In this slide I discuss some methods on approaching a serious web development or programming project, whether it is a freelance project, for a companay or your own. This video was created from my own experiences as well as some general research

1. STARTING A WEB
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
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2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS
• Freelance Project / Dealing Directly With The Client
• Company Project / Dealing With A Project Manager/Lead
• Your Own Project / Dealing With Yourself

3. GET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS
• Objective & Scope
• Purpose
• Target Audience
• Technology Requirements / API
• Budget (Document EVERYTHING)
• Deployment

4. CREATE A TIMELINE
• Carefully establish a timeline based on all that stuff
• Document your timeline/tasks
• For clients, always tell them longer than you think

5. WIREFRAMING & MOCKUPS
• Know what the final result will look like
• Create wireframes or mockups using PS, Sketch, etc
• What components will go where?
• Send for approval

6. START CODING (FINALLY!)
• Use everything we have talked about as a guide
• Setup your dev environment
• Research other projects that are similar
• Set up a Git repo with branches
• Everyone has their own workflow

7. COMMUNICATE
• Keep in communication with the client/manager/team
• Make sure your on the same page
• Project management software may be a good idea
• Get feedback

8. TESTING
• Be thorough with your testing
• Test on multiple platforms/OS/browsers
• After deployment, test more…

9. THANK YOU!
• Take all this with a grain of salt. Everyone is different and
not everything works in every situation and for every
project. I hope you enjoyed this 