The project does not consist of coding only. We need to do a lot of preparations and post-coding work to create a solution that will satisfy our clients. First of all, we should carefully discuss with you which solution you want by exploring your business needs and requirements. Meanwhile, we analyze our experience from previous similar projects to understand what is feasible and what the likely estimate will be. We also offer some demos so that you could evaluate live solutions and share your feedback. The feedback helps us get more details to understand what you need entirely. We document all of the discussed requirements for further project development.
Our team explains then how the solution may look like as well as indicates the likely time and effort involved. Quoted hours include requirements management, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and support. Also, we communicate associated risks and timeframe as the project parameters.
Once we have initial requirements and know what you expect to receive, we start the development process. Our team creates a list of tasks to accomplish and to deliver a ready solution. The solution is developed incrementally in sprints. Every sprint usually takes four weeks and is allocated to a specific timeframe. To prepare a sprint, we select some tasks from the general list of tasks we created (called backlog) and start working. After every sprint, we deliver you a working demo version of the solution.
In most cases, it happens continuously or biweekly. Besides, we hold weekly meetings where team members discuss the progress as well as any impediments we might have down the road. You are also involved in the process, as your participation is crucial for project success. We expect the client to provide feedback, clarify requirements, answer questions, and accept features. Besides, you can see how costs are used and distributed between the tasks and can control them by going for some function or excluding it from the scope.
For every task and sprint, the testing and QA process follows after development. It is essential to see whether the results match the requirements and fulfill the business goal. We also ensure that the delivered software contains minimal bugs or unimplemented specifications. Should any issues arise, we communicate them immediately to discuss the associated costs to address and implement.
After successful testing, we publish the final demo and look forward to approval. Once you are satisfied, we are ready to deliver and deploy the solution. After the launch, we carefully control whether the solution is functional. We can also provide user assistance and solution training if necessary. It means that we can step you through the operating procedures and assist, for example, with fonts or product templates preparation. If you notice any issue, we create new tasks for it and proceed with the development in additional sprints until you are content with the solution. Once the bulk of the project development is complete, you may subscribe to the support plan for long-term maintenance.
Last but not least, for a stable solution, we review the requirements and list of completed tasks again. We suggest some improvements that we see will add value to the solution. You can decide whether to pursue such ideas in the subsequent sprints or revisit them later.
We hope you get a better understanding of how the custom web to print development process is working. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us!