Every web or graphic design brief, no matter the size, should be treated as a full-scale project. Adopting the fundamental project management methodologies will ensure your project is delivered to the specified requirements/quality, and save everybody’s time and resources to complete each project.
One of the most common practice I’d like to share with you today is segmenting your project into 4 essential life cycle stages – from pre-planning, planning, development to finish.
Every kind of project must go through the 4 stages. As the above diagram depicts, the life cycle is represented by a pyramid climbing upwards to the finishing stage. Pre-planning and planning sits at the bottom as the core foundation of your project, the more time and effort you dedicate to building your plans the stronger your project management becomes.
For this article I’d like to share with you my thoughts on project management, and how it is applied for eCommerce projects and web design (or any design) briefs.
Ok, let’s go through each of the key stages. (more…)
