I did a few different things. For a few of my projects, I wrote a spec defining what "complete" would look like. [0, 1, 2]
For the last few months, I've been following a plan that's more loose. I write monthly retrospectives on Indie Hackers [3, 4] and define what I want to accomplish next month, but I don't write a formal plan.
Google was very light on PMs, especially the teams I was on. Microsoft used them more extensively, but even then, their main value was in coordinating with other teams and synthesizing information about end-users. As a solo developer, I don't need those things as much.
For me, I just use the free version of Trello to keep track of development. I'm used to scrum so I start every day with a 1 man 'meeting' where I look over what ive done and what needs to be done. That's been working for me so far but I have only one project going. This would be a good ask HN post.
mtlynch|7 years ago
For the last few months, I've been following a plan that's more loose. I write monthly retrospectives on Indie Hackers [3, 4] and define what I want to accomplish next month, but I don't write a formal plan.
Google was very light on PMs, especially the teams I was on. Microsoft used them more extensively, but even then, their main value was in coordinating with other teams and synthesizing information about end-users. As a solo developer, I don't need those things as much.
0: https://mtlynch.io/files/outsourcing-mvp/ketohub-v1-design-d...
1: https://mtlynch.io/shipping-too-late/#the-mvp-that-wasnt
2: https://blog.spaceduck.io/sia-load-test-preview/#full-test-p...
3: https://www.indiehackers.com/forum/isitketo-month-4-my-first...
4: https://www.indiehackers.com/forum/isitketo-returning-to-a-s...
wurstcase|7 years ago
For me, I just use the free version of Trello to keep track of development. I'm used to scrum so I start every day with a 1 man 'meeting' where I look over what ive done and what needs to be done. That's been working for me so far but I have only one project going. This would be a good ask HN post.