[webproducers] Re: Managing multi-person development teams

Agreed on all this.  Roles and responsibilities, clear expectation  
management, frequent reviews of what needs to be done along with what  
has been done with a critical eye towards identifying gaps, clear  
handoff points and frequent discussion and collaboration.

And don't forget content and assets. When you're doing the sitemap you  
probably want a matrix that's married to it showing each page and what  
content is expected there, where it's coming from and the status. For  
assets: what needs to be produced and who is doing it. Many a launch  
has ben delayed as a production artist sits there and redoes all the  
headers to a different spec.


On Dec 10, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Eric <ericft@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Matt,
>
> Start with the architecture of the site. Work with the team to create
> a site map and wire frames of pages including base functionality.
> This will help you and the team visually lay out what needs to be
> done. The designer and coder can help you determine what order to
> build the site. Once you guys determine the order, build a detailed
> schedule outlining the tasks each member needs to complete. Try to
> arrange handoffs from design to coincide with completions by
> development, in my world this doesn't always work but try not to over
> load either person as much as possible.
>
> In the schedule/ plan have checkpoint reviews of the experience and
> development with the teams. As the designer is working have a brief
> review with development, this way design doesn't go to far down an
> impossible path. The reverse should occur, the designer should get a
> chance to review the build to make sure development didn't take
> liberties.
>
> A solid and agreed upon schedule/plan is key. Everyone will
> understand and agree to their responsibilities.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Eric
>
>
> On Dec 10, 2008, at 7:36 PM, Matt C wrote:
>
>> I'm starting a new job soon that will involve working with a small
>> team of two to three people to develop a website.  I have extensive
>> experience in web design, but have always worked on projects where
>> there was one lead designer assigned to each project, and that
>> person handled both the design and coding of a site.
>>
>> My initial thought would be to break down the development process
>> and figure out opportunities that might exist where the designer
>> could work on one part of the site while the programmer works on
>> another, but obviously some stages of development depend on other
>> deliverables before they can begin.
>>
>> Any thoughts or tips on managing multi-person teams?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Matt
>>
>>
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