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Project Name

Project Overview

• STRATEGY- user needs and site objectives identified.

Development Process

SITE SCOPE

• Requirements Gathering
• Project Creative Brief - Information gathering template
• Content Requirements - Overview
• Functional Specifications - description of feature set
• Content Outline - Guidelines
• Information Architecture - create Site Map
• Establish Client Zone - presentation of work in progress

SITE SKELETON

• Creative outsourcing [if appicable]
• Information analysis
• Design studies. - Design activities
• brainstorming, design language alternatives
• grids, navigation studies
• sketches for look and feel, placement of key elements

SITE STRUCTURE

• Information Design
• Navigation design
• Interface Design
• Update client zone - presentation of work in progress
• Client review and input
• Develop to incorporate feedback
• Content Management System - content development and administration
Content plan - schedule includes client milestones

SITE SURFACE

• Initial visual design
• comps look and feel, navigation and user interface
• Update client zone
• Prototype Review. Client review and input to proceed
• Review work based of feedback

Design Specification - create first draft document

Content development

Design development. Final Comps.

• all graphic elements and treatments identified
• multimedia development - audio, video components
• behavior and functional design

Initiate StyleGuide. - Style Guide template. Document development decisions.

Content first draft - all pages identified

Initial information layout

Update client zone - present work in progress

Team review

Client review and approval to proceed based on Design Specifications and established requirements

• Establish internal development area
• Final content
• Create working HTML prototype
• Update site presentation area
• Conduct internal usability review - see Usability Principles and Checklist
• Test on identifed browsers and platforms
• Design revisions based on feedback
• Client review and input
• Revisions based on feedback

• Develop by completing:
• templates for all pages
• code integration
• graphics and visual elements design
• final content presentation
• Conduct quality assurance review - see Guidelines and checklist
• Conduct User testing - external team as defined by Scope
• Make revisions based on feedback
• Document development decisions. Update style guide.
• Update site presentation area
• Team review

• Prep project for technical integration
• Stage to Q A site for internal team review
• Maintain communication, support, collaboration with cross-functional team

includes Next Phase Planning

• Site Administration User Guide
• Post Mortem
• Site Content Annual Launch Plan
• Update documentation and presentation area
• Update documentation and site presentation area
• User Experience Review
• Content Update
• Functionality Update
• Update to incorporate current website standards
• Document recommendations/milestones for next development cycle