The planning process is one of the most important parts of the project life cycle. By using tools such as the WBS method, you should be able to divide the project into smaller tasks, therefore making it easier to estimate the time and resources needed to complete your missions.
In the case of a digital project, these tasks usually fall into the following categories:
- Web development (back end & front end),
- Technical tasks (hosting, security, backups),
- Design, including graphic design and UX design,
- Content management,
- Marketing (landing pages, user tracking & analytics).
Based on the list of tasks, resources and project specifications, the team can come up with a project plan to guide them through the roadmap. The latter will be built differently depending on the project management method chosen.
In software development, the method of choice is often an agile methodology, which is organized in short development cycles called sprints. The requirements are translated into user stories and planned using a backlog and a ticketing system.
For the project team and the project manager to have better visibility over the progress made, visual tools are often used, including the Kanban board and the Gantt chart.