For a reasonably simple 'plumbing' project for <500 users, is a guru coder the right choice (hard to hire/keep, expensive)?
Also, would writing a good training manual be cheaper than making the system so usable that users don't need training? - Daniel On Jan 31, 4:55 am, Jason Crane <[email protected]> wrote: > You might also want to engage a User Experience person to validate > that what you think you're building is what your users actually > want/need. Depending on how much time you have them on board for, > their outputs can directly feed into your stories. Then - as you work > through the stories they can design the interface and run user testing > sessions to ensure the build is meeting expectation. > > J > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Nicholas Faiz <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Just a few thoughts on this. > > > For time estimate, you should spend a lot of time working on your user > > stories, and have a firm representation of the system you want to > > build in a concise format. Having a legacy system to point to can be > > problematic, as it's always ambiguous what to take forward and what > > not to replicate. You can ask your guru hired dev to time estimate the > > stories, which is much easier. > > > On top of that, you have to set up servers, practices, etc.. 2 months > > might be possible, but it sounds improbable. Better to have a good > > description of the basic system you need to accomplish your goals, and > > then estimate that and add another half again (in case things blow > > out) to be safe. > > > A guru level coder would start at $90 an hour, at least, I'd think. > > > HTML 5 and JS sounds great. Also, who's the design expert? If it's not > > a coder, then making sure you have your design templates in place > > (which can reflect your user stories) can really speed things up. > > > Cheers, > > Nicholas > > > On Jan 31, 5:13 pm, Tim McEwan <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, > > >> I want to build a MS Project/Omniplan-style project planning interface in > >> a web browser. I'm really keen for jQuery & HTML5 and stuff, but if it's > >> going to be a ludicrous undertaking, I'd settle for something like Flash. > >> We basically need to allocate team members to tasks and then time to the > >> team members, but ease of use for non-techies is key, so we need things to > >> be draggable. > > >> I'm thinking me (Rails moderate, no jQuery) + one Rails/jQuery guru for > >> two months @ 35 hours/week oughtta do it. Am I dreaming? > > >> If you'd be so kind, please send me your thoughts on: > >> - would you stick with Rails/JS or go with > >> Flash/Air/whatever-that-microsoft-one-is? > >> - do you think the time estimate is feasible? > >> - how much is a Rails/jQuery guru of the required calibre? > >> - would you like to be that guru? * > >> - no really, am I dreaming? > > >> * It'd have to be onsite at UTS, if you're interested. > > >> Cheers, > > >> -- > >> Tim McEwan > >> Sent with Sparrow > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby or Rails Oceania" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rails-oceania?hl=en.
