A Good Day Had By All

Despite my illness last week and my general irritability as a result, the schedule of events on my calendar went off without a hitch. Wednesday was the big day; it had loomed on my calendar for a few weeks now. Wednesday made me quite anxious. Wednesday was Kick Off Day.

Wednesday went smashingly!

We have been engaged by a fantastic new client to redesign their existing web site. This project is expected to modernize their identity and position them as the progressive, integral, brain trust and chief resource for their industry. It's a tall order with with a number of very complex requirements and we're extremely enthusiastic about the project.

After our standard initial Discovery Phase, where our team does our thorough due diligence on the client's existing site and architecture, in order to produce accurate estimates and recommendations for our final Statement of Work - we gather their team and ours for a project Kick Off meeting. The day is an anxiety-producing one simply because there is a lot of information to cover in a short amount of time and the expectation on both sides is to come away with a sound and shared interpretation of the project.

The stars aligned and we accomplished what we all set out to do for the new client. The key? Organization of thought and expectations and a solid partner in crime on the client side. Organization and partnerships built upon a common goal out the gate, is what will ground this project on a path to success. Good working relationships are critical, as is effective communication of expectations and organization of work flow.

This post is not intended to be self-promoting. Rather, I wanted to begin documenting the journey of this project here; call it a blog study. Also, I wanted to note the key ingredients for the success of a project like this one and thank everyone for their work to get the good foundation in place.