Process

At DSD Interactive, our typical development process consists of four phases:

I. Exploratory Meeting

First, we have an initial, no-charge/no-obligation exploratory meeting. At this meeting, we do a lot of listening - our main goal is to understand what you are trying to accomplish with your project. We also explain how we will manage your project, structure our pricing, and suggest some initial, possible alternative solutions.

II. Functional Requirements Analysis and Documentation

Second, we conduct a requirements analysis. To do this, we will have one or more meetings with your staff in order to identify and document your requirements for the proposed system. These meetings are often held in our conference room around a white-board and flip chart. They usually start with you and your staff explaining your needs, and us trying to "flesh out" the requirements for the system based on those needs. The outcome/product of this phase a comprehensive site plan, much like the architectural plan needed to construct a building or house.

III. Development and Deployment

In the third phase we develop a working version of of the site based on the site plan. To do this, we first develop three (or more) design composites ("design comps") for the home page and one or more internal pages. Using the site plan, and your chosen design, we then create the pages for your site. At this point, we begin developing the application itself, by adding functionality to the web pages, step by step. Key to our process: you will have the opportunity to see your application as it develops into its final form - and the opportunity to provide feedback at every step along the way.  Also in this phase, we review and implement steps to account for domain name registration and site hosting.

IV. Ongoing Maintenance and Administration

Once your site is complete, we will always be available to make changes, add features and troubleshoot problems.