It is quite often believed that the web development process starts with the design and development, but the fact is these stages arrive quite later.

The first step and indeed the most crucial one (and often ignored) is understanding the client's needs. Identifying and understanding what exactly the clients want helps in providing the perfect solution they are looking for. In some cases, when the clients have a technical background, it's a lot easier to understand the needs and technicality they want in the projects. However, when the clients are entirely unknown to the web and programming world, we ask questions and further clarification that helps to serve them better.

Each and every app is different from one another.

So at this stage, our team researches and gathers as much relevant information as possible for the project while considering all that was discussed with the client. Thus, deep research and analysis about the industry, target audience, competitors, the motto of the project, the outcomes, etc. provide insights and knowledge required to develop an impeccable web app.

A solid plan backed by deep research and analysis is a roadmap towards the destination.

At this stage, we define deliverables, sprints and Gantt charts with projected timeline and resources to accomplish it. Varied other major decisions such as formulating the sitemap, wireframing, planning the layout, UI/UX, selecting the right technology stack, etc. are made at this stage. One of the important parts of the planning stage is deciding the sitemap. It is an organized structure of your web app that connects different pages as per the hierarchy and importance of the pages. It helps the users to easily navigate through the website.

All the planning takes place with the involvement of the client so that the client knows how exactly the blueprint of his project is formed.

Once we have the wireframes and the sitemap, it's time to design each page of the web application. At this stage, graphic designers breathe life into the approved wireframes with custom graphics, logo, colors, typography, animations, buttons, drop-down menus and more based on the project needs. Thus, your web app gets a tangible identity.

The design of the application is critical to the user experience. The first impression users have of a website is as much as 94% design-related. So, it is imperative to make sure your web app is aesthetically alluring to your audience. Even the minutest details like shadows of graphics or color of the call to action button must be precisely taken into consideration. In fact, the colors of the website play a monumental role in providing a better experience to the users. As per research, consumers form an initial judgment of a product within 90 seconds of interaction and 62%-90% of them are based on the color. Further, different colors can evoke different emotions. Thus, cerebrally utilizing the colors while designing can bring you better results.

This is the stage where the designs approved by the client are transformed into a working model.

Frontend Development

Frontend, as the name refers, is the development of the client-side app that is seen by the users. All the designs made during the previous stage are converted to HTML pages with the necessary animations and effects. And to add some sophisticated functionalities JavaScript framework/libraries such as jQuery, Angular or React are used.

Backend Development

Backend refers to the development of the server-side app that is the soul of the frontend and makes the user interface into a working web app. The backend developers create the server-side application, database, integrates business logic and everything that works under the hood.

After the web app is developed and before deploying it to the server, it goes through several meticulous tests to ensure that there are no bugs or issues.

The quality team performs tests such as functionality test, usability test, compatibility test, performance test, etc. that ensures the web application is ready for the users and launch. Further, testing also helps in discovering ways to improve the web app in near future. Once the quality assurance team shows the green flag for the web app, it is deployed to the server.

The web development process doesn't end after deployment.

There are several post-deployment tasks to be carried out by the web development company such as providing the clients with the source code and project documents, working on their feedbacks and the post-deployment support and maintenance. This stage holds equal gravity because the real purpose of the web app starts once it's live for the users. Further changes according to the user's feedback, support and maintenance as well as new updates are equally necessary.