Web Design and Development Process
November 6th, 2008Most web design and development studios follow the standard process paths with modifications to meet individual business needs and project types. It usually consist in some form of planning, design, development and measurement. The process you use can be imperative to profitability, productivity and general happiness by the team. Below a few important things I’ve learned to keep top of mind about the process that work well for my business.
- Set standards and adhere to them both internally and with clients
- BUT, know when it’s OK to deviate from the normal plan
- Evaluate regularly and implement steps to streamline
- If things are not working give your process an overhaul
- Find what work for your business and roll with it
Looking at what other successful companies are doing can be a good source of inspiration and insight. On that note, Jeff Croft presented an in-depth deck on his company’s process at a session at the Webmaster Jam Session in Atlanta. It’s full of solid information and insights to consider when evaluating and streamlining your processes.
It was a five hour marathon of a session in which we tried to really give a sense of the entire workflow and process we use at Blue Flavor, from planning and strategy to IA and UI design, to visual design, to both front-end and back-end development. It seemed to go over extremely well, The slides from each day of the session Keith and I gave follow:
November 6th, 2008 at 7:34 am
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November 8th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Good reads, love the info, keep up the good work.