If you are creating an app for iOS here's a tip - get organized! Sure, sure - you write super clean code and are diligent with your in-line documentation. But as programmers, we tend to not be the best at conveying important parts of projects to others that could save loads of time (and money), when other team members are involved. That's where team management solutions step in.
Whether it be a two-man mobile indie developer team working on their next hit game or a mobile enterprise company, the goal of team management is to improve the quality of communication between members while removing as many unnecessary tasks as possible. Therefore, a solution has to be able to solve a few fundamental problems:
Scheduling: In order for progress to be made on a project, a development team needs to be able to prioritize what must be done and when. This requires a common place for all of the team members to be able to see important milestones and due dates.
Collaboration: Whether it be the new app icon logos or the latest documents for helping your users register, developers need a common place where information is shared and files are made readily available for deployment. It's also one of the key limiting factors to a company's scalability; because you know what they say, too many cooks in the kitchen can spoil the broth without the proper management system in place!
Communication: They don't say "Communication is key" for nothing. Part of being a good solution to the problem of team management is the capability to reduce the amount of unnecessary and unhelpful communication with more meaningful and helpful communication. This sounds simple in theory, but in practice, if you let communication just be unregulated word of mouth, it can be difficult to maintain cohesion as a team.
In conclusion, whenever you are looking for a new team management solution for your next iOS app development project. Make sure you consider the triarchy of characteristics that make up a good team management solution: Scheduling, Collaboration, and Communication. Make sure you know the upsides and the downfalls of all of your possible solutions, whether it be paper-based, the "Google Docs" method, or a professional level solution like monday.com. And finally, I leave you with a quote from the great Brian Tracey:
“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.”
Address:
3003 East Chestnut Expy
STE# 575
Springfield, Mo 65802
Phone: 1-844-277-3386
Fax:417-429-2935
E-Mail: contact@appdevelopermagazine.com