Web Design and Development Methodology

Web development methodology at XLOOL.COM is a tried and a tested process matured with years of experience. It places a premium on communication between the client and our development teams and ensures timely execution and quality web development through use of best practices. Our mission constitutes the three core parameters that must exist in every engagement.

 

 

 

 

Web development methodology at XLOOL.COM is a highly evolved discipline. The project management and delivery process has been improved and standardized over time to best augment the nature of a web development project.

Project management experts at XLOOL.COM understand that the success of a web development project of a company depends on various parameters that can be effectively controlled by astute project management. While the basic aspects of different web development projects are similar, every project is unique in itself from others as it involves different business dynamics, customer expectations, budget allocation, time allowance, expected usage patterns and knowledge levels of end users.

The methodology for web development projects in our company takes into account these factors while choosing the appropriate development model for any client’s development project. While these development models are chosen chiefly depending on time availability and resource allocation expectations of the client company, the usual pattern of project management and delivery follows these stages of evolution:

Before the project initiates:

REQUIREMENTS GATHERING
This is the primary stage in the web development process and the most important of all. The core objective is to effectively gather customer requirements which will shape the face of other stages that follow. Unlike other web development companies, at XLOOL.COM we believe its our responsibility to understand the nature of customer's business and extract their requirements without throwing lot of technical jargon at them. Our requirements gathering experts facilitate the customer by intelligently and intuitively extracting their requirements and mapping them into a visual model. The visual model is a most effective technique and enables one to understand and assess to what extent the end result will meet their requirements.

For more complex projects, our clients can send us the RFP (Request For Proposal) document with functional as well as technical requirements for the web development project of the company. The RFP clearly mentions the scope or the boundaries of the project with details like the functionality of the web site application, its modules and their features, user awareness levels and profile, preferred technology platforms. The RFP helps the project development team at XLOOL.COM to arrive at an accurate estimation of resources necessary, time and costs for the client company. Project Management team at XLOOL.COM often assists its companies to create their RFPs (Request for Proposals).

WEB DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL AND SIGN-OFF
The RFP provides our company information about the project that our project management team uses to create the web development project proposal. The proposal document includes requirements, the project development and delivery schedule, scope and functionalities taken into consideration, communication plan with the client, resource allocation details and estimations regards time and costs. The web development project sign-off occurs on the approval of the offer document by the customer.

During the project

ANALYSIS AND PROJECT DESIGN
Project Management for a web development project starts with the deeper analysis of the project requirements and resource allocation. Project teams are formed involving web graphic artists, HTML developers and web programmers. A micro level development plan is laid out which includes individual level task allocation and milestone planning.

SCREEN DESIGN AND APPROVAL
Web development projects need constant feedback and review from the customer from early on in the project at regular intervals. Keeping this in mind, project management and web development teams at our company create screen designs/ HTML copies of the web site application for the clients for approval. These files do not have a database or back-end code attached but gives the customer an exact working demo of how the application will run. This is a very important first step in web development project. This first deliverable (output) is given to the customer very early in the project so that he can ‘see’ how his web site application is going to be developed. Any inconsistencies with the customer expectations can be sorted out in this stage itself and save enormous amounts of time and budget overruns in case of misunderstood requirements of the web development project of the client company. The project proceeds once the customer has approved the web pages.

DATABASE DESIGN AND WEB DEVELOPMENT
Following client’s approval of the visual model of the web site application, the web development team at XLOOL.COM does the database design and writes the code for the application. Highly skilled programmers with superior expertise in their respective technologies develop the web site application based on the development plan.

Project management and development at XLOOL.COM is a very quality conscious discipline. Logs are maintained by each member of the team to enable project performance tracking. Proper adherence to quality standards while writing code and excellent resource allocation makes project management at XLOOL.COM a highly successful practice.

After completion of web development for the project

QUALITY ASSURANCE
Post web development stage the web application is then tested exhaustively before it is handed out to the customer. Web application testing at XLOOL.COM takes place at multiple levels. Project Management and Development in our company requires every developer to be responsible for a unit level testing of his developed part of the web project. This removes most of the inconsistencies or bugs during the development phase itself. After the web development stage is over, a separate team tests the web site application at individual module level as well as the system level. This adds comprehensiveness and objectivity to the testing process and ensures that the web applications are bug-free. The web development project is then handed over to the customer and is made live by deploying it over the destination web server.

DEPLOYMENT
Once the web application has been completed as per customer satisfaction, if required we can assist you in the complete rollout of the product in your organization. Furthermore, we even prepare comprehensive training for our customers which enables them to effectively administer the web application.

WARRANTY
Project management and development practice at XLOOL.COM includes a 30 days warranty period allowed to the customer. During this phase, the project management and web development team at our company undertakes to correct any bug or discrepancy in the web site application’s performance for the customer at no extra charges.

MAINTENANCE
We also offer maintenance services as part of our web development projects. The maintenance services ensure that any changes/upgrades required after the warranty period are incorporated into the web application with no hassle or technical skills requirements from the customer.

COMMUNICATION PRACTICES
Project management and web development at XLOOL.COM places paramount importance on the communication between our teams and the customer to ensure project success. Project communication with the customer forms cornerstone of XLOOL.COM project management and development process. The project management team at XLOOL.COM has laid down an effective customer communications plan that overrides all project communication with the customer. Project communication plan from XLOOL.COM includes daily updates and online meetings once a week between project coordinators from either side to ensure that progress is as expected. Beyond the project communication plan, either party can request for an urgent meeting in times of urgency like requirement changes. Project management and development teams at XLOOL.COM are accessible to customers at different times via multiple modes of communication via email, chat and telephone meetings. We believe this is important as it makes things easier for us as we hope it does for our customers.

Our methodology works within all industries. It is designed to help you become an industry leader in your own specific industry.