Project Life Cycle • SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) • WDLC (Web Development Life Cycle)
Idea
Idea Plan
Idea Plan Execute
Idea Plan Execute Test
Idea Plan Execute Test Launch
Idea Plan Execute Test Launch Maintain
What happens in each phase Idea Plan • Brainstorm! • Based on: • Need • Market opportunity Execute • Resources (Talent and Systems) • Refine idea • Define “done” • Develop schedule • Design it • Code it Test Launch • Quality assurance (QA) • Usability testing • Fix what’s broken • Deploy code to production systems • Advertising • Marketing Maintain • Update content • Fix bugs • Redesign
What happens in each phase Idea Plan • Brainstorm! • Based on: • Need • Market opportunity Execute • Resources (Talent and Systems) • Refine idea • Define “done” • Develop schedule • Design it • Code it Test Launch • Quality assurance (QA) • Usability testing COMMUNICATION • Deploy code to production systems • Advertising • Marketing Maintain • Update content • Fix bugs • Redesign
Who does what Idea • Anyone! Plan • Project Leader + team Execute • Designer • Developer • + team Test • QA Tester + team Launch • Team
How much time to allocate Idea • March 15 Plan • March 15 -22 Execute • March 23 – April 14 Test • April 15 -25 Launch • April 26