website?

  • What features are going to be included?

  • Do you already have a design or who is it up?

  • Who will be adding the content?

• Purpose - To help with crafting certain aspects and features to make app or website successful.

  • Is it to sell something?

• Target Audience

  • What age group are you targeting?

  • Who will be using this app?

• Technology Requirements / API

  • What Programming language/stacks do you use?

• Budget (Document EVERYTHING) - Make sure all costs are known before doing any work for a client. GET SIGNATURE FROM CLIENT!

• Deployment

Create Timeline

• Carefully established a timeline based on project being created.

• Document your timeline/tasks.

• For clients, always tell them longer than you think

Wire-framing & Mock-up Jobs

• Know what the final result will look like.

• Create wire-frames or mock-ups using PS, Sketch, etc..

• What components will go where?

• Send for approval before coding anything.

Start Coding

• Setup your dev environment

• Research other projects that are similar

• Set up a Git repo with branches