…plans are useless but planning is indispensable.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Wikiquote)

That being said, this timeline is written in pencil….HTML pencil.

task completed by date
Sept.
Drupal site is initialized; 09/23/08
Profile: public and private view, start Bio input and view screens;
Home/Search: new registration/login
Home/Search: show latest registrations, ability to search profile bios; 09/30/08
Oct.
Profile: Blogs, Private Messaging (forwarding to email, ability to send, inbox); 10/07/08
Profile: subscription to other profile blogs; 10/14/08
Home/Search: show latest blogs;
User Testing: Phase I start;
Forum/Links: setup; 10/21/08
Profiles: public view of forum/link posts;
Forum/Links: finalized; 10/28/08
Profiles: ability to subscribe to forums/links;
Nov.
Site Logistics: About, Contact (support), Terms of Use, etc.; 11/04/08
User Testing: Phase II start;
Branding: concept finalized, skin/visual schematics; 11/11/08
Profile: skinned; 11/18/08
Forum/Links: skinned;
Home/Search: skinned; 11/25/08
Branding: digital promotional materials;
User Testing: Phase III start;
Dec.
Branding: printed promotional materials, begin distribution; 12/02/08
Launch Date 12/09/08
Start of Exams 12/15/08