174 Planning Large-Scale Web Projects

The WP-Tonic panel looks at how to tackle large scale web projects. What sort of preparation and research goes into more complex projects? We analyze project management, organization, communication, and delegation in this can't miss episode.   ==================   This Weeks WordPress Panel   Sallie Goetsch: from WP Fangirl Christopher Hawkins: from Cogeian Systems Kim Shivler: from White Glove Web Training John Locke: from Lockedown SEO Jonathan Denwood: from WP-Tonic.com   ==================   Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months of managed WordPress hosting. Head over to https://LiquidWeb.com/wordpress and use the code WPTONIC33 at checkout for your discount.   ==================   Table of Contents for Episode 174   0:00 Podcast intros. 2:11 WordPress Story #1: Clef is Shutting Down June 6th https://wptavern.com/clef-is-shutting-down-june-6th   5:56 WordPress Story #2: WordPress Collaborative Editing https://ma.tt/2017/03/wordpress-collaborative-editing/   13:47 WordPress Story #3: Getting The Most Out of a Freemium WordPress Business Model https://torquemag.io/2017/03/getting-freemium-wordpress-business-model/   23:52 Main Topic: Planning Large Scale Web Projects 24:47 How do you know when you have a large project on your hands? 27: 28 What factors do you have to address in  large website project? What happens in discovery? 33:45 The reason you will want to do a paid discovery session instead of a free consultation on large web projects. Also, how many stakeholders should be in the room on a discovery sessions for a large project? 41:19 Breaking large projects into phases - what gets prioritized? 42:58 Handling communication between clients and web team members on a large ongoing website project. 46:09 Project management software, assignments, and timelines - making sure things get done by the right people on time. 53:05 How many meetings are the right amount? Anticipating the amount of communication that the organization will need. 55:11 What are things you need to watch out for on a large membership site? 57:27 Managing timelines and budget when it looks like you are behind schedule or over budget. 1:05:38 Rapid fire: Best advice for managing large scale web development projects. 1:10:29 Podcast outros.   ===================   Links mentioned during the show:   Google Authenticator https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-authenticator/installation/   Authy https://www.authy.com/integrations/wordpress/   Two-Factor https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor/   Gather Content: How to run a website discovery session