{"id":2918,"date":"2018-11-08T08:53:35","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T13:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wproadmaps.com\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2019-10-23T12:27:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T16:27:40","slug":"wordpress-website-development-methodology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wproadmaps.com\/wordpress-website-development-methodology\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Need a WordPress Website Development Methodology"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first, I wasn\u2019t sure if I should call this thing that I think we need a website development framework<\/u> or a methodology<\/u> so I looked up the terms.<\/p>\n

As it turns out, technically, a methodology<\/strong> is a set of principles, tools and practices which can be used to guide processes to achieve a particular goal. A\u00a0framework<\/strong>, on the other hand, is a loose but incomplete structure which leaves room for other practices and tools to be included but provides much of the process required.<\/p>\n

This didn\u2019t really help me because what we need is a methodology that leaves room for flexibility like a framework. I tried combining the words but neither \u201cframeology\u201d nor \u201cmethwork\u201d seems appropriate <attempt at humor>. So, because the term framework is generally used for software coding, in the interest of clarity, I\u2019m going to use the term methodology<\/strong> to describe what I think is needed for WordPress Practitioners.<\/p>\n

Once upon a time, I worked for a large IT consulting firm based in Boston as part of the corporate division responsible for capturing best practices and lessons learned and using that information to create development methodologies for different types of projects. For example, the way you carry out an application development<\/u> project is very different than carrying out an application management<\/u> project which is very different than a packaged software selection project. But all projects have a common set of project management tasks, too. OK, we called them frameworks but they were like a roadmap for everything you needed, including activities, tasks, deliverables, tools, templates, and techniques for project success.<\/p>\n

Lately, I\u2019ve been attending quite a few WordCamps and I often hear the same discussions regarding the WordPress website development and project management challenges. I mean, for most practitioners, the WordPress platform is easy but managing the client and project are not. The funny thing is, based on my experience, most of the problems described by these folks could be addressed with a website development methodology that is tailored specifically for WordPress.\"Group<\/p>\n

Reasons We Need a WordPress Website Development Methodology<\/h3>\n