Digital Consultancy

The planning stage is a collaborative process which results in the formulation of a project blueprint in the form of a functional specification document. This document identifies the technical architecture, initial project timelines, cost estimates and key deliverables for all parties, alongside wire-frames for the entire site. For more complex projects we take the wireframes one step further by producing interactive prototypes, which can be used for stakeholder buy-in and concept/user testing before the build stage begins.

For those of you reading who live in our geeky world, we employ the 'Waterfall' project methodology during the initial planning phase, in order to define as much of the project, in advance, as is possible. As the project develops we allow for a more 'Agile' approach to ensure there is room within the budget and timeline to fine tune and enhance functionality whilst it is being built and tested.

Once the functional specification document has been signed off then production begins, in line with the project timeline and wireframes. Initial designs are produced and published to a proofing site for the steering team to review. These designs are refined and signed-off before being rolled out to all the pages and converted to HTML.

In parallel to the designs the programming and development work begins. Depending on the size of the project and complexity of the programming we work in 2-3 week 'sprints'. After each sprint we meet with the client and review the completed work. This allows the client to review and test as the project develops and if there is a commercial case for changing functionality then those changes are discussed and phased into the timeline.