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li create a new Trello board and use it to prioritize what needs to be built.
li and establish deadlines based on your weekly time commitment, and how long you think each task will take.
p It's notoriously difficult to estimate how long building software projects will take, so feel free to ask camp counselors for help.
p You'll continue to meet with your stakeholder regularly throughout this process.
p You'll continue to meet with your stakeholder at least twice a month in your project's Gitter channel.
p You should also ask questions in your project's Gitter channel as they come up throughout the week, and your stakeholder can answer them asynchronously.
p Getting "blocked" on a task can take away your sense of forward momentum, so be sure to proactively seek answers to any ambiguities you encounter.
p Ultimately, the project will be considered complete once both the stakeholder's needs have been met, and you and your pair are happy with the project. Then you can add it to your portfolio!
h2 Working with your Pair
p You and your pair will pair program (code together on the same computer virtually) about half of the time, and work independently the other half of the time.
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p While you will no longer need to help with feature development, we encourage you to consider helping your stakeholder with occasional patches down the road. After all, this project will be an important piece of your portfolio, and you'll want it to remain in good shape for curious future employers.
h2 Office Hours
p Quincy Larson and/or Michael Johnson will be in the  
a(href="https://gitter.im/FreeCodeCamp/NonprofitProjects") Gitter Nonprofit Project Chatroom  
a(href="https://gitter.im/FreeCodeCamp/NonprofitProjects") Gitter Nonprofit Project Channel  
| every Monday and Thursday from 9 - 10 p.m. EST.
p Our goal is to make the discussion as public as possible so all our campers can benefit from each camper’s questions.
p If necessary, we can also hop on Screen Hero with you to help you with issues more specific to your project.