Systems Development Life Cycle Design Stage

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Nov

Organization and The Need For Information Architecture

This post is part 4 of 11 in the series: Simple Guide To Planning & Developing A Website Project

Design In this stage, we focus on design and the organization of information known as Information Architecture (IA). We would also design our database schema but in this case it’s unnecessary because WordPress automatically sets up everything for us. However, for reference, our database schema would normally include a conceptual model, logical/relational model, and the Data Definition […]

Systems Development Life Cycle Initial Planning Stage

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Nov

Why You Need To Write Up A Project Plan

This post is part 2 of 11 in the series: Simple Guide To Planning & Developing A Website Project

Initial Planning In the Initial Planning Stage, the goal is to focus on defining the purpose, scope, high-level technical requirements, schedule, budget, risks and success criteria for the site. In other words, we form the Project Plan (also called the Project Charter). But before (and during) the formation of the Project Plan, I generally start by defining[…]