Project checklist

After running many projects, I’ve come to realize that they follow a pattern - of course! And that gives me an opportunity to make an algorithm for it.

The number one problem I’ve encountered in most projects is not a technical or a domain issue. Instead, it’s a communication or missalignment one. With that, Here’s my checklist to avoid issues and increase chances of success.

Important: Meet with ALL stakeholders of the project, including team members and fill this out together. Warning: It may take long and get heated but it’s worth it - Better have it all clear from the beggining than struggle throughout the project

Project

• Why do this project?
• What do we expect to get out of the first version?
• What do we expect to get out of the stable version?
• How do we know this is a good idea?
• Have you asked your users?

Roles

• Who’s part of the project
  • PM
  • TL
  • Dev
  • UX
  • Data
  • Support

End goal

• Define what success looks like for version 1
• Define what success looks like for version n

Metrics

• What metrics will you use for version 1?
• What metrics will we use for version n?

Timelines

• Version 1 release timeframe
• Version n release timeframe

Checklist here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t4QcSjQdddHyeT7Kiq0H3ggfkgjT-_e0Fgiw7_oI7Rc/edit?usp=sharing