05.24.01
More web notes (Discovery)
This is another set of notes regarding questions that I’ve used for scoping out a site. This is very very rough.
Questions:
Client and Audience
Client Profile?, Client technologies?, Audience profile?, Audience non-profile?, Audience technologies?
Objectives and Goals
General concepts to accomplish, Suggestions: Sales/Income, Branding, Marketing, Customer Support, Employee Support, Client support, Collaboration, Community Building
Content and Functions
Specific Goals and Content, Suggestions: Catalogs, Shopping Carts, Product Specs, PDF Specs/Brochures, Videos, Contact Info, Portfolios, Message Boards, Newsletters, Press Releases, Mailing Lists, Web Mail
InfoArch and Tool Flow
Classifications, Organizations, Labels and groupings, Divisions and subdivisions
Navigation and Interface Elements
Flash, Page Template Elements, Java/JavaScript Elements, Side Bar navigation, Search Tools, Indexes, Ads, Frames, Site Maps, Domain Name
Visual Design
Colors, Fonts, Logos, imergry, Screen Dimensions, Color Depth, Connection Speed, Browser Compatibility
Site development
Server Hardware platform, Server Software platform, Datebase Software, Programming Tools
Answers
Time Lines, Development Costs, Ongoing Costs: Hosting, Site Maintenence, Mail Hosting, Connectivity.