Speedy Site Build

Girls United Essence

Girls United is the premier destination for young black women who are interested in fostering a digital community of leaders. Together, we will learn about and teach one another about beauty, wellness, literacy, entrepreneurship, relationship and creativity.

 

Project Goal

Essence wanted to launch a new brand and in need of a new website which could be ramped up and launched in very aggressive schedule. 

Our Solution

Ndevr was able to launch the site on time with all the initial requirements fulfilled. The client was happy with the output and was able to meet the deadline for the media announcement.

"Thanks so much for scrambling on GU. The team is very happy with it. Of AAAAAAAAAAAALL the things they could be excited about…. the oops (404) page got the most smiles."
Andy Toh
VP Product

Process

Essence wanted to launch a new brand and in need of a new website which could be ramped up and launched in very aggressive schedule.

Time Management

Since we had at tight schedule, Ndevr made put together a timeline with clear note of what needs to be delivered by which party and shared with every team.

Reusable components

Ndevr evaluated the design and created reusable components throughout the site to save development time as well we training time.

Team Management

Communication was the key to make sure every team understands what needs to be done to launch the site on a scheduled date.

Intuitive Workflow

As there are limited time for editor training. We made sure the article publish workflow is self explatory and intuitive, while making it similar to the Essence.com workflow which editors are already familiar with.