Planning projects

Once you have a rough idea of what it is you are going to build and you have documented it at some level, you will need to starting working on the project: planning work and moving forward.

Earlier we mentioned Agile. There are lots of definitions of Agile and lots of similar philosophies (including Scrum and extreme programming), but the rough idea is a period of iteration, where after each period, the team regroups, adjusts priorities and plans based on feedback, then gets back to work. As with everything in tech, there are zealots out there who will tell you the right and wrong ways to do Agile. Just remember, if it works for you and your team then ignore the zealots because they cannot tell you what to do. For example, some teams use pair programming exclusively, while other teams cannot because their team is not all in the same time zone or there are people who have to work different schedules because of family obligations. The point isn't to ignore...