Creating Industry-Wide Standards for Web Project Management

Another challenge is that currently no industry-wide standards exist for Web
project management. While some techniques have emerged over the years, such as
Rapid Application Development (RAD), Rational Unified Process (RUP), and the
concept of Extreme Programming—a means of fast-cycling software projects—
the fact is these techniques exist in the programming sector, and while they may
be used for Web-related applications development or database integration, they
are rarely applied to the overall Web development and design processes themselves.
In fact, there are very few standards for the business side of Web design,
and it’s only been through convention, past experience, and drawing from other
models that any form of consistent management practices have emerged.
This is not to say that there aren’t emerging books and resources available to help
those who are given the job of managing a Web project. This chapter provides as
many resources for you as possible, but the reality is that as aWeb project manager,
you must be a very resourceful individual capable of setting project standards and
guidelines appropriate for the team and/or project at hand.