Drupal project management Edward Kay 20120622
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1. The document outlines a three phase process for Drupal project management: discovery, design, and development. It recommends defining deliverables, using feature-driven development, limiting work-in-progress, and having a transparent and continuously improving process. 2. Key aspects of the development phase include tracking features, using a cumulative flow diagram, and considering side effects. 3. Successful projects also demonstrate the "five Ds of done" at each stage: discovery, design, development, demo, and deployment.
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Drupal project management Edward Kay 20120622
- 1. Drupal project management from the front line Edward Kay Head of Production edward.kay@torchbox.com @edwardkay
- 3. Three phases 1. Discovery 2. Design 3. Development
- 4. Define your deliverables http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirwiseowl/3117488374/
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- 8. Discovery http://www.flickr.com/photos/zalopics/6498447077/
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- 10. Design
- 11. Development http://www.flickr.com/photos/riebart/4466482623/
- 12. Five Ds of done 1. D... 2. D... 3. D... 4. D... 5. D...
- 13. Five Ds of done 1. Discovery 2. Design 3. Development 4. Demo 5. Deployment
- 14. Limit WIP http://www.flickr.com/photos/qf8/48947008/
- 15. Feature tracking
- 16. Cumulative flow
- 17. Side effects http://www.flickr.com/photos/hockadilly/2848274820/
- 18. Takeaways 1. Define deliverables 2. Feature-driven development 3. Limit WIP 4. Transparent process 5. Continuous improvement http://www.flickr.com/photos/harryharris/233185440/