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At the center of my development process is the user
- not the designer, or the programmer, or even the client! Keeping
this firmly in mind, my clients and I easily get to the nuts and
bolts of designing and building innovative Web sites.
The successful design and development of effective
Web sites marries front-end and back-end development. The front-end
comprises information architecture, content, and user interfaces.
The back-end is where content is stored, retrieved and manipulated
by requests from the front-end. The following matrix describes how
I architect and develop a web site through a three-step process
of Analysis, Design and Implementation.
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Requirements Analysis
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Design
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Implementation
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Front-End Development
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Identification of target
users and their likely needs; site objectives defined; information
architecture started Time: 1 week |
Graphic comp process where non-functional
mock-ups are presented as design ideas. Information architecture
finalizedTime: 3-4 weeks |
Build of front-end graphics, HTML,
CSS, JavaScript, build templates that will house back-end data.
Testing, revisions, testing, etc.Time: 2-4 months |
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Back-End Development
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Detailed written analysis
of most likely use cases; written analysis of needs with visual
use-case modeling of system(s) required. Time: 2-3 weeks |
Translating the user's
needs into possible software and hardware solutions. Simulation
testing solution proposals; Buy/Build options considered with
RFP submissions to vendors, if needed.Time: 3-4 weeks |
Either building applications or integrating
off-the-shelf applications that perform functions and algorithms
in the designed systems; connections made to databases, partners,
customers and any 3rd party vendors that participate in the
system(s).Time: 2-4 months |
At every step of the process, before proceeding, milestones
are met and tested against a baseline requirement. Further, a detailed
development plan is written at the beginning of the process which
clearly states who is responsible for delivering what and at what
time. With hard-work, open communication, and a sense of humor,
the process always works!
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