The Web Development Process

In any web project, there are two main processes - the client's process and the developer's process. Some companies have advanced knowledge and experience in strategic planning for the web. They typically formulate a well thought out Request for Proposal, and seek a development company to fulfill their goals and objectives. Other companies find it more difficult to define "the what" and "the how" of web projects, although their reasons for seeking a web solution are compelling.

Your Process

At Nauticom, we work with all kinds of companies at a variety of stages and levels of planning for their web applications. No matter whether you have a sophisticated RFP or whether you need assistance working through some important questions, we give each client individualized attention. We believe each project and each company is unique and deserves a customized approach to achieving their internet goals.

We'll help you with:

• Knowing when, why and how to take your web site to the next level
• Developing a strategic web plan
• Determining your Return on Investment opportunities
• Developing a plan for maintaining your site
• Understanding the needs and interests of your target users
• Asking good questions for the long term future of your web efforts

Our 5-Step Process

Nauticom's web team is committed to a 5-step process designed to provide end-to-end solutions for your web applications.

1. Definition - We start by defining your goals, needs and objectives based on the information you provide to us. We employ the LIST approach to help define the task at hand.
   
   
   • Listen - Our first goal is to listen to your concerns, frustrations, goals and objectives in order to understand both your current and desired situations.
   • Inquire - Next, we inquire by asking good questions. In order to get the right solution, we have to ask the right questions. Asking good questions is one of the keys to success in any web project.
   • Suggest - Our next task is to suggest a tentative menu of ideas that provide the right solutions for you and your customers.
   • Target - Finally, we specify a focused solution that targets your concerns as a company and the needs and interests of your customers and web user groups. The final result is a LIST of ideas that specifically moves you forward in your web development process.
   
   
2. Discovery - Nauticom formally begins the project with a discovery phase aimed at developing a comprehensive view of the goals, strategies, and methodologies of the site development process for your company. We work with you to review the marketing goals, strategic objectives, design requirements, user requirements, and the scope of the site's content and functionality.
   
   
3. Design - Our primary objective is Web site design efficiency. It is vital that the site provide an optimum user experience with each visit. We aim to design a site in which information must be easily accessed, visitors must be able to move around in the site, and site usability must have the highest priority. Your target audience will experience a site that downloads fast, readily translates across various browser software, and functions smoothly. Our design process will carefully consider both the user's experience and the company's objectives. The design phase incorporates both information design and creative graphical design.
   
   
4. Development - Upon final approval of the graphic design and navigational layout, the site will be prepared for content insertion and programming. Based on requirements developed during the Discovery and Design phases, Nauticom will program the application to achieve the intended functionality. Front-end web programming and back-end database programming will take place as necessary at this stage. Appropriate programming will be selected to fit the functionality of the site.
   
   
5. Deployment - All Nauticom Web sites are subject to rigid quality control measures, usability testing methodologies, and focus group analysis as necessary so that the final site is optimized for customer usability and response. Quality Assurance testing will be performed on multiple platforms and multiple browsers.
   
   

Call us (724-933-9522) or e-mail us today for a free consultation on your next web project.