Identify the stages of the Web site development life cycle

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YOU WILL LEARN TO

• Section 11.1
• Identify the stages of the Web site development
  life cycle
• Identify the responsibilities of project team
  members
• Use a checklist to evaluate progress
• Explain the use of source control
• Section 11.2
• Explain project scope
• Define e-commerce
• Identify types of e-commerce
• Summarize guidelines for developing e-commerce
  Web sites

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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Focus on Reading
Main Ideas A project team usually develops a Web
site for the client. Each team member has
specific responsibilities and works with other
team members to create a site that meets the
clients goals and expectations.
Key Terms client client liaison
representative milestone project manager source
control remote server
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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Overview of the Project Life Cycle
Web sites are often developed by project teams.
Project teams follow the same steps that you have
used to create Web sites. During each stage of
the project life cycle, team members must
complete certain steps before they can start
other steps.
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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Forming a Project Team
Most Web sites are developed for a client. The
client liaison representative is a member of the
project team who communicates with the client and
works with the client to set milestones.
client In a Web site development team, the person
or organization that contracts and pays for the
work. (p. 314) client liaison representative The
project team member who maintains contact with
the client throughout the Web site development
process. (p. 314) milestone A specific step in
the Web site development process and the date for
its completion. (p. 314)
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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Forming a Project Team

• The project manager has many duties, including
• Assigning tasks and responsibilities to team
  members
• Providing resources to ensure that tasks can be
  completed on time
• Solving problems
• Tracking the progress of the completion of tasks

project manager The project team member who
oversees the work of all the team members and
ensures that team members work together. (p. 314)
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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Forming a Project Team

• Other project team members include
• The Web author who writes the text that will
  appear on each Web page.
• The Web designer who develops the look and feel
  of the Web site.
• The Web developer who uses programming skills to
  develop the Web site.
• The Webmaster who manages and maintains the Web
  site.

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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Evaluating Progress
When many people are working on a Web site, it is
important to use source control. To make the
feature fully functional, your Web site files
must be uploaded from your computer (the location
where the Web site was created) to a remote
server.
source control A Dreamweaver feature that
protects the integrity of the Web sites files by
ensuring that only one person at a time can edit
a particular file. (p. 318) remote server A
server, such as an FTP server, that is connected
to the Web and allows Web designers to upload Web
sites, and users to download sites. (p. 318)
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The Project Life Cycle
11.1

• Activity 11A Identify Team Responsibilities
  (p. 317)
• Activity 11B Enable Source Control (p. 318)

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The Project Life Cycle
11.1
Section Assessment
Name Which member of the project team maintains
contact with the client throughout the Web site
development process? A. Webmaster B. client
liaison representative C. project manager D.
Web developer
B. client liaison representative
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Focus on Reading
Main Ideas The amount of time, money, resources,
and people needed to complete a Web site helps to
determine the projects scope. E-commerce sites
often require significant amounts of time, money,
and people to complete.
Key Terms scope e-commerce business-to-business
  (B2B) business-to-consumer   (B2C) target
market budget instant storefront
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Analysis and Planning
One of the first steps in starting a new Web site
is determining the scope of the site. The
project team then reviews the projects scope to
determine what is and is not essential to the
site.
scope In a Web site development project, the
features and content on a Web site that can be
provided with the time and resources available.
(p. 321)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
The Business of E-commerce
The largest and most complex sites in development
today are e-commerce sites. The growth of
e-commerce sites has transformed the Internet
into a Worldwide marketplace.
e-commerce The electronic buying and selling of
goods and services. (p. 322)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
The Business of E-commerce

• E-commerce includes all forms of electronic
  transactions.
• The main types of e-commerce sites are
• Business-to-Business (B2B)
• Business-to-Consumer (B2C)

business-to-business (B2B) Electronic exchanges
in which both parties are businesses. (p.
323) business-to-consumer (B2C) Electronic
exchanges between businesses and individual
consumers. (p. 323)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Designing an E-commerce Web Site
When you plan an e-commerce site, you
must know your target market. It is also
important to create a realistic development
schedule and budget.
target market The potential customers for the
product or service that you are selling often
defined by characteristics such as age, income,
and interests. (p. 323) budget The total
financial resources available for a Web sites
development. (p. 323)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Designing an E-commerce Web Site
When you plan an e-commerce site, you
must know your target market. It is also
important to create a realistic development
schedule and budget.
target market The potential customers for the
product or service that you are selling often
defined by characteristics such as age, income,
and interests. (p. 323) budget The total
financial resources available for a Web sites
development. (p. 323)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Designing an E-Commerce Web Site
When you create your schedule, you will notice
that stages in the development process often
overlap.
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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Designing an E-Commerce Web Site
Businesses that do not expect high sales from
e-commerce may choose less costly solutions, such
as an instant storefront.
instant storefront A portal site that provides
easy-to-use screens that walk businesses through
the process of creating their own Web sites. (p.
326)
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Determining Project Scope
11.2

• Activity 11C Identify Tasks and Milestones (p.
  325)

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Determining Project Scope
11.2
Section Assessment
Identify Which type of e-commerce involves
exchanges in which both parties are
businesses? A. BDB B. BB C. B2C D. B2B
D. B2B
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Chapter Review
True/False When creating a schedule for the
development of an e-commerce site, be sure to
allow time to complete one stage before moving on
to the next stage.
False. Stages in the development process often
overlap.
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Chapter Review
Analyze How is a target market similar to a
target audience? How is it different?
A target market and a target audience are both
groups of people who are interested in the kinds
of products or services your business sells. A
target market is made of interested people who
are able and likely to purchase these items from
your business.
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Resources
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Introduction to Web Design Using Dreamweaver Web
site at WebDesignDW.glencoe.com.