We help in designing, defining requirements, and tendering for large-scale websites.
Building a large website from requires careful design of data structures, user interfaces, and functionality to create a service that aims for good information findability, a pleasant user experience and a positive impact on users. Up-to-date data is ensured by easy-to-use content management tools.
It is essential to create a sustainable foundation when designing a large, complex website. Information pages need logical structures so that the users can find what they are looking for in the service and content creators can maintain the service concept, even after the launch of the new website.
Solutions for service paths, user experience and text content must be made on the user’s terms in order for a website to successfully guide the user in the desired direction. Before this is possible, it is necessary to identify the desired directions for each user group: these goals are prioritized in concept design.
We will align the service provider’s goals for the service and deepen our understanding of user needs.
A working concept idea for a new service is refined into a vision that is based on an analysis of background information (e.g. user statistics, comparable services, market conditions) and user needs that are defined using user-centered methods (interviews, surveys, focus groups, workshops).
North Patrol’s service concepts are focused on designing working solutions that take into account the expected commercial value, customer paths, feasibility and the perspective of content providers.
The design of a new website includes designing a functional content outline, navigation structures, and service paths.
The design of page templates includes both user interface elements and functionality that a website needs to create an ideal user experience.
The user experience is sketched out in wireframes, which can also be refined into clickable prototypes for validation and testing.
If necessary, the designs can also be visualized further and we can create an overall visual look for the page templates.
We evaluate the available technology options by reflecting them on the required features of the concept, the market situation and the overall architecture.
The most suitable platform is found by weighing the benefits, risks, costs and potential implementation partners of the technology options.
The tools and capabilities required for the technical implementation of a new online service are described in a requirements specification that clarifies the service concept, content types, functionalities, technology solutions, technical requirements and integrations with other systems.
The requirements specification can be created as a product-independent description of the features of a new web service. However, when tendering, it is often advisable to create a requirements specification based on the chosen system, utilizing the specific capabilities of the chosen technical platform.
North Patrol’s specification document is a high-quality written description of the essential solutions of the online service to be implemented. It helps to obtain realistic estimates for the implementation work and serves as a comprehensive task list (‘backlog’) for the service to be implemented.
The implementation work schedule, costs and resource needs can be refined in a roadmap plan that outlines the necessary project phases, their scheduling and responsible parties.
A multi-year implementation project is easier to approve, plan, and manage when the tasks involved are broken down and phased over time
The request for a proposal should include requirements for the expertise, operating methods, team of creators, as well as tasks and methods included in the work.
North Patrol’s offer comparison is a systematic and fair assessment of the relative merits of the operators: the offers are weighted in light of the requested criteria and scored methodically.
We participate in meetings with the possible implementation partners. We assess the credibility of the arguments presented and ask additional questions about topics that have been left open in the offer documents. Our recommendation for partner selection is justified in a way that withstands even critical scrutiny.
North Patrol’s comprehensive support in the tendering phase for the implementation of your online service saves you time and nerves.
North Patrol consultants are a valuable, effective and knowledgeable resource for advancing content plans. Tasks may include, for example:
Additionally, we can participate in the quality check of produced results. Before or after the publication of the online service, we can evaluate it from the following perspectives:
Customers may not have enough time or expertise to manage a digital project. North Patrol team offers their expertise in the following project management tasks:
Additionally, North Patrol’s experienced experts can act as external product owners representing the customer’s project team, guiding the technical implementation work.
June 2023 –
Requirement Specification and Tendering for Websites
May 2023 –
Preliminary Study for the Website Renewal of the Ministry of Justice's Administrative Sector
May 2023 –
Consulting on the development plan for online services
March 2023 – September 2023
Procurement of the Content Management Solution for Metsähallitus Hiking Destinations and Services
March 2023 – June 2023
Consultation on the development of content for Vantaa.fi website
February 2023 – October 2023
Preliminary study, concept development, definition, and procurement of the website
February 2023 – June 2023
Enhancement of service pathways for the VTT Website
January 2023 – June 2023
Support for the procurement of WordPress solutions
13 May 2024 – Sami Kalanen
18 March 2024 – Sami Kalanen
8 February 2024 – Mikko Jokela
5 February 2024 – Mikko Jokela
3 April 2023 – Kimmo Parkkinen
7 March 2023 – Kimmo Parkkinen
23 June 2021 – Anna Availa
31 weeks ago
We at North Patrol updated our analysis of Finnish web technologies. We analyzed the websites of 2500 different organizations, including a comprehensive sample of large corporations, online stores, public administration organizations, and associations. This first review article of this year’s survey focuses on the platforms of the main websites of these organizations.
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We are a team of ten consultants, all of whom are experienced designers and technology experts. Every year we design and prepare over 50 different online services and information systems. Our customer satisfaction is very high (9.5 out of 10), and we have helped many customers transform their digital services.
We specialize in high-quality design and requirements specification of digital services. Our mission is to help customers succeed in their software project by creating the best possible foundation for implementation – whether it is an agile implementation done inhouse, a project done with a partner, or a publicly tendered project.
Many software companies recommend software solutions that they also implement themselves. We don’t do that. We don’t do software implementation projects or have partnerships with technology providers. Our perspective on the software market is broad, as it should be for our customers. Our goal is always to find the best possible software solution for our customer, whether it’s a custom-built solution, a SaaS service, an open-source platform, or a combination of these.
We design digital service concepts, implementation methods and architectures that are sustainable and can be further developed. We place great importance on the feasibility of software solutions, the availability of good partners and the predictability of costs.