Category Archives: Project planning

I’m diverging from my normal factual posts today to touch, ever so slightly, on the almost esoteric. I’ve spent a lot of time working with companies to make websites that cater for their users and their information requirements. It also … Continue reading →

After writing the top-level information about the project we get to the project functionality itself. I include an example on the payment confirmation/ receipt page as it’s such a common requirement. Sitemap and/or logic diagrams Then I list all the … Continue reading →

The document and format you use depends on the company you work for (following their internal process and formats) and the project. Document audience Business stakeholders – one person would be responsible to sign the functionality, budget, timeline etc off. … Continue reading →

When you plan the data requirements of a project you’ll sit down with the lead programmer (or the person responsible for planning the database) while you’re planning the project data requirements. While you go through the public and admin page … Continue reading →

When reading my posts, this planning malarky, can sound like a solitary activity. It isn’t. The way you approach a project is always dependant on the requirements of the project. In general I like to have the following at hand … Continue reading →

I’ve done a lot of work on websites that has a publicly available section, password protected section for registered users and multiple levels of administrative personnel where we’ve built bespoke content management systems for the business. Planning the website and … Continue reading →

In the previous two posts I talked about user requirements, user types, functionality (blog and content pages) and general requirements (good SEO) common to most websites. Special user types I refer to a user with information requirements that: fits the … Continue reading →