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We follow a thorough process for every project. Many parts of the process are iterative, especially during the design and planning phases. This flexibility in procedure allows for constant review and improvement, even during the course of rapid development.

DDSN's key competitive advantage is the modularity of our overall procedure. All of our products and services can be delivered as part of a full development schedule, or individually when needed.

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Roll your mouse over the elipses in the process diagram to learn more about each step on the path...
Heading: research and identify

Wish list, needs analysis, project brief, consideration of brief, identify project team and capabilities, proposal and contract negotiation.


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Heading: plan & scope

Planning workshop (guided review of competitors and distractors, visitors and target audience, content map, design and functional questionnaires / specifications, mission statement), information architecture, site map, identify project team, create task list, define resources, confirm budget and timeframe, refine methodology reference to the task level.

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Heading: design

Graphic design (includes creation of mockups and an iterative review procedure), full functional specification, storyboarding, information architecture refinement, full technology specification, hosting identification.

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Heading: develop

Application code development, site structure creation, hosting set-up, hardware installation, software and systems licence purchasing, systems documentation.

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Heading: test & deploy

Internal testing, acceptance testing, bug fixing, installation of software and systems in production environment, delivery of application files, delivery of site manual (including style guide, technical specifications, content management system manual), client training, production testing, big party (if applicable :-).

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Heading: review & analyse

Review the project for success against development criteria, seek end user feedback, review issues arising from project development, and define new projects arising out of this one. (This process should continue indefinitely, consisting of regular formal reviews whenever possible.)

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Heading: maintain

Assign resources and procedures to maintain the project on technical and content fronts, continuously update content, and respond to customer feedback.

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The DDSN Extranet - extranet.ddsn.com

Our extranet website plays a key role in all projects - we strongly encourage all our customers to use this as a central point for the storage and communication of project assets. Clients can access proposals, work in progress, mockups, staging (test) versions of live projects, work reports, billing and account management tools, and store knowledge via the DDSN Extranet.

Usability - our commitment to quality

The user centred design process underpins DDSN's entire design and development strategy.

Accessibility - our commitment to quality

All DDSN projects target at least W3C Priority 1 accessibility standards. We go to Priority 2 and 3 if the project warrants it. Depending on the nature of the job, we incorporate formal third party testing during design and testing phases.



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