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Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers

You're reading from   Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers A detailed guide to self-employment for software and web developers - from identifying your target market, through to managing your time, finances, and client behavior

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783001408
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Leon Brown Leon Brown
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
Preface
1. Introducing Freelancing 2. Positioning Yourself in the Market FREE CHAPTER 3. Defining Your Business Model 4. Creating a Brand 5. Networking, Marketing, and Sales 6. An Introduction to Client Types 7. Managing Clients 8. Negotiation 9. Software Development Resources, Patterns and Strategies 10. Software Development Methodology 11. Creating Quotes and Estimates 12. Project Management Appendix

Chapter 12. Project Management

Whether you are developing your own product or taking on a new client project, the first issue that needs to be tackled is identifying how the end result will be created. For client work, this is more important because you will always be judged on how the client perceives you to be meeting their requirements and not on your actual performance. The right project management allows you to avoid this conflict of interest by prioritizing progression by focusing on:

  • Priorities that are important to the success of the project.

  • Aspects most noticeable to the client.

  • Features that allow others to start making their contributions.

  • Simplifying complexity of individual components.

  • Versions to be produced for specific purposes.

With the right order of progression, you will be able to ensure that the client perceives to see progress whilst there is actual progress in the development of the project. It's a delicate balance to identify the right project plan, as listening too much...

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