Developing a Commerce Site

Scope

The Scope stage involves the following activities:

• Researching the business requirements
• Projecting the infrastructure needs of the solution
• Establishing the overall technical architecture of the solution
• Performing an initial analysis of the security, performance, maintainability, and integration issues
• Specifying a schedule for development and implementation of the solution

Prototype

The Prototype stage involves building a basic layout of the site so as to get a taste of what the site will look like. The prototype is essentially the foundation for the final site and can be modified according to the customer’s feedback.

Design

The Design stage involves developing the logical design. It also involves designing the user interface and deriving the physical design.

Implementation

The Implementation stage involves translating the design into the actual site. This can be in the form of changes and updates to the prototype. The key tasks are creating the user interface, developing custom components for the order processing pipelines, if needed, and implementing the database according to the design.

Testing and Deployment

The site should be tested before deployment. Among other things, the site should be tested for security, user interface, performance, and ease-of-use. Furthermore, the site developed should be deployed.