Tips for Web Development Project
- Published on Saturday, 15 October 2011 21:38
Do you have in mind some revolutionary ideas that will change the way things work online? Or your boss has just tasked you to look for a vendor to help implement a web tool that will improve the operation efficiency of the company? As you start looking for your ideal web development company, take note of the following points before you kick-start anything:
- Define your goal - Have it in black and white of what you are trying to achieve with the project; is it to have a web application that helps to automate some manual process, or is it to enable eCommerce capability on your current website etc. State your expected outcome right at the start.
- Define your scope of project - Project often grows out of proportion as you progress with more and more ideas. While it is good that you have alot of ideas, be practical and properly define the scope of work, both to save you and the web developer's frustration. Break a huge project into phases, and you will find things more managable.
- Keep key stake-holder involved - Very often as the project coordinator, you still have to report to a superior and seek his approval before closing the project. Rather than wait to have everything done and then let your boss reject your entire effort, keep your boss actively involved throughout the process and let him/her know what is going on, any input should be given to the developer instantly.
- Maintain single point of contact - At both the client-end and the developer's end, each side should put up a single of point of contact so as to avoid confusion. Very often if multiple parties are involved from each side, ideas and instructions tend to be mixed up, causing unnecessary delays and mis-communication.
Keep the above-mentioned points in mind and it will make your web development experience a walk in the park!
