Recently, i've been swimming, running,walking,crawling and most likely lurking around the world of website development. I got a few projects caught up in my hand, One is our thesis project which is the Quezon Online Auction ; A website that offers auction functionalities for consumers, buye
rs and sellers all over Quezon, Province Philippines (feel free to view :D). The other one is from a client of mine (courtesy of dean vannij) hailing from Atlanta Georgia. This project was known as d & s publishing ; A website that provides publishing or advertising towards its many different section like sports, entertainment, news etc. By the time i was appointed to this client, The client demanded to change the name to affordable advertiser. Requirement changes already strucked on me on my first assignment..That was one of the many risk abiding projects such as website development.
Honestly, im a noob, a newbie, an apprentice, a level 1 good looking guy when it comes to developing and managing websites. I have never imaginged myself working on projects like this and i have never thought that i would also be fond of it. Im making this article to share to you some of my experiences and the "Risks" i have encountered during my early website development era.
When it comes to projects, risks are irritably unavoidable. Nothing is perfect even websites.
Reminiscing over our thesis project, it is nearly done or are we the ones how are done? lol..When i first worked on it, It was all me..I didnt really much involve my groupmates bcus i was in a roll, a momentum that i can handle on my own..but then again, it was a risk. Now im gonna list here the risks bumping us over our thesis project(Quezon Auction) and the ways to get a grip on it so we could get back on the right track.
1.) Uncoordinated groupmates - uncoordinated means bad for both the project and the proponents, It is not just a risk of having a shortfall over an organized progress over the project development but as well a risk on the performance level of the team. What needed is to get my groupmates involve and assign them accordingly to their capacity or talent. Have a meeting from time to time and assign who will do this and that coordinating to time.
2.)Management,Schedule, Budget, Budget, Schedule, Management - Of course, thesis isn't our only subject to deal with so we have to give time over other subjects and especially to our selves and loved ones. Sometimes, we would rather sit on a couch than sit in front of a computer developing the project and then when it comes to our project and other requirement fees we would rather expend the money on foods and complain how expensive the project fees and why. In order to fix these slacking attitude of ours, Using project management tools such as the gantt chart, PERT/CPM, S-curve etc. We can keep track of our schedules,assignments and fees over the project.
3.)Proponents lack business related experience over project - As students, we are learning so as the need to adapt over our project. We need to use a method of prototyping, interview a more experienced users and study some of the existing similar projects.
4.)Wrong project functions and properties - Everything have to be connected and functioning according to its foundation and requirements over the users. We need to conduct thorough analysis of the business flow/procedures and then construct it according to our intended project.
Risks are always around the corner, Consider the accomplishment and success of your project. My advise is be a step ahead, be more precise and coordinated so that you or your team can get through the ups and downs on your projects. Till then! -joshi
rs and sellers all over Quezon, Province Philippines (feel free to view :D). The other one is from a client of mine (courtesy of dean vannij) hailing from Atlanta Georgia. This project was known as d & s publishing ; A website that provides publishing or advertising towards its many different section like sports, entertainment, news etc. By the time i was appointed to this client, The client demanded to change the name to affordable advertiser. Requirement changes already strucked on me on my first assignment..That was one of the many risk abiding projects such as website development.Honestly, im a noob, a newbie, an apprentice, a level 1 good looking guy when it comes to developing and managing websites. I have never imaginged myself working on projects like this and i have never thought that i would also be fond of it. Im making this article to share to you some of my experiences and the "Risks" i have encountered during my early website development era.
When it comes to projects, risks are irritably unavoidable. Nothing is perfect even websites.
Reminiscing over our thesis project, it is nearly done or are we the ones how are done? lol..When i first worked on it, It was all me..I didnt really much involve my groupmates bcus i was in a roll, a momentum that i can handle on my own..but then again, it was a risk. Now im gonna list here the risks bumping us over our thesis project(Quezon Auction) and the ways to get a grip on it so we could get back on the right track.
1.) Uncoordinated groupmates - uncoordinated means bad for both the project and the proponents, It is not just a risk of having a shortfall over an organized progress over the project development but as well a risk on the performance level of the team. What needed is to get my groupmates involve and assign them accordingly to their capacity or talent. Have a meeting from time to time and assign who will do this and that coordinating to time.
2.)Management,Schedule, Budget, Budget, Schedule, Management - Of course, thesis isn't our only subject to deal with so we have to give time over other subjects and especially to our selves and loved ones. Sometimes, we would rather sit on a couch than sit in front of a computer developing the project and then when it comes to our project and other requirement fees we would rather expend the money on foods and complain how expensive the project fees and why. In order to fix these slacking attitude of ours, Using project management tools such as the gantt chart, PERT/CPM, S-curve etc. We can keep track of our schedules,assignments and fees over the project.
3.)Proponents lack business related experience over project - As students, we are learning so as the need to adapt over our project. We need to use a method of prototyping, interview a more experienced users and study some of the existing similar projects.
4.)Wrong project functions and properties - Everything have to be connected and functioning according to its foundation and requirements over the users. We need to conduct thorough analysis of the business flow/procedures and then construct it according to our intended project.
Risks are always around the corner, Consider the accomplishment and success of your project. My advise is be a step ahead, be more precise and coordinated so that you or your team can get through the ups and downs on your projects. Till then! -joshi
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