Web ReDesign: Workflow that Works
Anyone who has managed the process of developing or redesigning  a Web site of significant size has likely learned the hard way the  complexities, pitfalls, and cost risk of such an undertaking. While  many Web development firms have fantastic technical expertise, what  sets the topnotch organizations apart is the ability to accurately  manage the planning and development process.Web Redesign: Workflow  That Worksdirectly addresses this crucial area with a specific,  proven process.This brief but important book lays out a specific  five-step strategy--called the Core Process--that can always be applied  to the development of Web sites and fine-tuned to almost any type of  project. Each step--defining the project, developing site structure,  visual design and testing, production and QA, and launch and  beyond--contains three related but distinct tracks. The text begins  with a brief overview of each of the steps, then delves deeper into  each with detailed explanations as well as specific forms and  project-management strategies. This book does not cover back-end,  server-side programming. Instead, it focuses primarily on the visual,  conventional components of a Web site.Authors Kelly Goto and Emily  Cotler compiled this book in an attractive, easy-to-read format. This  process guide uses numerous full-color screen shots to illustrate site  examples, as well as plenty of site diagrams and sample forms. The book  even has a companion Web site with downloadable forms in PDF format to  put the Core Process into immediate action.--Stephen W. PlainTopics covered:Step 1--Defining the Core Process: discovery, planning, and  clarification;Step 2--Developing site structure: content-view, site-view, and  page-view;Step 3--Visual design and testing: creating, confirming, and  handing off;Step 4--Production and QA: prepping, building, and testing;Step 5--Launch and beyond: delivery, launch, and maintenance.