Developing Effective Websites

Is your website project out of control?

Every website project needs a manager. Developing Effective Websites describes Internet technologies in plain language and helps you see beyond your expertise to the big picture. It does this by drawing on established software project and management principles.


Like any project, effective management of website development starts by understanding and balancing the constraints of time, resources, and tasks. You can deliver your project on time and on budget, by following a process that includes:

Analyzing the requirements of users and your market
Developing a workplan for the site and breaking it down to tasks
Scheduling with Gantt and PERT charts and measuring slippage for more accurate revisions
Estimating cost by the budget-first or design-first methods
Using the team development process and covering all the necessary roles
Aligning contractor and client interests to create a win-win relationship
Following an iterative development process for designing, prototyping, and building out
Applying software testing principles to website development
Making hosting decisions and planning for maintenance





Practical techniques for managing a variety of projects from simple presentations to consumer web sites and applications (e-commerce, web-based training)

New chapters on web development tools & technologies and hosting options & solutions

Based on real-world experiences and current development techniques