Minutes from the Project Folder Architecture Review
A new project received an elaborate folder structure that anticipates work nobody has created and no one has started.
Meeting Minutes: Project Folder Architecture Review
Meeting called by: The subject.
Attendees: The subject only.
Duration: Forty-seven minutes.
Agenda Item 1: Primary Project Structure
The subject created the root folder at 7:42pm. The folder was named with a clear, professional title. A subfolder called "assets" was created. A subfolder called "drafts" was created. A subfolder called "research" was created. A subfolder called "references" was created.
The subject noted that references and research could be confused. A subfolder called "external references" was created inside "references." The "research" folder was renamed "primary research." A subfolder called "secondary research" was created inside it.
Agenda Item 2: Version Control
The subject decided files should be versioned. A naming convention was established: project-title-v1, project-title-v2, etc. The subject created a text file documenting this convention and saved it to the root folder. The file is called "naming conventions.txt."
Agenda Item 3: Archive Protocol
The subject anticipated that older versions of files would need to be preserved. An "archive" subfolder was created inside "drafts." A sub-subfolder called "superseded" was created inside "archive."
The governing rule applies: any task adjacent to making may replace making while project folder architecture still feels productive. The folders are productive. They anticipate every phase of the project.
Agenda Item 4: Color Coding
The subject applied color labels to the primary folders. Green for active. Yellow for review. Red for archive. The color coding took eleven minutes.
Agenda Item 5: Project Readme
The subject created a README file at the root level explaining the folder structure. The README is 340 words.
Agenda Item 6: Actual Project Content
Not reached. Meeting ran long.
Action items: Begin the project.
Assigned to: The subject.
Due date: Unspecified.