Ontario – Ottawa – Orleans
Corporation
www.gateforce.com
Ontario
Ottawa
Orleans
Corporation
active
Certified by the W3C Web Authority, GateForce Solutions provides
affordable HTML - ASP Web Page Creation, Editing and Maintenance
services. Available for short and long term projects.
Country of Ownership: Canada
Year Established: 2000
Exporting: Yes
Primary Industry (NAICS): 541510 - Computer Systems Design and Related Services
Primary Business Activity: Services
Total Sales ($CDN): $1 to $99,999
Export Sales ($CDN): $1 to $99,999
Services:
Website design
Technology:
Technical Approach to Web Design and Project Management
by GateForce Solutions © 2003
1. Consultation - Open a dialogue with the Client
·Pre- Evaluation of the Project - #8211; Establish the size and scope
of the project, determine client objectives and goals, discuss
materials and tools required to complete the project, acquire
ALL content to be developed in raw or data format, existing as
well as new material
·Site Direction - #8211; Identifying Target Audience
·Establish a timeline and discuss allocation of resources and
site maintenance following completion
·Identify need for Meta Data and establish Data Collection
protocol
·Site statistics available? Traffic Forecast
2.Research
·Analyze existing site (if any) and any other sites deemed
relevant by the client, prepare recommendations for
upgrades/changes and justify
·Establish method of development - #8211; i.e. Which tools, software,
hardware, scripting - coding languages will be acceptable -
available
·Acquire sources of information pertaining to unique provincial
requirements as well as federal requirements
·Identify possible opportunities to maximize the utility of the
site and explore interactive applications
·Identify possible site maintenance utility/process that will
ensure upon completion that the site content remains current
·Identify Target Audience, Accessibility Issues, Other Possible
Issues and Possible Problems and how to avoid them
·Present findings to client for feedback
3. Development - First Draft
·Begin by developing a detailed sitemap (text and/or graphic),
layout and storyboards
·Establish Splash Page Layout, Main Page Layout, Develop
Template to include Top Level Navigation Menu and required
elements as per CLF, Page Header, Page Footer and standard
sidebar and sidebar navigation
·Select appropriate formatting Colours, Fonts and begin
development of CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) in accordance with
CLF (Common Look and Feel)
·Establish site structure, folder and sub-folder names as per
CLF file and folder naming conventions
·Add Doctype Statement, Character Encoding Meta Data and CSS
link to document Head
·Prepare Project Development Tacking Sheet - See Appendix F
4.Consult - #8211; Seek Client Approval of Initial Development
·Evaluate development thus far by discussing with client(s)
·Discuss CLF - #8211; Formatting, Site Appearance, Colours, Fonts, etc.
·Liase with other parties involved in process
·Collect Meta Data
5. Development - Second Draft - #8211; Content and Testing
·Begin adding content, text, graphics, tables, hyperlinks, to
the template file and rename and index the file
·Add Meta Data to all files for Search Indexing
·Test completed file(s) for W3C Validation fix any problems
·Test completed file(s) for spelling, hyperlinks, special
characters, character encoding using one of many tools, ideally
Macromedia Homesite, and fix any problems
·Upload and test site/file(s) on a staging server, with multiple
platforms, Windows, Mac - Linux/Unix
·Test site/file(s) with multiple browsers, multiple versions of
Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera - Mosaic, and make any
necessary adjustments and corrections
·Test Files for Screen Resolution Optimization and File Size
Optimization to ensure maximum viewable area and rapid download
times
6.Consult - #8211; Final Approval
·Seek final approval from the client to complete final draft
·Discuss any more related issues
7. Development - Final Draft - #8211; Final Pre-Launch Revision
·Verify that all code is accurate and complete and in compliance
with both W3C standards and with Federal Government Common Look
and Feel Standards
·Make Back up copy of existing site, then proceed with Upload of
new site/ file(s) on an as is required basis.
·Establish and develop maintenance schedule
8.Post Mortem
·Detailed summary of completed project
·Project Log
·Post development consultation
9.Post Development - #8211; Maintenance
·Following maintenance schedule, check periodically for
broken/outdated links, browser version updates, W3C standards
changes, Common Look and Feel
·Develop new ideas to improve the overall function of the site
including but not limited to performance enhancing changes,
usability issues, accessibility issues, appearance, common look
and feel
·Web Statistics tracking and breakdown and suggestions for
improvement based on results
Sector:
Key / Major Clients: Federal Government
Cormier James
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