📅 WEEK 1: Project Planning & Basic Setup

Objectives:

● Finalize architecture and data models.

● Set up backend and frontend skeletons.

Tasks:

● Define ERD: Users, Events, Bookings, Transactions.

● Initialize Git repo, Node.js backend (Express), MongoDB schema.

● Set up React.js frontend with routing (React Router).

● Implement static pages for:

○ Home

○ Login/Register

○ Event List (Mock Data)

Deliverables:

● Project initialized with full stack connected.

● MongoDB collections: users, events, bookings.

● Frontend with basic navigation working.

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📅 WEEK 2: User Authentication & Event Browsing

Objectives:

● Implement secure auth.

● Enable event listing and filtering.

Tasks:

● JWT-based user registration/login (backend & frontend).

● User profile page with session management.

● Event listing:

○ Filters: date, category, location.

○ Real-time ticket availability (mocked initially).

● Admin seed script for dummy events.

Deliverables:

● Secure login/logout with JWT.

● Event catalog with filter UI + API integration.

● Sample events displayed dynamically.

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📅 WEEK 3: Booking System & Organizer Dashboard

Objectives:

● Enable ticket booking and storage.

● Provide basic organizer controls.

Tasks:

● Booking flow:

○ Select event → Choose ticket → Confirm booking.

○ Seat selection UI (if needed).

● Store bookings with availability check.

● Organizer Dashboard:

○ Create/Edit/Delete events.

○ Set ticket price, capacity, description, tags.

Deliverables:

● Booking system (working end-to-end).

● Real-time ticket count update.

● Organizer dashboard with event creation.

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📅 WEEK 4: Payment, Notifications & Transactions

Objectives:

● Secure payments.

● Automated confirmations.

Tasks:

● Integrate Stripe or PayPal for booking payments.

● Email (SendGrid) and SMS (Twilio) integration:

○ Booking confirmations.

○ Event reminders (schedule via cron job or webhook).

● Show booking history to users & organizers.

● Implement payment success/failure flows.

Deliverables:

● Fully functional payment flow with confirmations.

● Transaction storage and display.

● Email/SMS alerts working (at least for bookings).

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📅 WEEK 5: Advanced Features (Rewards, Discounts, Recommendations)

Objectives:

● Engage users with referrals and suggestions.

Tasks:

● Loyalty program:

○ Earn/redeem points logic.

● Referral program:

○ Shareable referral code → reward on friend booking.

● Discount code system.

● Event recommendations:

○ Based on past bookings (basic matching algo).

○ Trending events logic (e.g., most bookings in last 7 days).

Deliverables:

● Working referral and loyalty system.

● Discount codes usable during checkout.

● Event suggestions API and UI on homepage.

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📅 WEEK 6: Analytics, Multilingual Support & Final Testing

Objectives:

● Final polish and deployment readiness.

Tasks:

● Organizer analytics dashboard:

○ Ticket sales by time

○ Attendee demographics

○ Booking location heatmap (Google Maps/Leaflet).

● Multilingual support:

○ i18n setup on frontend (English + 1 regional language).

○ Translate common components and notifications.

● Bug fixing and edge case testing.

● Host backend (Render/Heroku) and frontend (Netlify/Vercel).

Deliverables:

● Final working product with advanced dashboards.

● Multilingual toggle + translated content.

● Hosted and testable MVP.

● Project demo video or live walkthrough (optional).

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🚀 Final Deliverables Summary:

● Full-stack event booking system with authentication, browsing, payments, and notifications.

● Organizer tools: event creation, analytics, communication.

● User engagement: referrals, loyalty, discounts.

● Scalable, mobile-friendly, and multilingual.

● Deployed MVP with real-time capabilities and analytics.