LONDON, U.K. -- The most common thing among almost all Website Development Companies in India is the PHP platform. The question however is how to get quality PHP development for your website. Here are few points which you should keep in mind and stick to when you are going to finalize a PHP development for your website:
Whether it will be a custom coding from scratch
Custom coding from scratch means the Website developer will not use any readymade script but write all code for you from the foundation.
Check with the Website development company whether they will work on a Framework like CakePHP, Zend etc using MVC Architecture.
Whether it will be on any open source platform
Open Source means there are many off-the-shelf products available which can be customized as per your specific needs and the Website Designing company does not need to write all code from scratch. Some open source platforms are Magento, OSCommerce, Open Cart, CS Cart etc.
Check with the Website Designer whether there will be any need of plugins or extensions for your website as extensions may need extra costing as some are available paid and some free so check to confirm.
Which Framework if custom coding
As mentioned above there are many frameworks like CakePHP, Zend, MVC etc which provides tight bundling of the written scripts and keep your code robust and within OOPS concept.
Which database will be used
Your data need security and mostly used databases are MSSQL and MySQL, Sometimes others as well.
What will be the team size
This will confirm you whether the company is a one man army doing all design and development both or you have a structured team with specialized resources.
Team member expertise and experience
You should know upfront about the experience and expertise of resources as they will be the person you will be dealing with and they will be the resources who will deliver you your website
Ask for team member’s resume
This will ensure you are in safe hands of experienced team members.
What will be the project plan
A project plan will give you complete information on when and what i.e. when will a module be complete and what next and when.
How will the delivery process work
This will provide you information about the company’s delivery process which will ensure you of the delivery modes and process they will follow. It will make your task easy as a continuous progress update will keep you informed on the progress and have transparent info.
Who will be the point of contact
Ideally there should be only one point of contact during the complete development phase as talking to different persons in different times will create only confusion and communication gap so be sure you have one point of contact during complete development process.
When will you get updates from the team
As mentioned above it will keep you informed on the every progress
What will be the communication model and platform
Be sure about the communication mode and channels. Mostly skype is preferred.
When will the meeting be held between you and the team
Continuous meeting at least one in a fortnight keeps the developer intact with keeping the delivery intact and timely
Whether there will be a Project manager assigned
PM should be the one point of contact as he/she will be the one managing the project and delivery
What Cost structure you should look at
This is a point which is the most important part. If you have very low budget and you need a website which requires good amount of efforts, chances are there that you will burn your fingers with freelancers and novice programmers as they will promise you to deliver you the project in your budget but will stick in between. So do your RnD first and then decide on your budget. RnD can also be done by posting a project on marketplace portals and getting quotes and then analyzing by comparing quotes from good and small level companies. You will have a general idea.
Will there be any hidden cost
It should be carified
How maintenance will be taken care of
Normally Maintenance is taken care of after delivery and support period and varies among companies.
What type of after delivery support you will have
Confirm the time for which you will get after delivery support. Here you see your project size and decide what amount of time you will need to test your website yourself or by initial public feedback and response.
What additional cost will be needed, if any
To be more secure and have knowledge to safeguard your finances.
Will there be any need of any third party solution, API integration and what cost will be needed for the same
Many a websites mainly ecommerce and interactive websites require online payment, shipping update, data feed etc so be sure you discuss about these with the provider.
How many iterations will be provided in the quoted pricing
To safeguard your plan and approach.
These are some initial points you must confirm before you finalize your project with a Website Developer as clarifying these will give you much comfort and confidence in your project.
Contact Information
Webvirtue Technology Pvt Ltd
Website - http://www.webvirtue.com/
809-810, Pearl Best Heights - II, Netaji Subhash Place,
Pitampura, New Delhi - 110034, India
T.: +91 11 45789556
E.: info@webvirtue.com
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