1.
Project Inception
This is it, the miracle of miracles: birth. This is
where your project truly begins. It's an often-unpraised
but highly important step, and one that you may not
have ever appreciated. More often than not, this is
simply an idea or a dream. If you run a Web development
firm, it may not even be your dream: it may be the dream
of your client. In this case, make it your dream --
feel free to imagine how great the site could be if
it were created without limits. 2. Project
Launch Meeting
The first official step in the development of a site
is the Launch Meeting. This is a true brainstorming
session. No decisions will be made, but you'll talk
about things like colours, fonts, logos, hierarchy,
navigation structure, and who the site will target.
Essentially you want everyone in the meeting to walk
away seeing the same "team vision" for the
site. 3. Project Requirements Document
This involves project requirements document for
any client project we've just started. Essentially this
step summarize what the team currently thinks the project
will look like when it's completed. There's no need
to "get it all right", or feel tied down.
At this point we are moving from brainstorming to making
certain decisions, but you're also allowing yourselves
a structure that can be followed in further client meetings.
It'll also help out when it comes to decision making.
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