Project Planning Questions


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Determining Limits of a Software Development Team

I'm currently managing 5 member (whom are also my friends) software development team for my startup and instead of looking for an angel investor I decided to finance my own product by my own. And...

asked Dec 31 '12 at 09:06
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Timur Aykut Y?Ld?R?M
121 points

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1 Answers
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What to quote an enterprise customer

I've started a software consultancy and an large fortune 500 company has approached us for a project. it's an internal CMS that will take roughly 5-6 months to develop with a team of 3. This is the...

asked May 5 '12 at 10:21
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Jordan
8 points

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What Factors to Consider When Projecting Growth?

What factors should I take into account and what assumptions should I make when projecting user-base growth? Also, does anyone know where I can find growth rates for companies like: linkedin,...

asked Jul 26 '11 at 23:19
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Danj0
1 point

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What are use-cases?

The startup I work for got asked by some potential clients to send them use cases. We are in the process of making one and I would like to ask the following questions about use-cases in general:...

asked Jul 30 '11 at 15:05
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Sriram
174 points

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3 Answers
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Handling Business Analysis and Managing Scope Creep

As a developer, I produce a high-quality product, I exceed expectations and I deliver on time. However, as a project manager and business analyst, I could use a lot of work. I am not particularly...

asked May 19 '11 at 22:29
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Todofixthis
183 points

5 Votes
6 Answers
2.99K Views
FREE, ultra-simple online project management tools

I am looking to set up a project management tool to keep track of bugs, and project tasks. Is there any such thing out there which is completely free? Thanks!

asked May 8 '11 at 10:25
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Genadinik
1,821 points

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2 Answers
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How do I pitch to a potential partner?

A group of us want to work with a rather large company on a specific project. I was able to contact the person in the department i wanted and on the initial email she forward me to 4 colleagues...

asked Nov 11 '10 at 23:43
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Frank B.
111 points

7 Votes
2 Answers
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Feature fatigue

Is it just me or is there such a "diagnoses" as "feature fatigue"? On more than one occasions I noticed that when I am about 75% though new feature development I am starting to stall and my...

asked May 7 '10 at 03:44
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Usabilitest
1,698 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
2.59K Views
How do you decide what project to pursue next?

I'm an independent software developer. As I'm beginning work on my next project, I'm curious about how others in the same situation prioritize the different projects available to their firm. So,...

asked Apr 3 '10 at 05:28
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Arkaaito
300 points

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4 Answers
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Time Keeps On Slippin...So Stop Already!

As an entrepreneur, I'm always looking for ways to use my time more efficiently. Several years ago I took a time management course while working on my dissertation in which the primary message was...

asked Mar 2 '10 at 03:56
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Fractal Guy
254 points

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Is Implementation a valid part of a business plan

Is an "Implementation" section a viable part of a business plan? From the entrepreneurs perspective it would seem so, as I feel like it would be really helpful to document how i plan on creating...

asked Feb 3 '10 at 08:13
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Eric Amzalag
818 points

2 Votes
2 Answers
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OmniPlan as a hosted app?

I'm a huge fan of OmniPlan for my development planning. It lets me set up my tasks, gantt chart them, measure resources, get a rough idea of how long things are going to take, and it's very...

asked Feb 6 '10 at 11:51
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Sbwoodside
186 points

12 Votes
6 Answers
3.98K Views
Elements of a Startup Business Plan

I was looking through some posts today about Startups and business Plans and i came across this: "1. Even VCs don't require a full business plan on your initial meeting. And a business plan for...

asked Jan 21 '10 at 10:41
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Eric Amzalag
818 points

4 Votes
4 Answers
12.2K Views
What tools do you use to estimate Level Of Effort (LOE)?

What tools or methods are you using to estimate the level of effort on your projects? I've read a lot of books on the subject, but am curious what people are actually using "in the real world"....

asked Jan 19 '10 at 04:17
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Torrie
230 points

12 Votes
13 Answers
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How do you choose codenames for projects?

I often find myself wasting a lot of time finding the perfect name for my projects and checking domain name availability before I even start to really work on it. I guess this is the wrong way to...

asked Jan 4 '10 at 11:44
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Olivier Lalonde
2,753 points