Any advice for planning a project?

I'm creating my first online business. I'm almost ready to put it online, but I think the planning process has been a mess. I have lots of documents that describe my ideas, concepts, goals, the website structure, logos and graphics, etc.
However, when I write down my ideas, I find it very hard to write them in an orderly structure.

I don't have a very clear idea as to how start planning a business website project.

Does anyone know of any book I can use to learn some project planning techniques or any software that can help me.

Thanks in advance.

 

which niche is your website ? Also, is it a blog thing or a proper website....

 

Thank you for taking the time to answer.

It's a "proper website".
What I want is to be more tidy at the planning stage. Why is it relevant to tell the niche? I think any planning techniques can be applied regardless of the niche.

 

I'm not so sure planning is entirely necessary when starting up your business unless it is such a niche that you want to make a BIG entrance into the world of the internet.

If you're creating a site then I suggest you start off making realistic aims.

- I set out with my forum looking to get 1 member a day after 1 month of being online which seemed realistic.
- I decided what I need to invest in, design etc on the site.
- I told myself I was going to learn about Internet Marketing and go from there.

Write down your goals and aims without going over the top and meet each criteria within a set time limit.

 

Do a little bit of research about:

- Your audience. Who are you selling to?
- What they like/don't like. What's going to close the deal with them?
- How will they find you? When?

Once you've done that, think about logistics. Are you going to build a new site on your own? Hire someone from eLance to do it?

The more you think it through now, the easier it'll be to make it happen.

 

Without knowing I somehow unsubscribed from the thread cause I did not receive notification of your replies, I apologize.
Thanks for taking your time to answer.
I have been using the majority of those ideas, but I'd like to get a book or something to learn from an organized method for planning business websites.