Web Development Life Cycle (WDL)

The Web Development Life Cycle (WDL) is a more specific variation of the general framework for developing any application development project. Unlike general application development, all web design and development projects follow a similar structure, so the web development life cycle/process can be used as a reference point for both the web development team and the developer. client to determine the status of any projects and the area of ​​activity to be addressed next.

The web development life cycle is made up of eight identifiable stages described below:

1.Initial Consultation

The initial consultation seeks to understand the high-level business requirements, the scale of the web development, the required delivery schedule, and the overall feasibility, web design, and cost of the project.

2. Project specification

Business requirements for the proposed website are established iteratively between the Client and the web design team, and are documented in the form of a High Level Requirements Specification. The focus here is on business rules and relevant results. The implementation of the system, how the requirements are actually delivered, is reserved for later. Once agreed, this document will form the basis for later stages of the web development life cycle.

3. Website architecture

Here the software and hardware requirements for web application delivery such as web and application development language, operating system, database management system (DBMS) and hosting/hardware environment are stated here. appropriate to support the final website. in a robust and reliable way; taking into account the likely growth in data volumes, the number of visitors, web traffic and functionality.

4. Website Design Cycle

The deliverables of this phase have a particular focus on the web design of the system, they include mockups or prototypes of the screens that make up the system, combined with system tutorials that will allow both the Client and the software developers, designers and projects. administration team to clearly understand how the website will work from the perspective of the user and administrators. The design of the CRM would also be considered here in its entirety. This functionality of the web application is considered in the context of the defined results and business rules, and may result in updating or changing the High-Level Requirements Specification. Following this, a key deliverable here is a low-level website design specification/document that precisely defines the required implementation of the web design and forms a blueprint of the project for software developers.

5. Content Snack

Any textual and graphical content required for the web application is developed or acquired by the Client (or the software development company, depending on the relevant situation). Management functionality that allows Customer to modify the entire content of the site from system startup and on an ongoing basis is assumed to have been included and defined within the High-Level Requirements Specification, as mentioned.

6. Development of the website project

At this stage, a detailed project plan for web design implementation will have been established, resources will be identified, timescales defined, and project dependencies will be clearly understood, especially with regard to which parts of web development can be implemented. perform in series or in parallel. This stage actually overlaps with the next stage of the web development life cycle, as all web-developed modules are tested to destruction by the appropriate members of the web development team. In addition, it is very important that all code produced by software developers is quality checked to ensure compliance with project development standards.

7. Testing and quality assurance

Many forms of testing are performed during this phase, from volume and system testing, to ensure that all components work together within the web application and can easily cope with initial and anticipated future system demands, to Testing. user acceptance (UAT) and logout. Many forms of testing are required during this phase that are beyond the scope of this introduction, such as cross-browser and security testing, all contributing to the delivery of a high-quality website and customer service.

8. Implementation of the website (launch)

After the client and the software development company test and publish the website implementation as fully operational, the website is deployed in the production environment and opened to the appropriate user base. After this, there is usually a preset warranty period and an ongoing support agreement may be set up at the customer’s discretion.

The process can vary but, generally speaking, the dependencies and features of a successful web application delivery process to the client do not. I hope this has been a useful introduction to the process of delivering quality web applications for any business.