In this episode we dive deep on how to tackle projects, whether they be something for the company, or something for a client. We take a look at the tools we use to organize it all, and how we stay on top of working in a small team.
Segment 1 - Idea Filtering
- Brainstorming and how to track it all
- Jot down informal notes, even if ideas are obviously bad
- Sleep on your ideas - don't develop them too much too quickly or you'll get ahead of yourself
- Sometimes you get a "packed idea" that needs attention immediately
- Bouncing ideas off of technical and non-technical people
- Live prototyping of easy to try ideas
- Having meetings to filter the good from the bad
- Grilling each others ideas - will the product make it in the market?
Segment 2 - Planning With and Using Tools
- Using a variety of tools for communication and organization
- Examples: Slack, Twist, Monday.com, Asana, Git (gitlab, github, bitbucket), email/contacts/calendar, trello, etc.
- Our procedure on handling projects that we do for ourselves (for Digital Dynasty Design)
- Day to day tools including things like: Google Hangouts, Git, OneDrive, Trello, Asana
Segment 3 - Client Work vs Personal Projects
- Matt works on small business client work as well as any projects that Digital Dyansty Design has running
- Mike focuses on client works and assists with Digital Dynasty Design projects whenver he can
- We treat client projecs differently than our own projects
- Get client objectives written down crystal clear
- Cost analysis
- Deadlines
- Design suggestions and comparative materials
- Daily Meetings
- Dealing with client and personal schedule needs
Segment 4 - Completion and Accountability
- Accountability is difficult when you're your own boss
- Need dicipline and hard deadlines that you need to keep
- Sometimes deadlines need to be changed due to project changes or other issues, but don't make a habit of it
- Fill out a log book to keep track of the work you do on a daily basis
Web News - Stress When Deploying to Production
- Even senior developers get stress when they are pushing to production
- Make backups, make an easy recovery path if possible
- Test everything you can to prepare
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