In this chapter, the learning objectives are: Explain the process that should be followed in building an e-commerce web site, describe the major issues surrounding the decision to outsource site development and/or hosting, identify and understand the major considerations involved in choosing web server and e-commerce merchant server software,. | CSC 330 E-Commerce Teacher Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan GM-IT CIIT Islamabad Virtual Campus, CIIT COMSATS Institute of Information Technology T1-Lecture-6 Building E-Commerce Web Sites Chapter-3 Part-I T1-Lecture-6 For Lecture Material/Slides Thanks to: Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc Objectives Explain the process that should be followed in building an e-commerce Web site. Describe the major issues surrounding the decision to outsource site development and/or hosting. Identify and understand the major considerations involved in choosing Web server and e-commerce merchant server software. Understand the issues involved in choosing the most appropriate hardware for an e-commerce site. Identify additional tools that can improve Web site performance. T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc 1- T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc Building an E-commerce Site: A Systematic Approach Most important management challenges: Developing a clear understanding of business objectives. The objectives are to be explained to the developers and programmers. Knowing how to choose the right technology to achieve those objectives 1- T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc Pieces of the Site-Building Puzzle Main areas where you will need to make decisions: Human resources and organizational capabilities Creating team with skill set needed to build and manage a successful site Hardware Software Telecommunications Site design 1- T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc The Systems Development Life Cycle Methodology for understanding business objectives of a system and designing an appropriate solution Five major steps: Systems analysis/planning Systems design Building the system Testing Implementation 1- Web Site Systems Development Life Cycle T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, . | CSC 330 E-Commerce Teacher Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan GM-IT CIIT Islamabad Virtual Campus, CIIT COMSATS Institute of Information Technology T1-Lecture-6 Building E-Commerce Web Sites Chapter-3 Part-I T1-Lecture-6 For Lecture Material/Slides Thanks to: Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc Objectives Explain the process that should be followed in building an e-commerce Web site. Describe the major issues surrounding the decision to outsource site development and/or hosting. Identify and understand the major considerations involved in choosing Web server and e-commerce merchant server software. Understand the issues involved in choosing the most appropriate hardware for an e-commerce site. Identify additional tools that can improve Web site performance. T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc 1- T1-Lecture-6 Ahmed Mumtaz Mustehsan Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc Building an E-commerce Site: A Systematic Approach Most important .