Characterization first - design later

Every day, everything we do starts with a thought, a minute to gather our ideas into a list, sections, fields, sorted by meaning, preference, value and more - this is what specification all about.

Specification (often abbreviated as spec) may refer to an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. Should a material, product, or service fail to meet one or more of the applicable specifications, it may be referred to as being out of specification. Specs are most important for external interfaces that must remain stable.

Specification of an information based platform such as website or any other platform (print, banners, landing-pages, apps and so on…) usually written in different resolutions according to the subject, It is an important step in the early development of it. In this article we will relate to a website/web application specification but it is not much different from all other we mentioned above.

When it was decided to develop a new web system or modifying an existing one, it must be defined what the system should do. In other words, what services the system provides its users, stakeholders & owner. What we demand that the system will do. The collection requirements, some of which relate to the capabilities of the system and some of them refer to a level of performance capabilities while and some general, we document centers called specification. When a customer orders a software development company, if there is not yet specification, the first phase will development company do is to create a specification.

That way, before starting to work on it, definition of the requirements specification document lays in front of both sides and ensures that both sides are clear with what it will be.

Parallel between the software development industry in the construction sector, it can be said that if the final product in which we are interested is an office building, the specification is the fundamental work plan for the construction of this building. As a program of work to the building will contain general information about the size of the building, the infrastructure required, the required budget and so on, so the configuration will contain the system size, the required infrastructure (such as hardware, applicative infrastructure), the layout - where each will be placed and more.

To begin, we must collect all data required for the project, but most important is the content, the text. It defines what information needed to be delivered on it. Since the Internet is the largest database in the world, The amount of existing Web sites is enormous, and it is only growing by the minute. Therefore it is important to consider first "what to put in it", it’s content. Information surfer can get. After all, this is the reason for which he enters.

If you are a business or an organization, you should know that when a surfer enters the home page of your site, he will want to know what your business or organization are engaged. He'll want to find a simple, clear and fast the same information about your business, for which he entered the site.

The information you have on it is to attract the visitors. The design, The UI/UX will help to hold them there longer, and hopefully will make them to visit it more times. We should not detract from the importance of the design and other key features making a good website even for a second, they are all play an important role in business image as the success of the business. But, what to do, the content is before other.

Not once, we go into sites because of their amazing design, but we can not figure out what that business has to offer, there is a problem with the content and content layout. The amazing design in such a situation did not really help.

That’s why, especially professional bodies, will document specification which is a product of information. The document will include a description by a data flow diagram, technology, mock-ups and more.

Specification Is very important to organise and show in the right way all information and content of your business in a website. Good website is one who makes visitors stay on it as long as possible and even better is the one that induces visitors to return again. On issues of language, if you do not feel confident about your writing skills, you can always hire someone professional to help you in that. Remember, a good website can benefit your business. But equally, bad site can do damage.