converge: roundtable on website production

 

DISCOVERY

- The Meaning of (Your Site's) Life - Project Brief & Scope

- The Blueprint - Site Goals & Requirements

- Mapping the Universe - Competitive Analysis

- Game On – Resource & Schedule Planning

DESIGN

- The Big Idea - Site Vision and Concepting

- Don't Make Me Think! - User Tasks & Paths

- Designing Function - Site Maps, Wireframes and Prototypes

- Designing Form - The Elements of Visual Design

DEVELOPMENT

- The Right Tool for the Job - HTML or Flash or Both?

- Power to the People - Content Management Systems & Content Population

- QA, UAT, OMG - Understanding the Different Types of Site Testing

DELIVERY

- Into the Wild - Beta and Public Releases

- The Handoff - Code, Assets and Documentation

MAINTENANCE

- Tuning the Engine - Post Launch Maintenance

- Tracking Success - Site Metrics & Performance Monitoring