Contribution Notes – Project Management Platform

This document presents my individual contribution to the development of the Trello-style web project management platform.

Role in the Team

• Full-Stack Developer / Integration Lead
• Contributed to functional and technical design
• Managed GitHub Wiki and project workflow structure

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Completed Contributions

🔧 Backend (Node.js / Express / MongoDB)

• Set up backend project structure (Express architecture)
• Developed REST API endpoints:
  • Authentication (register / login / JWT)
  • Task management (CRUD operations)
  • Project / board management
• Implemented CORS middleware and API security rules
• Postman testing & API response validation

Frontend (React / Vue)

• Implemented login & signup pages
• Designed project boards interface & task components
• Created task add/edit/delete forms
• Managed user session state (JWT token handling & persistence)

🔗 GitHub & Collaboration

• Wrote GitHub Wiki (structure, sprint pages, documentation)
• Created User Stories & Sprint Backlog
• Managed Git branches + solved merge conflicts
• Linked commits to documentation & API references

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Skills Developed

• Agile workflow (Sprints, User Stories, Backlog management)
• REST API architecture & JWT authentication
• Front-end / Back-end communication (Axios / Fetch)
• Deployment pipeline (Render + Netlify/Vercel)
• Technical documentation writing (GitHub Wiki)

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Challenges & Solutions

Challenge	Solution
CORS issues between frontend & backend	Custom CORS config + dev proxy
JWT session persistence	Secure token storage and refresh handling
Deployment difficulties	Environment variables + optimized build settings

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Conclusion

This project strengthened my full-stack development skills, teamwork in an agile environment, and technical documentation abilities.

Future improvements include real-time updates with Socket.io, file attachment support, and advanced role-based access control.

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