This section deals with briefing, selecting, engaging and managing the web development team that will build your website - whether in-house or out-sourced.  

Double-click on the link to download an Excel document that provides a sample budget for building a website:  e-businessguide Template - Sample Budget for Building a Website (24 kb)

If you feel that you haven't done enough yet to be ready for this, refer to the Planning section of this website and to the other parts in this Building section.

Choose one of these topics

• Writing the development brief
• Who does the developing
• The development contract
• Selecting the web developer
• Evaluation and score-sheets
• What to look for in a developer
• Staging the development
• The technical specifications exercise
• The construction phase
• Delivery and deployment
• Testing the site