This is a highly debated subject. As an agile developer I would recommend reading through the wikipedia entry on Agile Software Development...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterfall_model Dave On 3/25/06, colonel.ender / gmail.com <colonel.ender / gmail.com> wrote: > I'm starting a new web site project to support a few thousand > concurrent users and am searching for a development methodology that > will help me work with another firm which will be doing the graphic > design on the site. > > Can anyone point me to some suggested web development methodologies > (specifically geared towards web site development)? > > I'm having trouble with things like ... when to hand the web views over > for graphic work, should the graphic designer figure out the layout of > the views even though the developers will be doing the initial work on > implementing the views, how to continue back-end work while the visuals > are being done (if they can be done in parallel), etc... > > I'd also like to get ideas on how to draw up and present the site to > the client, what to present in the beginning, etc... > > I'm not looking for anything w/ heavy upfront design work and as big as > RUP. I think it needs to be lightweight. > > Any help much appreciated. > > > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ David Andrew Thompson http://dathompson.blogspot.com