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A JavaScript Project Checklist
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# JavaScript Project Checklist



[Watch this video to learn what this checklist is about.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20ebllexvuc

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## Questions:



__Project name__



__Company name__



__Was the project a success?__



- Yes

- No



### Management



#### People know what they are trying to accomplish.



__What is the project's vision?__

> This is typically a single sentence that describes what the project aspires to be.  Example: "A JS framework that allows developers to build better apps, faster". If this doesn't exist, write "none".



__How will the project measure success?__

> Example: Increase mobile conversion rates to 0.75-1.0%, currently ~0.3%. If this doesn't exist, write "none".



__What is the strategy for accomplishing the project's goals?__

> Example: Combine the desktop and mobile sites for an improved user experience, site parity, and centralized ownership. If this doesn't exist, write "none".



__What is the project's roadmap?  What are the goals, plans and release schedule after the current release?__

> Example: Phase 1: Complete A, B, C. Phase 2: Complete D, E, F.  If there are no plans, write "none".



##### People are capable of accomplishing the goals.



> Do people have the skills needed to accomplish the goals and roadmap?  Is the roadmap possible? Is there the access across the organizational bureaucracy?



__Do all employees go through a technical training?__

> For example a week long JS training.



- Yes

- No



__Is there at least a yearly additional training opportunities for all employees?__



- Yes

- No



__How long until something can be released?__



- 3 months

- 6 months

- 1 year

- 1.5 years



__What is the org chart?__

> Each person's name and title. Indent subordinates under a manager. If this doesn't exist, write "none".



__Who has the final say in content and copy decisions?__

> A person's name. If multiple people, separate names with ";".



__Who has the final say in design decisions?__

> A person's name. If multiple people, separate names with ";".



__Who has final say in technology and infrastructure decisions?__

> The person's name. If multiple people, separate names with ";".



__Do product owners frequently (at least once a month) meet with:__



- [ ] UX teams

- [ ] Dev teams



__Have your companies values, experiences, and goals been expressed to management and the client team?__



- Yes

- No



__Has this checklist been reviewed with the management, design and development teams?__



- Yes

- No



#### People like each other.



__Does the company have outings?__

> Examples: dinners / activities outside work.



- Yes

- No



__How often, in months, do employee reviews happen?__



### UX / UI



__How many designers on the project?__



#### Informed



__Is user testing done?__



- Yes

- No



__What user testing techniques are being used?__



- [ ] Usability testing

- [ ] User interviews

- [ ] Surveys



__Is analytic software being used?__



- Yes

- No



__Is AB testing being performed?__



- Yes

- No



__Are the results of user testing, analytics, and other data being discussed at least monthly?__



- Yes

- No



#### Quick Iterations



__How long, on average in weeks, between design changes and a user testing them?__



__Are design revisions factored into the estimate?__



- Yes

- No



__Are beta releases user tested?__



- Yes

- No



__Are prototypes and mockups user tested?__



- Yes

- No



#### Communication



__The following documents are created with the client:__



- [ ] Design guidelines / goals / statements

- [ ] Personas

- [ ] User stories or use cases.

- [ ] Competitive analysis



__The following documents are created:__



- [ ] Wireframes and mockups

- [ ] Storyboards

- [ ] Prototypes

- [ ] Prototypes

- [ ] High fidelity comps

- [ ] HTML prototypes

- [ ] HTML style guide



__Are videos or animations used to express interactions?__



- Yes

- No



__Are design issues and discussions "publicly" tracked?__



- Yes

- No



__Where are design issues and discussions tracked?:__



- [ ] Email

- [ ] Project management software (Trello, Basecamp)

- [ ] Issue tracker (Jira / github)

- [ ] Excel



__Does a design changelog exist?__

> A design changelog is a document that contains a list of changes to the mockup/prototypes.



- Yes

- No



### Development



> The following questions concern development specific problems.



#### Tools and Environment



> The essential tools are in place and being used in the right way.



__Source control is__



- [ ] Used

- [ ] Git

- [ ] Used with a branch and merge strategy.



__An issue tracker is__



- [ ] Used

- [ ] Integrated with source control.

- [ ] Used by non developers.



__The following environments exist__



- [ ] Development

- [ ] Test

- [ ] Staging

- [ ] Production



__Continuous integration__



- [ ] Exists

- [ ] Runs on all commits / pushes

- [ ] Emails on failure



__A 1-3 step process for the following exist:__



- [ ] Setting up a development environment

- [ ] Testing the application.

- [ ] Building the application into a production distributable.

- [ ] Deploy to test and staging.



#### Code quality



> Practices and patterns that ensure good code.



__Is a module loader used?__

> Examples: StealJS, RequireJS, Webpack, sprokets



- Yes

- No



__Is the high level architecture documented and followed?__

> For example: MVVM plus a client state observable with specified properties.



- Yes

- No



__All modules include:__



- [ ] High level documentation.

- [ ] Tests

- [ ] Inline documentation

- [ ] A demo



__Are there performance tests?__



- Yes

- No



__The service layer is:__



- [ ] RESTful

- [ ] Documented

- [ ] Tested

- [ ] Built / working



__Is technical debt measured?__

> Is some value (often in days / weeks) of technical debt calculated?



- Yes

- No



__Is technical debt factored into estimates?__

> Do estimations of time, or points, or effort include discussions of technical debt?



- Yes

- No



#### Team



> Does the development team work well together.



__Is there a QA team or resource?__



- Yes

- No



__Are teams grouped by specialty?__

> Example: client vs server



- Yes

- No



__How many front-end developers?__



__Do your work alongside the client's developers?__

> Your developers work on the same code as the client developers.



- Yes

- No



__Is every piece of code known to at least two people?__

> No piece of code should be "workable" by only one person.



- Yes

- No



__There are code reviews__



- [ ] Every commit

- [ ] Every week

- [ ] Every month

- [ ] Of new people's code

- [ ] Never



__List examples of the client demonstrating the ability to add or change to new technology as needed.__

> Examples: Adding memcache, moving to a cloud, setting up a CDN.



__List examples of needed changes in technology or process.__

> Examples: Adding memcache, moving to a cloud, setting up a CDN.



## Contributing



`questions.json` contains a list of questions. To change a question, add or modify the relevant section and submit a pull request. The following types are available:



 - `text` - A text field

 - `textarea` - A textarea field

 - `number` - A number input

 - `section` - Specifies a new section that can contain more questions

 - `single` - A list of potential answers in `values` only allowing to select one

 - `single` - A list of potential answers in `values` selecting multiple