How to speak to, keep track of and manage costs when hiring a web programmer.

You need a website. But how do you even talk to a programmer? Merely showing a programmer a competitor’s website and saying: “I want something similar, so how much would it cost?” and expecting an accurate budget is simply NOT realistic. Issues and changes will arise.

In this Lunch and Learn we will discuss: How to start the process. How to build in changes. How your programmer can explain that “this one simple feature” can double the budget. How to track your programmer’s time, and in turn track the cost, completion and schedule.

Just as web clients have been frustrated trying to communicate with programmers, programmers have been frustrated trying to communicate with their clients. So, in 2001, several programmers got together and created the Agile Manifesto, a work philosophy and tool-set to solve these problems. Sue Marrone will explain how to use the “Scrum Board” a key tool of the Agile Manifesto.