Project Background :
The Winsys.lk Website Development project aimed to enhance the online presence of Winsys by developing a modern, user-friendly website. This project was crucial for improving user engagement, supporting digital marketing efforts, and providing a seamless online experience for visitors.
01. Requirements Analysis :
The first phase involved the elicitation of requirements in an explicit and comprehensive manner. We visited the Winsys campus, explored their current online presence, and identified the requirements across multiple departments: These include the Finance and Administration, the Academic staffs of both the under and post graduate, the Sales and Marketing and the IT support and Technical personnel. As it has been analyzed, the existing website under discussion had several drawbacks and it was important to improve navigation, design, and responsiveness to attract more visitors. For instance, the following is a list of some needs that each department wanted to achieve with the new website: We addressed the specifications of the new website and considered its capacity to accomplish the tasks being integrated.
02. Design and Concept :
Our recommendations included the creation of a new website with a modern approach inspired by the modular design industry standard Figma. This new layout was meant to enhance usability standards, UI design and properly organize the site to adapt to pocket-sized devices. Based on these observations, we developed a full-scaled concept that aligned OF with the website and users.
03. Define Project Scope :
The required project work was to create a new site for Winsys. lk, Software design principles from the modern era have been employed, coupled with improvements in functional capabilities. The scope also embraced the aspect of integrating the features of the website to meet the needs of organization, constant assessment and feedback collection.
Key functionalities include: comprehensive and intuitive UI and UX, optimal and adaptable layout, registration of courses, available and detailed information about programs, tools for financial services, systems for communication, human capital management, engaging and user-friendly interfaces, and comprehensive reports.
The website development was required to meet high-quality standards to ensure reliability, security, and user satisfaction.
There were expectations of having all the necessary resources, talented human resource, and technical support for the project throughout the project period.
It aimed to be realized within a certain period, with certain deadlines for each stage of the work. However, the duration was extended due to some challenges in developing the designs and migrating the content as well.
As part of the requirement gathering process, we carried out interviews with the Winsys staff from individual departments. This process entailed figuring out how far the current website can go, defining each department’s needs, and studying the entire organization and their processes.
During the UI/UX design phase, we incorporated Figma as the preferred UI design tool in designing a modern and responsive chassis. We further redesigned to fit the organizational usage based on feedback to increase usability and streamline user-interface together with the general aesthetics.
During the website development stage, it involves creating the site on WordPress, installing essential plugins, and tweaking different areas of the system to satisfy the clients needs. This ensured that the website was on par with the organizational objectives, providing easy administration and better web optimization.
An important aspect was the testing process, which commenced on the functionality testing of a particular feature of the website. We also undertook extensive testing after each implementation and after including other characteristics into the website to check the reliability of the website. This testing procedure had to be exhaustive in order to ensure the users’ acceptance as well as the success of the website.
SEO was integrated to enhance search engine visibility and drive organic traffic. This involved optimizing content, and metadata, and implementing best practices for on-page and off-page SEO.
Methods such as performance optimization were employed to guarantee easier and faster navigation of the site. This includes image compression, reducing the code and the use of caching methods.
Difficulty in transferring large amounts of data from the old website to the new platform without data loss or corruption.
The theme syling setting were limited with Course Builder tool.
Designing a user-friendly interface that meets modern web standards while maintaining the essence of the old website.
Ensuring the new website maintains or improves its search engine rankings. Optimizing site speed and performance to provide a seamless user experience.
All the contents were checked and confirmed the accuracy several times by their own staff.
Developed custom plugins to add styles for the content to be look exactly like the UI/UX Design
Research new design concepts and avoided colors that are not user-friendly for color blindness
MInimized JS and CSS files, Optimized font loading and images. Research most capable SEO keywords and meta description to add within SEO optimization plugin tools.
Improved user experience and lower bounce rates.
Increased visibility and organic traffic to the website.
Enhanced user engagement through forms, WhatsApp, and feedback mechanisms.
A secure, functional, and up-to-date website.
The website development undertaken by lk website development was successful in successfully transforming the Winsys website and increasing traffic to the site. Such drawbacks as resistance to change, and migration of content could be avoided, as the project successfully culminated all its set objectives through proper planning, involvement of stakeholders and constant optimization. The new website has greatly improved Winsys’ web exposure, customer satisfaction, and productivity enhancements. This project, which took five months, entailed analysis, planning, training, and feedback that led to enhanced online presence and the overall user experience.
