To come up with a proposed
solution for your requirements we usually have a couple of
meetings in the beginning. The first one is to get some
questions answered, and to come up with the action steps for
each party. The second meeting is to review the solution
proposal and either get it approved or go back and revisit
project requirements.
First meeting
We never think that there is anything more important than
hearing about the clients goals for their project. We can also
help a client to clarify the goals and focus of the project.
When we are engineering and designing a solution for your
business, we have already asked you the following: "What do
you want the project to accomplish for your business?" Here
are some examples of answers we receive:
We want to improve our image
We want to improve our sales or response rate
We want to lower costs
Then we do research and prepare a proposal for you.
Our proposal process includes:
We create a top-level diagram of the desired process. Identify
the following:
audiences for output Web sites or software for these
audiences—
content of the project — desired formats — databases involved.
We consider status of the database if any. —
is all necessary data available? —
is the data clean, correct values, typos, up-to-date? —
does content need to be written and/or entered? W
We consider status of graphics and other object files.—
who will provide them? — does a photographer need to be
involved? —
do images need to be standardized for height/width ratio? — |
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do images need to be
standardized for resolution? (need 300 dpi for print) Is the
content and layout for each audience finalized? —
will a designer be involved? —
will there be multiple designs generated? —
how will the design or layout change for different versions?
We then decide how should the end product look like in order
to fulfill the needs of both your business and your customer?
What content will be included for each audience addressed by
this project? —
what layout will the presentation to each audience have?
What is your desired completion date? — start from that date
and work backwards What are your current project resources?
What are the inputs and outputs of the process?
Second Meeting
As we begin to go into development and production for the
selected solutions we continue to get buy-in from appropriate
people in your company.
Get approval & Receive a deposit
Decide who the active participants are on your end
Additional research before we start the site map and design.
We collect the elements and materials necessary to complete
the project.
Then we proceed with the project. The next action steps
include the timeline and reviewing the first deliverables.
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