Project Planning

Many clients come to us after having had bad experiences outsourcing to other companies. In many cases their expectations haven’t been met and their contractor has promised too much. We put extreme emphasis on making sure the project scope and requirements are 100% clear before starting the development.

For fixed-price projects we follow this procedure:

1. Rough estimation based on short description of project and reference websites/systems
2. A "mini wireframe-project" is created corresponding to 25% of the rough estimation. After this we will deliver layout sketches (wireframes) of all pages, design of the core pages (generally 3-4 different templates), a specification and detailed work plan.
3. After the wireframe project we will determine the time required and give
   you a fixed-price estimate for the project. If you’re not happy you with the estimate you have a very detailed requirements specification that can be taken to other companies.

What are the benefits of this approach?

• Makes it easy for you to evaluate the proposal. You know exactly what you will get and what you have to pay. Some companies may give you a low initial fixed price and later ask for more money on the pretense that it was not clearly described by you earlier.
• Saves time and money because 90% of the planning (layout and process flow) will be designed before the development starts.
• Lowers the risk. You will only pay 25% upfront and it will allow you to plan the project with an experienced project manager, obtain wireframes and a design.
• Wireframing enlarges the role of project stakeholders as it opens up the application development process. It allows for quicker development and prevents invalidated requirements to slip through into the specification.

At LiteBreeze we refine the wireframe prototype until it is acceptable to you. A prototype of a business application may consist of data entry forms, management reports, pages listing customers, employees and suppliers, budget reports and so on. In a social networking, classified ads, ecommerce or online marketplace website it may consist of the pages representing processes such as sign up, buy, submit bid, view contacts, admin panel functionality and other core functionality which can be tricky to explain only in writing.

Click here to download a sample wireframe prototype