We believe in adding value to our clients brands and enhancing their company profiles through online solutions that convey the brands proposition, personality and speak the brands lingo. We have successfully integrated the web as part of many complex, multi-channel strategies for our clients.

Habl Consultancy can deliver simple websites to complex intranet sites, and specialise in integrating with third party products to provide a seamless product offering.

We make certain that the essential components of developing a 'successful' web presence, from a human resource and technical perspective, are all available in-house. By doing this we maintain total control of our projects and working environment.

Our Approach

We make it easy to talk confidentially, and have a fast track agreement process so that the project can start quickly without any complex contractual hurdles.

Confidentiality
We ensure the use of non-disclosure agreements to provide peace of mind for our clients - they can feel completely free to express their immediate development requirements and future projects.
Understanding
Initially, we will sit down to understand your needs and aspirations through a project scoping exercise to create the Concept Plan, which allows us to assess the scale of the project. Goals and primary objectives are defined.

From the meeting, we will draw up a proposal that will enable the client to be sure that the project essentials from a business and functionality perspective have all been identified. At this point an indication of budgets can also be provided.

The agreement
Prior to any further work commencing, standard terms of business are presented and approved.

Our agreements encompass the complete project specification to ensure that we are legally bound to deliver your requirements to your satisfaction.

The project plan
A detailed project plan is produced outlining development stages, team resource allocation, time-lines, key delivery milestones and all project dependencies.

This document becomes the blueprint for the project, a copy of which is supplied to the client.
Any deviations from the plan will be processed through a change control procedure, which will often lead to a revised plan being supplied to the client.

Design

The design process addresses the development of the digital environment, encapsulating early visualization of the project and the technical architecture.

Digital branding
Our design team will meet with the client's marketing and design team to understand the brand perception and to ensure that the creative process will conform with existing brand guidelines.
A document will be prepared outlining the creative requirements from an experience, interactive, visual, and navigation perspective, the 'creative brief' from which an Interface Requirement Specification (IRS) is drafted.

From the brief, we will prepare a variety of visual concepts which will be presented to the client and appraised to determine the creative that best delivers the experience sought.

User experience
Emphasis is placed on further defining user goals and providing enhanced intuitive navigation and efficient user processes that will enable tasks to be achieved simply and effectively - the goal is to provide a strong, positive user experience that will promote re-usage, recommendation and positively impact the brand.

Technical architecture
Based on knowledge aggregation during the understanding process, combined with early visualization and functionality requirements, technical architecture schematics are developed that include the hosting requirement.

Determined by the project scope, these can typically include the following documents:

•     Software Requirement Specification (SRS)
•     Software Design Document (SDD)
•     Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD)
•     Database Schematics
•     Hosting architecture

Early Visualisation

Once the 'look and feel' has been agreed, the solution is demonstrated to the client within a storyboard format often supported by digital mock-ups. The content architecture is clearly defined from both a process and content management perspective. This early visualization of the project allows for further client input at a stage prior to the build process.

 Build

Our client area, keeps you up to date with the build process, and approvals and amendments can be done online.

Your project team

A team of 'Habl Consultancy' with the essential skill-sets is allocated to your project.

A project leader, who will control the project development and report to the client, heads up each project team. The client will be introduced to all members of the project team prior to work commencing.

Building your project

The next stage is the construction of the project. Our design, development, database and technical teams collaborate through the build process to ensure that the early visualization is not compromised.

As specific areas are developed on a modular basis, they are presented to the client for feedback and approval. Our clients are made to feel that they are always 'informed' regarding the build progress

Testing and quality assurance

During construction, and on completion of the project, we vigorously test all aspects of the project. A Software Test Plan (STP) provides the foundation for the testing procedure and provides an accurate account of any software modifications. In addition, the client will be granted access to the project, often through a web browser, to fully test the project.

All our projects are completed under a contractually bound guarantee of performance to ensure the projects meet the Habl Consultancy standard of excellence.