Our company has 8 years of experience, in the course of this period of time we perfected our development process. We designed our development process to make sure that our clients’ projects will reach its maximum potential through effective information architecture.

Information architecture (IA) is the science of organizing websites and other interactive media to maximize results. Our staff will create an intuitive navigational structure and highly effective user interface design that is custom-made to your target audience. Our priority is to optimize the project’s usability.

We use the blueprint document we author as the cornerstone of this process. The sales proposal and statement of work (SOW) talk about what the project will do and the blueprint details exactly what will go on behind the scenes to make that happen. Our development team will work with your staff to elaborate the document, with our experience and your team’s feedback we will elaborate the best document. The document has several elements:

Sitemap

The sitemap is a map outlining all the pages of your website. It lists each page and shows how they will link to one another. The sitemap ensures that the most important information and calls to action are linked throughout the prominent areas of your website.

Design Preferences

Design preferences are the starting point to give style to the project. We review your current website (if applicable), as well as any of your competitor sites, to determine a consistent theme for the project.

Wireframes

Wireframes are like a rough draft of the website that includes fractions of the site’s functionality. They are similar to a sitemap, but they allow you to click through and interact with the pages.

 

Process Flows

AMany sites require integration with third-party components. This may include anything from credit card processors to CRM systems. We use the process flow document to outline how our code will interact with these components.

Milestones

As functionality is established during the planning and development stage, the component checklist serves as a reference to the base functionality that is required for each element to work. When the project goes to our quality assurance review (QAR) phase, this document will be used to make certain all required functionality is in place.

Component Checklist (QAR)

As functionality is established during the planning and development stage, the component checklist serves as a reference to the base functionality that is required for each element to work. When the project goes to our quality assurance review (QAR) phase, this document will be used to make certain all required functionality is in place.

Database Structure

The project’s database structure will be designed by our excellent technical architect during the planning phases based on the functionality established in the statement of work. This allows us to maintain a consistent database design across all of our projects based on industry standards. Creating this standard facilitates consistent future development by anyone on our programming team.

Hosting / Third-Party Configurations

We establish a hosting configuration tailored to the project specifications before development begins. That helps us ensure our development environment matches the production environment before the project’s launch, reducing the risk of costly setbacks. At the conclusion of the development process, you will have an excellent product and a comprehensive blueprint document to use as a basis for future product expansion. We believe that proper planning is the only way to ensure the success of a project.

At the conclusion of the development process, you will have an excellent product and a comprehensive blueprint document to use as a basis for future product expansion. We believe that proper planning is the only way to ensure the success of a project.

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