Project Planning

Good planning is the only sure way to avoid the software death spiral – the one that means you either complete your project late, strip features, or go way over budget. The one that means no one’s happy with the end result.

Properly planned software means a few things.

Setting Appropriate Expectations

Defining the scope of the project sets expectations from the outset – don’t make promises you can’t keep, and make sure that people aren’t expecting features can’t get built.

Setting Realistic Timeframes

Missed timelines are a common problem that doesn’t have to happen. A good plan breaks the project into manageable, meaningful steps so that accurate timelines can be planned from day one.

Defining The Project Team

All projects – big or small – have important roles that need to be filled. The size and scope of these roles can vary from project to project, but they need to be identified in order to succeed.

It’s far too easy, and far too common, for good planning to be left too late – it’s too easy to get excited and just start coding. Avoid disappointment by getting organized first.

Our project planning process means working with you to develop a plan that works for everybody.

Deliverables. Project plan document. Project timeline document. Project cost estimate.

Rates. Project planning is ordinarily done on an hourly basis, at a rate of US$75/hour. Fixed rates are available.

All projects require planning, not just big ones. Small ones just need less of it.