Pet project – what In What time

Timeline:

Actual available time: 3 months – 12 weeks.

Since a week is a easy to manage time frame, the work is divided into specific work items:

Item	Content	Duration (weeks)
User perspective design	Information Flow User actions	1
Backend logic	DB design Flow design Information model	2
URL logic	Pages flow relationships	0.5
Infrastructure coding	DB coding DB interface coding	1
Main page coding	Menus Links	2
Table presentation coding	Presentation table Editing table	2
Security	Logic Cookies Enforcement	2
Testing	Developer testing End user testing	4
Total		14.5

Due to the limited timeframe, only a subset of the application can be developed, forcing stepped development. For stepped development, grouping functionality allows concentrating on specific features without having to skimp all over the place.

As first step of the project, only three features need to be developed:

Having these 3 features allow internal deployment, using a local computer and the parents reading the information from a monitor.

So the plan now is:

Item	Content	Duration
Design	Data model Urls Site flow	2 weeks
Database	Table creation SQL queries creation	1 week
Main Page	Header Footer Menus Links (static)	2 weeks
Main table	Calendar Main entry table Main display table	2 weeks
Testing	With sample or real data	2 weeks
Total		9 weeks

Having 14 weeks, this is doable, even with some delays added.

Now comes the hard part, actually making it.

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1. Pet Project – Basic analysis
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