Once these goals have been determined then the decisions can be made regarding if there is a need for a team and what type of skills will be needed to accomplish the goals that they have set. They also need to decide what type of authority they would like for the team to have. In building a web site of any size, the most important position on the team is that of Information Architect. An Information Architect clarifies the mission and vision for the site, determines the content and functionality of the site, determines the organization, navigation, labeling and searching systems of the site and maps out the future change and growth of the site. Often times this person will still be working on project even after the team has been disbanded.
Web design entails more than just throwing together a few HTML pages and calling it good.
There is a need for HTML skills, application development skills and graphic design skills. For any site, there needs to be at least one person that is skilled in each of these areas. For large sites, however, each area of expertise should be filled by at least one person and often times will have two or more people filling out these areas. To create a development team that will be successful in fulfilling the goals of the project, there have to be individuals involved from all areas that will be represented in the site. For instance, if there will be an area designated to the organization's Human Resources department, there will need to be individuals from that department involved to lend their knowledge of the workings of that department and the types of information that need to be made available for inclusion.