Efficient project management is truly the key to success behind the world’s most accomplished digital products. We all know that apps and websites don’t just impulsively attach themselves into income and lead generating tools. So do you see yourself in the shoes of a project manager? If so, you sure have a ton responsibility on your shoulders. You are quite the backbone of the assignment. In this post, I break down a few amazing project management tips for your next development project to manage mobile app and web development projects. Structured meeting and focused game plan The very first meeting sets the tone of the project. This is a meeting between the main sponsor of the project, the product owner, the project manager and the members of the development team. It is indeed the right opportunity for you to prep and boost your team’s moral. Your essential targets with the kickoff meeting are to straighten the team with the project objectives and talk about any issues with regard to the project. Keep it simple Many websites are nice to look at, as their design consists of the most modern technologies, which clearly show off their technical expertise, but do merely nothing for the generic user who has no access to broadband. Even with broadband access, i find myself instantly clicking through the flash and streaming video promos. Who needs them? Agreed there are awesome and creative technologists out there, but all this creativity does nothing positive for my shopping or research experience on the web. Effective communication Often happens that you are trying to reach out to a specific team member but are unable to get through. Technical snags (internet connection etc.) can set your team back and slow the work down. If you are not able to have a voice chat with your team, use other mediums of communication like skype etc. You should always know of other sources in order to reach out to teammates in case your main communication mediums are inaccessible. Plan, test and analyze Testing code and debugging should not be thought of in the end, so work both into your project estimate and timeline. There are a lot of automated testing suites out there today everything from PHP and JavaScript to Ruby and Python, and countless other languages. It’s a good idea to learn at least one for each language you plan to use. Don’t forget to have real users navigate your software too. You and your client should both spend time actually using the site you’ve developed before going live. Website Jungle is a New Jersey based digital marketing, web development and mobile app development company.