Be Product Developers - Eddie Stover
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The document outlines a structured approach for product development within an agency, emphasizing the importance of appointing a mentor and organizing various specialized teams. It details roles and responsibilities for management, interface, integration, and system teams, while also highlighting iterative methodologies and the value of team co-location. Additionally, it includes guidance on planning milestones and budgeting for projects.
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Be Product Developers - Eddie Stover
- 1. So Your Agency Wants to Be Product Developers
- 2. Appoint a Mentor A senior role, experienced in product development, established to help the team stay on track and address any questions or issues around process and planning.
- 3. Organize Your Teams Management Team Interface Team Integration Team System Team
- 4. The Management Team Creative Lead ● ● ● ● Creative Approval Creative Effort Estimation Responsible for Product Design, UX and Content Team Client facing Technology Lead ● ● ● ● Technology Approval Technology Effort Estimation Responsible for Product Development and QA Client facing Product Manager ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Product Delivery Product Scope / Planning Product Schedule Sprint Planning Task Assignment and Management Team Velocity Estimation Gives Direction to Client Services Client facing Client Support ● ● ● Client Point of Contact Client Engagement Client Approval Support
- 5. The Interface Team UX Lead ● ● ● ● Layout, functionality wireframes Site map, User flow creation Behavioral/functional specification System scaling recommendation Interface Development Lead ● ● ● ● ● Interface Architecture Prototype development Production development Gives direction to Interface development Support Interface task creation Design Lead ● ● ● ● ● ● Layout Design Prototype Design Production Design Site Asset Cutting Site Asset Inventory Asset Compression QA Lead ● ● QA point of contact Manages QA support Staff Content Lead ● ● Manages content creation, AV / Writing Manage delivered asset inventory
- 6. The Integration Team Integration Development ● ● ● Interface and system development, as needed Data integration vetting and planning Behavioral/functional specification documentation Integration Development Support ● Support Integration Development, as needed
- 7. The System Team System Development ● ● ● Github Management Deployment Management System Architecture System Development Support ● Support System Development
- 8. Working Methodology Iterative Progress, with clearly defined milestones. The team is Empowered and Responsible for working towards pre-determined milestones for iterative product delivery.
- 10. The Importance of Colocation Core team members should be seated next to or near each other, to improve communication and collaborative problem solving. This builds cross-disciplinary understanding, often eliminating problems before they happen.
- 11. Recommended Project Tools Document Management / Approval Management Planning / Task Management Application Management
- 12. Plan Out Your Milestones
- 13. What A Milestone Plan Should Look Like [Feb [Mar [Apr [May [Jun [Jul 15] 15] 15] 15] 15] 15] : Planning : Framework Review : Module Template Review : MVP System Review : Beta Launch : Enhancements
- 14. Plan Out Your Budget
- 15. A Formula for Smart Budget Planning A = Allocation of resource [e.g. 1.0, 0.5] B = Resource’s Rate [e.g. 180.00, 120.00] C = Number of Days in Project Project Estimate = Sum of All Resources ( A * ( B * C ) )
- 16. Thanks. Hit me up with any questions @eddiestover