We employ a methodology that ensures that we can structure each engagement
to meet our client's business needs in an accurate and efficient manner.
This methodology also is sufficiently flexible to adapt to the project
timeline or particular nature of each client. The following serves as
a foundation that ultimately determines the project lifecycle, dependencies,
and methods used to achieve client objectives.
Compile all information and conceptual ideas related to the project.
Formulate the strategy and requirements to achieve the client's objectives.
Produce the creative design and project/site architecture.
Build all content, logic, and structural elements that make up the solution.
Test & deliver completed solution.
Perceptive Sites also utilizes the following as project catalysts, methods
to facilitate the decision-making processes, and to ensure that a project's
workload is manageable for both Perceptive Sites and the client.
Concurrent Design &
Reviews
By offering our clients access to a password-protected intranet site,
some of the design and review process can be done concurrently to help
make the development process more efficient, and to minimize costly wasted
design.
Formal Design Reviews
We use formal design reviews throughout the entire design & development
process to ensure that the functional and creative design of each project is
meeting the expectations of the client. These reviews generate detailed feedback,
based on first-hand exposure to the solution as it is being formulated.
Scope Creep Limits
Throughout the course of many web projects, it is quite easy to expand the scope
of the design beyond that which was defined in the proposal or functional specification
stages. This is known as "scope creep" in the industry. We help faciliate
extensive brainstorming in the proposal stage to help induce ideas that perhaps
would otherwise arise later in the project, and change the cost and scale of
the project. We have limits in place that prevent projects from exploding in
size, unless clients expressly authorize such changes, and are comfortable with
the results.
Concurrent Content Loading
Since content and formatting information can be segregated, populating
the site can be done during the site design process. We find that this
helps client visualize the content in the context of the site design,
and can shorten the time required to compile and load site content.
