Needs Assessment: Web Development

Avalon MIS created a "Needs Assessment" online form that helps plan, price, control, and implement your Web development project.  

  • The Needs Assessment form is quite extensive and typically takes two-four hours to complete.  
  • There are 20 questions are provided below for your convenience.
  • It is best to take time to really address these questions.
  • It has been scientifically proven that thorough and reflective responses to pre-project questionnaires increase the likelihood that clients are happy with the products and services provided.

COMPLETE ONLINE FORM HERE: NEEDS ASSESSMENT WEB DEVELOPMENT

NEEDS ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Part I: Development Needs

1. Do you have a CMS currently?

2. Would you like Avalon MIS to evaluate your needs and provide recommendations for an open-source CMS?

3. Do you have any custom integration requirements (i.e. API's to back databases or other internal apps)?

4. What hosting provider and operating system do you currently use? Are you considering Avalon MIS or do you want to stay with your current provider?

Part II: Creative & Design Approach

5. Do you have brand/creative guidelines we will need to follow or would you like us to create these? If so, please describe.

6. How many creative concepts would you like Avalon MIS to create for you to review?

7. Do you need us to source images or will you provide?

8. Will you like us to create all copy or will your team produce content based on a matrix?

Part III: Requirements Gathering

9. Is this a new site or site redesign? 10. What are the objectives of the site? ** see choices below

11. Who are you wanting to attract and retain at your Website? What are the messages you want to convey? What actions you would like from them?

12. Do you know who plays a role in making purchase decisions and who will be the final decision maker? 13. Have you created a list of must-have and nice-to have requirements? If so, please share here.

14. Do you have an estimate of the number of pages, templates, and views?

15. Do you have any integration or development needs for Social Media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)?

16. Do you want Avalon MIS to provide SEO evaluation and strategy?

17. Provide examples of sites and list the elements would you like to include in your site?

18. Do you have any regulatory requirements that may affect the development or deployment of your new site?

19. What reporting and/or analytics systems do you need to integrate with?

20. Would you like us to include an estimate on training?

** Select Your Objectives (select all that apply)

  • Build awareness of your organization
  • Build awareness of a particular brand or service
  • Distribute information to supporters, customers, stakeholders on products or issues
  • Sell your products or services online(shopping cart/E-commerce )
  • Build relationships
  • Develop a new marketing strategy/reinforce a current strategy
  • Manage an event
  • Gather market research Information on your customers, either through analysis of site usage statistics, or by online surveys
  • Create an internal Web environment such as an Intranet or Extranet
  • Build a learning management environment
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