Fatty's Diner/ Process/ Phases

Working and producing great products or services can be overwhelming. In those taxing cycles some crucial steps can be overlooked. That being said... I'm a big fan of process. Over the years I've had the opportunity to recognize what does and does not work.

During my years of experiences... I have developed a simple and easy to follow process of phases, they are: Research, Plan, Design, Build and Support. Below is a broad view of a stepped process and tasks I recommend in each phase.

RESEARCH

PLAN

DESIGN

BUILD

SUPPORT

Demographic Audit
Design Audit
Competitive Analysis
Market Positioning
Market Segmentation
User Interviews
One on One Interviews
Questionnaires
Requirement Definition
Asset Gathering
Design Guidelines
Color Theory
Brainstorm Sessions
Analyze and Edit

Personas
Users and Goals
Use case Scenarios
Site maps
Wireframes
Prototyping
Unique features
Visual Placement
Storyboards
Functionality
Flowchart (tasks)
Analyze and Edit

Grids
Visualization
Mockup (home)
Mockups (2-3 levels)
Greeking
Photo Placement
Design rationale
Design Guidelines
Low/High-Fi Prototypes
Analyze and Edit

Hybrid Wireframes
User Testing
User Surveys
Design rationale
Validated Code
Final Site
Analyze and Edit

Deploy
More Testing
Maintenance

I've leveraged my experiences and core competency for each phase which are:

Researcher
Business Analyst
Strategist

Information
Architect
User Experience
Designer
Interaction
Designer

Web Designer
Visual Designer
Interface Designer
Art Director
Creative Director

Front End
Developer

Project Manager