For a web project, it is fundamental to identify the problem, issues or opportunity of the company and have a clear target to achieve. It is basic to have a full understanding of what the stakeholders want, by interviews, questionnaires, researches and reports. Then the web strategy can be defined.
It is very important to have a clear goal, defined responsibilities of each member and work within the time frame of each stage to the final target. Communication between the parts and during the process is very important.
Stages for web project management
- Brief, it is the full description of what the client wants, how the website should look like. Also, it is very useful to know what customers don’t like and samples of websites that they do like. Include research of the target audience, platform to be used (pc, tablets, smart phones), etc. Different interviews and workshop with the stakeholders should be done to have a better understanding of the project/issue /opportunity and their objectives.
- Product scope: How the final project will be, it has the objectives and results expected.
- Project scope: Describe the whole process in different stages within a detail timeframe. Detail description of the job to be done, by who and when. It includes everything.
- The content will be created by the client and the content creator, this process will be run at the same time that the website design.
- Creation of the wireframes which is guide of how the website will look and work. Mockup of the website, Balsamic is good option to see how going to look like. Work in the site architecture through workshops, Information Architecture, Wireframes and Functional Specification.
- User interface design, it is very important to design a site depending on the devise, a website design for a smart phone should have less contain and the interface is different.
- This stage is in relation to Page build, coding. The content will be integrated.
- Testing, it could have internal testing by different departments and also outsider to identify any potential problems and bugs.
- Handover, the website is ready and the project is officially finished. However the client will be provided with a maintenance agreement. Client should be provided with Content Management system, access to CMS, FTP and Analytics.
The agency should provide a full detail description for what the client is paying for. It is recommended to ask the client to sign every step of the project. If the client changes his mind in a later stage, wants a different or additional job, the agency is entitle to charge extra for it.