Development process

Web designing and development involves many stages, wherein different professionals play their role for nurturing the client's concept, which later on assumes a dynamic presence on the web. Our development process is outlined in following steps:

Planning
This process involves the role of the Accounting team, Web Architects and Web Analysts. They define the objectives of the project after reviewing the client's existing web operations. The consent of the client is seeked during this entire stage to discuss the business objectives, the perceived problems and the future measure of success. On the basis of this a fixed price proposal, defining the scope of the web site is issued to the client. When the client approves this proposal, the project then proceeds into the designing and production process.


Commissioning
The Project Manager and his team of Art Director, Web Designer and Web Analyst head this stage. The Project Manager is responsible for satisfying all the needs of the client and also keeps him informed about the proceeds of the project. Essential information that will guide the development of the website is gathered, where utmost focus is laid on 'the big idea' i.e. the purpose of the web-design and 'Look and feel' that covers the navigation and page layouts of the web design.

Conceptualization

• Architecture: it involves a detailed site map defining the overall structural hierarchy of content, navigation & naming of major sections,which is done by the Project Manager.

• Interface Design: it involves the teamwork of the Project Manager, Creative Director and Web Designer. After the client chooses a particular site from a variety of site cross sections offered by the web Designer, site design specifications for building the sites are laid. Then the Creative Director establishes the framework for the site, creates templates and guidelines for the standard HTML pages and graphics.

Content Development
In order to convey the message and the aim of the web site to have a impact on the users, the site has to be furnished with adequate literature, this is where content development comes in the process. The Project Manager (content population) along with the client's help obtains the content required for the web design from within the client's organisation and also from other sources. This content is then edited and organized accordingly by the Web Author thereby populating the site.

Functionality Design
The Project Manager designs and develops screens that depict the functionality of the site, while the Technical Manager ensures the technicality of these screens. The client then approves this functionality. After which the Project Manager (programming) and his programming team play a vital role of developing programming codes that instigates the functionality and interactivity of the Web site. The Project Manager (programming) ensures that the work of the Web Programmers is within the project time-scales and matches with the client's expectations.


Quality Test and Launch
When the web site is complete the Site Testers carry out the Quality Assurance process. They manually check the site for any programming or content errors. After which the client's approval to place the site on the Internet is sought. Thereafter,the Technical Manager handles all technical aspects like domain name registration, server setup and bandwidth issues. The web site then becomes available in web space and search engines and directories are notified of its existence.


Review and Maintenance
After the launching of the web site, various strategies to gain further business advantage are discussed by the Account Management, Project Manager, Web Analyst and the Client. This team also provides adequate maintenance to the web site, by periodically considering the site traffic, site usage insight and thereby suggesting improvements and identifying further development needs.