Project Notes ‐ 06 29 2023

Project Notes - 06/29/2023:

Standard small team plan:

• Project Initiation:

  • Define project scope, goals, and objectives collaboratively.
  • Conduct initial feasibility analysis and discuss resource constraints.
  • Identify roles and responsibilities within the small team.

• Requirements Gathering:

  • Collaborate closely to elicit and document requirements.
  • Conduct interviews or meetings with stakeholders to gather necessary information.
  • Prioritize requirements based on their importance and feasibility within the team's capacity.

• System Design:

  • Collaboratively create a high-level architectural design of the system.
  • Identify key components and define their responsibilities.
  • Discuss and agree upon the user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design.
  • Define the data model and database structure together.

• Development:

  • Collaborate on implementing the software based on the design specifications.
  • Divide tasks and modules between team members based on their skills and expertise.
  • Regularly review each other's code for quality and consistency.
  • Utilize version control systems to manage collaborative development.

• Testing:

  • Backend:
    • Use Pytest for testing.
  • Front end:
    • Use Jest for unit testing.
    • Use Playwright for end-to-end testing.
  • Collaboratively develop a testing strategy.
  • Conduct unit testing on individual components developed by each team member.
  • Perform integration testing to ensure the proper functioning of combined modules.
  • Collaborate on system testing to validate the software as a whole.
  • Provide each other with feedback and support during testing.

• Deployment:

  • Collaborate on preparing the software for deployment.
  • Discuss and agree on the deployment process and setup requirements.
  • Collaboratively create installation packages or deployment scripts.
  • Collaborate on the configuration and setup steps.

• Finance:

  • Consider ad-supported for free or free with limitations.
  • Limitations can be related to the goal amount, etc.
  • Consider using LLamma GPT for the free tier and GPT for the paid tier.
  • Host the software on Digital Ocean.

• Maintenance and Support:

  • Share responsibility for monitoring the software's performance and addressing issues.
  • Provide support and troubleshooting assistance to end users collaboratively.
  • Collaborate on regular updates and maintenance tasks, such as bug fixes and enhancements.
  • Discuss and agree on the priority of maintenance tasks and allocate resources accordingly.

• Project Management:

  • Collaborate closely on project management activities.
  • Create a shared project schedule and track progress together.
  • Regularly communicate and provide updates to ensure alignment.
  • Collaboratively make decisions and adapt the plan as needed.

• Documentation:

  • Collaboratively document the software requirements, design, and technical specifications.
  • Share the responsibility of creating user manuals and guides.
  • Maintain a shared knowledge base or documentation repository.

• Continuous Improvement:

  • Conduct regular retrospectives as a team to identify areas for improvement.
  • Collaborate on implementing changes to enhance the development process.
  • Share learning resources and insights with each other.
  • Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends together.