Skill Sets

Over many years we have taken many projects successfully through their complete life-cycles. During this time we have performed many of the following services (for information on specific technical skills, see the IT Skills Matrix):

Website Design

• Complex server-side development and database integration
• Information Architecture, wireframing, user journey analysis and usability
• Content Management System configuration and implementation (such as Joomla!, Drupal)
• Design and create logos and specific branding for websites or other merchandise
• Basic HTML template desgin and CSS implementation

Project planning

• Gathering and coordinating information to write proposals and plan projects
• Providing a global perspective, but balanced to enable the low-level requirements to be met
• Writing project plans, monitoring them and ensuring the end results are delivered

Project management

• Co-ordination with stakeholders to allow management of external influences
• Attention to detail, throughout the life-cycle, ensuring no surprises
• Enabling the developers to understand the business processes to produce the best solution
• Planning and analysing projects in tools such as Primavera P3, Asta PowerProject and MS Project

Technical Authoring

• Anyone can gather information, how you present it will dictate its success
• Documentation written by VIS is readable, concise and direct; designed for a specific audience, and created to maximise the effect and minimise the effort of learning
• We specialise in the following areas: API Reference Material, SDK Design/Development, Content Management Systems, Proofreading and Editing

Client contact

• Helping the client to understand the project by 'translating' technical issues
• Managing client expectation
• Conveying how the current process will integrate with the final product

Business/ process analysis

• Framing problems and processes quickly, and producing several solutions.
• Producing documentation to explain the analysis to users and developers.