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An Afomi Project Plan includes the following Site Documentation:

* Content Inventory - List all possible content to be included on the project. Example: items: forms, data. Be sure to consider business processes.
* Concept Model - Visual Diagram of System, possibly in UML notation
* System Features - Text: list and narrative
* Programming - Activity: This should be a formality. A precise transcription from what is already determined in the Concept Model.
 * Class listing
  * Attributes
  * Methods
 * Define their relationships (design in UML based on the Concept Model)
* Technology Management
 * Environment
  * Operating System
  * Database
  * Web application framework (libraries and specs)
* Website design
 * Site map and Navigation - Visual representation of high-level Site Organization and Content Finding mechanisms.
 * Flowcharts - Visual representations of:
  * A sequence of pages
  * A sequence of user interactions
  * A sequence of page interactions
 * Wireframes
* Screen designs - Precise Visual Representations of what will be on screen
 * UI design should be a formality. UI's should be a precise transcription from what is already determined in the Screen Design.
* Task List - timeframes optional if the project is open-ended

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Plan
Document
Execute
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And always communicate.

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#### Business Strategy Exercises

* Personas - the potential types of users. New User, experiences, infrequent, gender, demographic, etc.
* Usability Testing - Activity and Report
* Competitive Analysis - Research and Report

#### Key Takeaways

* Forms
* Project Documentation
* Professional Support Services

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