Creating website or web-based system not from template is quite complicated task that requires a detailed description. For example, to create a good website at least 7 specialists are needed: designer, layout designer, programmer, SEO-specialist, copywriter, content-manager and tester. Each of them has to receive a clear task and order schedule. In general, we write technical specification ourselves based on questioning customer and coordinating with him all the necessary details.

Writing technical specification is an integral and independent stage of project development. Having technical specification you can pass the realization of the project to other contractor. Technical specification allows assess the cost and timing of project realization, outline potential risks involved, etc.

Writing technical specification for website or web-based system development costs $150—500 and will take from 3 to 10 working days.

What is included into technical specification?

1. WORK PLAN AND PROJECT’S TASKS
   What need to be done to realize the task (design, technical components, content, testing, domain registration, hosting, promotion in Internet, servicing and further development, etc.)


2. GENERAL CHARACHTERISITICS OF THE SITE
   1. Design. What site’s design should look like, what features should be integrated and what tasks be solved by designer.
   2. Technical characteristics. Speed access, resolution, browsers compatibility, user interface, etc.
   3. Technologies used, engine, administration panel.
   4. Technical requirements to hosting company.


3. MODULAR GRID
   Site interface and detailed description of every section.


4. SITE MAP
   Diagrammatical representation of site’s sections and their content.


5. SPECIFICATION OF SITE’S SECTIONS
   Detailed description and explanation of site’s every section, algorithm of their work.


6. LIST OF TASKS FOR DESIGNER
   Description of general style of the website and its separate sections: information sections, titles, text formatting, image layout, etc., firm-identity icons and buttons.


7. INFORMATION CONTENT


8. SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION AND PROMOTION
   Initial analysis of this segment of the market, list of tasks, competition analysis, advertising strategy, number of visitors prognosis, etc.


9. COSTS AND TIMING OF PROJECT REALIZATION