Process Outline The process is broken down in to five phases, each defined by the type of tasks and milestones that should be completed therein. Phase 1: Discovery, Envisioning and Research Proposal sign-off Discovery meeting Research and interviews Discovery Summary document Creative Brief document (for Studio use and client review) Phase 2: Planning Content Outline developed Final approval to Content Outline Site Map developed Final approval to Site Map Statement of Services (SOS) or Functional Specification (FS) documents developed Project Calendar developed Final approval to SOS/FS and calendar Content written or modified (if required) Final Content approved Phase 3: Design Concepts developed Final Concepts approved Functioning Prototype developed Final approval to Prototype Phase 4: Design Execution Sometimes referred to as the "Production Phase", this phase does not require Client signatures as all details have been approved before phase begins. However, if the Client initiates design or content change orders, the project must be taken back to the appropriate phase for development and approval. Depending on the complexity of the modifications, changing specifications in the middle of this phase could possibly incur more costs or addendum estimate and warrant a budget revision. Phase 5: Testing, Quality Assurance and Delivery Final site installed and tested on staging server Final site installed to inactive directory on hosting server Final site moved to directory with official IP address & domain name