Getting a website out of the door (Rb Allen)
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Joind.in 895
Akrabat.com
(Can be good to look at basecamp)

Pre-Sales

Kickoff with the client : Meet the client

Kickoff with the team: 
    - Excite & motivate the team

Planning
Technical Requirements Specification:
    - Fit to the size of the job
    - You have to work at getting the details
    - It's up to you to aks the right questions
    - Use version number
    
    What's in the TRS ?
        - Purpose of site
        - Domain names
        - Browser compatibility & rwquirements
        - Site outline
        - Site breakdown

Project Plan
    Creating the plan
        - Break into deliverables
        - Find the dependencies
        - Estimate how long each bit will take
        - Add contingency
        - Write it up into a nice lict
    Estimating time
        - Be honest - estimating just guessing
        - The person doing the job creates the estimate
            - Get three times : best case, realistic, worst case
            - Pick the one you believe
        - Add contingency based on risks

Technical setup items
    - Developpement specification
    - Project issues tracker
    - Product bug tracker

The build stage
    - Visuals
        - Decide what you need
        - do you need a style guide ?
        - Present to client in a meeting
        - Revision merry-go-round is the designers problem !
        - Client approval (Eventually!)

Execution of the plan

Keeping track    

Email
    - Subject line
    - Summary at the top
    - Indicate action needed
    - Set a due date for action

Meetings
    - Write an agenda
    - Minimise the number of peoples
    - Ensure everyone speaks
    - Keep it short
    - Never overrun
    - Send out minutes afterwards

Managing change    
    - Types of change
        - New request
        - Undocumented requirement
    - Change control process
        - Write down the request
        - Understand the impact
        - Decide whether to do it 
        - Do the work !
    - Handling disputes
        - revisit TRS
        - If client is right, apologies!
        - If not in  scope:
            - Do it anyway cos it's the "right" thing to do
            - Point at contract negotiate!
GO live and closures
    - Go live
    - Closing the project
        - Check all is done
        - Ensure client is satisfied
        - send invoice
        - Review project
        - Party!