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I'm new in freelancing, I'm software developer and I want to know the stages of freelance software development project?

In freelancing you're the CEO and the whole company, and as my full day career I'm only a developer not a salesman nor PM, so please I need to know what to do from the time customer call me to deliver the software and get the sign-off.

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  • Are you asking for the full process, start to finish?
    – Canadian Luke
    Dec 1, 2013 at 17:05
  • yes please, if it's very long you can give me points or a book to read. Dec 1, 2013 at 19:10
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    Hey Emad, while this type of question is a bit too broad for our Q&A format, we definitely want you to come back and see us once you gain a bit more experience and have some more targeted questions. Check out Freelance Switch - Getting Started as a Freelancer, which should cover everything you'd need to know to get started. Hope this helps and good luck! :)
    – jmort253
    Dec 2, 2013 at 8:52

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Regardless of the fact you're coding off-site, the software delivering stages are not different from regular process. The only difference you may notice is yourself doing multiple roles.

Most likely you will be:

  • coder
  • project management
  • QA
  • lead developer writing specs
  • designer when needed to chop out images from PSD or AI files

In other terms, the process is basically the same. Here are my stages:

  • short discussion up to 2 hours and delivering of estimation (doc: simpler SOW and Quote, 2 docs. Sometimes this stage include myself signing NDA)
  • negotiation on terms of payment and deadline. I prefer weekly payments (docs: full SOW and Terms of Service, 2 docs)
  • coding and delivering app per set milestones (Invoice every Friday. If new clients, do not start next week before last Invoice has been processed. With old client I keep working but also take care that I don't start 3rd week before 1st one being processed)
  • QA of app between starting next milestone
  • delivery of final product
  • after client finalizes all payments, sending of sources and other material I created in the process

Does this help?

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  • What about the official documents? you're stages are perfect but can you add document like Terms Of Agreement, SOW, Quote, and Invoice in which stage? Dec 2, 2013 at 7:22
  • Will edit the reply.
    – Peter MV
    Dec 2, 2013 at 10:13

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