| Phase 1 — Discovery & Planning |
| Stakeholder Interviews |
Sarah |
Apr 1–7 |
Stakeholder Interviews · Apr 1–7 · Sarah · 5 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| Competitive Audit |
Marcus |
Apr 1–7 |
Competitive Audit · Apr 1–7 · Marcus · 5 days |
| Content Audit |
Lisa |
Apr 8–14 |
Content Audit · Apr 8–14 · Lisa · 5 days · Depends on: Stakeholder Interviews · CRITICAL PATH |
| Requirements Document |
Sarah |
Apr 15–17 |
Requirements Document · Apr 15–17 · Sarah · 3 days · Depends on: Competitive Audit, Content Audit · CRITICAL PATH |
| ◆ Requirements Sign-off |
Sarah |
Apr 17 |
MILESTONE: Requirements Sign-off · Apr 17 |
| Phase 2 — Design |
| Wireframes |
Marcus |
Apr 18–May 1 |
Wireframes · Apr 18–May 1 · Marcus · 10 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| Visual Design |
Marcus |
May 2–15 |
Visual Design · May 2–15 · Marcus · 10 days · Homepage + 3 templates · CRITICAL PATH |
| Client Review & Revisions |
Sarah + Marcus |
May 16–22 |
Client Review & Revisions · May 16–22 · Sarah + Marcus · 5 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| ◆ Design Approval |
Sarah |
May 22 |
MILESTONE: Design Approval · May 22 |
| Phase 3 — Development |
| Frontend Build |
Jake |
May 23–Jun 12 |
Frontend Build · May 23–Jun 12 · Jake · 15 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| CMS Integration |
Priya |
May 30–Jun 12 |
CMS Integration · May 30–Jun 12 · Priya · 10 days · Starts after week 1 of frontend |
| Content Migration |
Lisa |
May 30–Jun 12 |
Content Migration · May 30–Jun 12 · Lisa · 10 days |
| QA Testing |
Whole Team |
Jun 13–19 |
QA Testing · Jun 13–19 · Whole Team · 5 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| ◆ Development Complete |
Team |
Jun 19 |
MILESTONE: Development Complete · Jun 19 |
| Phase 4 — Launch |
| Client UAT |
Sarah + Client |
Jun 20–26 |
Client UAT · Jun 20–26 · Sarah + Client · 5 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| Bug Fixes |
Dev Team |
Jun 27–Jul 1 |
Bug Fixes · Jun 27–Jul 1 · Dev Team · 3 days · CRITICAL PATH |
| DNS & Hosting Setup |
Jake |
Jun 27–30 |
DNS & Hosting Setup · Jun 27–30 · Jake · 2 days · Parallel with bug fixes |
| Go-Live |
Team |
Jul 2 |
Go-Live · Jul 2 · Team · 1 day · CRITICAL PATH |
| ◆ Launch! 🚀 |
Team |
Jul 2 |
MILESTONE: Launch! 🚀 · Jul 2 |