Developing Effective Websites: A Project Manager's Guide

by Roy Strauss, Patrick Hogan

Is your website project out of control?Every website project needs a manager. Developing Effective Websites describes Internet technologies in plain language and helps you see beyond your expertise to the big picture. It does this by drawing on established software project and management principles.Like any project, effective management of website development starts by understanding and balancing the constraints of time, resources, and tasks. You can deliver your project on time and on budget, by following a process that Analyzing the requirements of users and your marketDeveloping a workplan for the site and breaking it down to tasksScheduling with Gantt and PERT charts and measuring slippage for more accurate revisionsEstimating cost by the budget-first or design-first methodsUsing the team development process and covering all the necessary rolesAligning contractor and client interests to create a win-win relationshipFollowing an iterative development process for designing, prototyping, and building outApplying software testing principles to website developmentMaking hosting decisions and planning for maintenancePractical techniques for managing a variety of projects from simple presentations to consumer web sites and applications (e-commerce, web-based training)New chapters on web development tools & technologies and hosting options & solutionsBased on real-world experiences and current development techniques

209 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2001