4D PROCESS

After analyzing your project we employ the 4D approach (Design, Develop, Deploy & Document). This approach will follow the established pattern of outlining & developing discreet modules with definite time limits and merge them seamlessly at the end.

Design

This process will outline in detail the exact components of the site. The client will confirm each layout. The exact templates, which will be required, will also be specified. Database design will play a critical role at this juncture. The no of tables, fields, keys & foreign-keys, views & relationships will be defined. All the above things combined will ultimately be part of the system design document, which the client will have to confirm. The design process is critical in that it immediately restricts the scope to what is in the design. The exact objectives become clear and the full team including the client exactly knows what is required.

Development

The approved design document will be divided into two separate sections with two distinct areas of operation.

User Interface, which will ensure that end-user enjoys lucid navigation. Each and every screen, which the user will see, will be designed in a template.

Programming now this can be two layered in a nature, since the 1st layer of User Interface will be entirely handled by the creative team. The middle layer will form the core of business logic and the third layer will be database level which will governed by a few but critical programs which will ultimately update/retrieve the data from the tables.

Deployment

Once the complete development of a particular module is ready, including the approval of the same from the project manager, it will be handed over for initial checking by the user. The implementation will be done on a module-to-module basis and one permanent team (comprising of Project Manager,1 programmer & one creative) will be assigned to deal with any problems, which may crop up while user testing is on. The client will approve each individual module.

Document

The documentation process will be happening along side each of the three stages outlined above. The technical writer will be present at each meeting and keep track of each modification request, responsibility and the ultimate time frame for delivery.