This step is when the fun begins

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Estimate project requirements and outline how/when your team will complete them, preferably in a Gantt chart.
Communicate with the client about deliverables and timelines to ensure everyone is on the same page.
Create a detailed contract for the client to sign, which outlines milestones, deadlines, and budget to avoid any scope creep.
2. Design
The design phase is when a framework is built for how the project will go from idea to conception.

What this step looks like depends on what department is using Waterfall to manage a project. For an app build, for example, a project manager will convert the details from step one into a requirements document (usually a Software Design Document (SDD) for the development team.

This document will be the team's blueprint to build out a physical design of the app. The team can follow the SDD to make sure they hit all the goals, UI, and software descriptions from the planning phase.

Here's an example of an SDD for software teams in the system design phase:

5 Steps of the Waterfall Project Management Workflow - Design
Source: Lucidchart

To-do list for this step:

Finalize the design of the project so the team is 100 percent malaysia telegram data sure what the final product should look like.
Map out final timelines, milestones, and client expectations on a document that is accessible to every team member working on the project. This keeps everyone on the same page.
3. Implementation

Your team will get to work on the goals and roadmap you built in steps one and two. If we use the app build example we used in the previous step, the implementation phase is when developers will start to write code, wireframes, and design interfaces. All of this work must align with the project spec and customer goals to ensure the team can (smoothly) move onto the next phase.

To-do list for this step:

Start to build out the foundations for your project.