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Guide to Mastering the Web Development Life Cycle

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Today, all businesses can effectively reach their target market by using website design. However, behind a complete and professional website are hours of UX/UI design, monitors crammed with thousands of lines of code, testing, bug fixing, and feature enhancement. People are typically unaware of the various stages the web application goes through.

And if you plan to hire a web development company to create one, you need to know how your project will be developed. In this blog, we have provided all the vital information you need to know about this process as well as outlined the seven steps of the web development life cycle, which’s standard workflow at SupremeTech.

Guide to Mastering the Web Development Life Cycle

Understanding The Web Development Life Cycle

The process of building a website or web application, which includes designing, coding, testing, and deploying it to a production environment, is referred to as web development. In order for the website or application to continue to meet the needs of its users and function properly, it also involves ongoing maintenance and support.

The web development life cycle, on the other hand, is a methodology or framework that outlines the precise steps involved in the development process, such as planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. It offers a structured method for web development, assisting in the systematic and effective creation of the website or application.

Investing in a well-structured web development life cycle can help organizations develop better websites that meet the needs of their users while also reducing costs and improving collaboration and transparency.

Statistics from Fit Small Business show that not only large businesses but also small ones are focusing their resources on building websites, and this is an effective way for them to introduce their brand to potential customers.

The Stages of the Web Development Life Cycle

Web Development Life Cycle (WDLC) involves several stages that start from conceptualization and ends with the deployment and maintenance of the web application. The following are the stages involved in the WDLC:

The Stages of the Web Development Life Cycle

1. Planning

In this phase, the target market, the necessary resources, and the objectives of the website or web application are all determined. It’s critical to picture the kinds of people you want to visit your website.  This involves understanding the demographics, psychographics, and behavior patterns of the target audience. This information is used to create a user persona that guides the design and development of the website.

The planning phase also includes many other crucial decisions, such as choosing the technology stack and software development methodologies, creating a strong sitemap and wireframe, allocating resources, and many others.

2. Analysis

When all the requirements of the website or web application are defined, a detailed analysis is conducted to understand the technical feasibility, risks involved, and potential challenges. It lays the foundation for the rest of the development process and ensures that the website meets the needs of the target audience. Proper planning and analysis during this stage can save time and money later in the development process and ensure the success of the website.

3. Design

One of the most important stages of the web development life cycle is this one. Wireframing and website layout design are part of this phase. The layout of the website’s main page serves to show how information is organized, creating a visual tour of the content. During this stage, you must also design the wireframe. The base layout of the website is created by converting the designed wireframe into tabs, menus, buttons, dashboards, graphics, color schemes, and web typography.

It’s also essential to use web design to satisfy audience demand as well as the brand image. The website’s bounce rate will rise if the design is uninteresting and unable to hold visitors’ attention. Fit Small Business also reports 38% of users will leave a bad website rather than try to navigate it, and nearly 39% of professional web designers agree that bad design repels visitors.

4. Development

In this stage, the actual development of the website or web application takes place using various programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Your website’s client-side and server-side development must then be completed. This is the most time-consuming phase in the web development process.

In order to get the best performance out of your website, you must perform both front-end and back-end development.

5. Testing

Every developer must test a website multiple times before it is finally launched to guarantee better performance and a better user experience. In this stage, the website or web application is tested for its functionality, usability, compatibility, and security.  If you skip this step, your website may experience numerous errors that will negatively affect its quality and performance. More than just web design, users expect excellent customer service as well. After three (or even fewer) poor customer service encounters, four out of five users are willing to abandon a brand they are loyal to.

6. Deployment

The website or web application is deployed on the server and made accessible to the public during this phase. Depending on the size and complexity of the project, the deployment process may involve different steps, such as configuring the environment, compressing files, establishing caching, and establishing load balancing.

7. Maintenance

The job isn’t done yet. Continuous feedback from user interaction informs you of potential areas for improvement. Regular maintenance and updates are critical to keeping the site running smoothly and engaging new users.

All phases of the web development life cycle are critical to the success of your website. As a result, you must complete all of these steps in order to create the best-performing website for attracting more users and growing your business.

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Common Challenges in Web Development Life Cycle

Web development can be challenging due to various reasons, here are three common challenges in the WDLC:

Poor Communication

While good communication among employees may boost the efficiency and success of web development, poor communication may ruin its life cycle. Every stage of the cycle needs a seamless flow of information and ideas across teams. Small friction in communication not only costs much time and money but also prevents achieving the goals of web development projects. So, such barriers should be identified timely to boost productivity.

Scope Creep

Scope creep is a common problem and may occur through every phase of a web development life cycle. There are various reasons causing scope creep, namely deficiency of detailed scope, ineffective communication skills, and so on. For instance, at the development stage, a developer adds a feature which displays appealing images and website menu, but it takes more days and out of client requirements. Although that feature is great, it is outside of scope and may affect project progress. Therefore, each phase of web development must be managed properly to avoid scope creep.

Lack of Testing

In the life cycle of web development, the absence of testing can undoubtedly present a challenge. Without proper testing, there is a risk that the website or application may contain bugs or errors, which can lead to a poor user experience, lost revenue, and damage to the reputation of the business or organization. Testing can also help to identify areas for improvement, such as performance bottlenecks or usability issues. By identifying these issues early on, web developers can make changes to the website or application to improve its overall performance and user experience.

Common Challenges in Web Development Life Cycle

Mastering The Web Development Life Cycle with SupremeTech

The Web Development Life Cycle, in summary, is an essential framework for creating excellent, functional websites and web applications. Building effective and dynamic websites requires a thorough understanding of the web development process and the technology stack. This would be a difficult and time-consuming task.

Therefore, whether you are a startup with an incredible idea or an established company looking to expand your online presence, hiring an outsourcing team of developers who follow all the guidelines outlined above to help you create an aesthetically appealing website could be a great idea.

Contact SupremeTech for expert guidance from our development team in creating the ideal custom website for you.

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Their winning project solved a familiar yet complex issue in the tourism industry: managing group travel efficiently while ensuring every participant enjoys a seamless experience. Presented in clear business logic, executed with agile methodology, and powered by AI-assisted development, their solution proved that innovation thrives when technology meets human insight. Introducing the Team: Small but Strong Team Người Việc brought together a crew of four: Hung Dinh, Huy Nguyen, and Dung Nguyen as front-end engineers, and Khanh Nguyen as the business analyst. While other teams had five members, this smaller team turned their size into strength. With Khanh shaping the business logic and user journey, and the three engineers transforming those ideas into a functional product, they created a strong link between business insight and technical execution. Each member brought a distinct perspective: one focused on monetization and business value, another on operational flow, and others on technical quality and user experience. Together, they created a strong team that has both business insight and technical execution. Khanh shared that: “Everyone respected each other’s opinions. We weren’t chasing perfection, we were building something real, something that worked”. The Challenge: Turning Hot and Heavy Topic into Opportunity When the AI Hackathon began, the participating teams didn’t get to choose their challenge. Each team drew a topic randomly from a pool of three, and fate handed team Người Việc a challenge that was both broad and complex: Destination and Experience Management System for Tourism. Instead of seeing it as an obstacle, the team saw great potential in this topic: “It’s actually very close to what SupremeTech does,” one member shared. “Tourism and service coordination are among the industries where our clients face similar pain points. If developed further, this could even become a real product for the company”. For most teams, tackling something this wide in just 24 hours would be overwhelming. But for Người Việc, it became the perfect opportunity to combine business logic, agile thinking, and AI-assisted development into a single solution. Dũng, one of the front-end engineers shared: “We didn’t see it as just a travel problem. It’s a coordination problem that every company faces because of too many people, too little time, and too many things to track.” The Idea: Transforming Tourism Coordination with AI Manual planning and coordination often create time-consuming processes, lack of feedback, and fragmented communication across travel agencies, corporate HR departments, and trip participants. To solve this, Người Việc envisioned an end-to-end platform that connects all stakeholders, from travel agencies and corporate planners to event organizers and trip participants.The system enables users to: Create and customize travel itinerariesConnect directly with travel agencies through a marketplace modelTrack schedules via QR codeProvide instant feedback during the trip. In short, it bridges the gap between demand and supply in hospitality, creating a more transparent, interactive, and seamless travel experience. The Process: From Brainstorming to AI-Assisted Development What set Người Việc apart was their strategic mindset before touching a single line of code. Instead of rushing to use AI tools right-away, the team began with a face-to-face brainstorming session, mapping out what a real group trip looks like from start to finish: from planning and agency communication to real-time updates and user feedback. To validate their ideas, they even called friends working in hospitality to understand pain points from the field such as: how agencies handle client requests, where information gets lost, and what travelers actually expect. Only after this discovery phase, the team moved into design and development. They first created clear user stories and workflows on their own, then applied story-based prompting by feeding those stories into ChatGPT and Copilot to generate database schemas, API endpoints, and code snippets. This structured use of AI helped them align technical output with business logic and speed up development. Their approach became a model of how AI-assisted development and agile methodology can complement each other, keeping logic clear while boosting speed. Their mantra throughout the process was simple yet powerful: Think first, then use AI smartly. This mindset kept their workflow focused, turning AI into a productivity multiplier instead of a shortcut, and became a highlight in their AI hackathon journey.Without a QC member, the team stayed flexible and shared responsibilities across roles. Each member could take on multiple tasks when needed, but they still kept a clear structure in how they worked. The PTL and BA stepped in as real users, testing features and giving feedback from a user’s point of view. After defining their user roles and business logic, Team Người Việc translated their ideas into a working prototype. Their platform acts as a bridge between corporate planners and travel agencies, creating a space where requests, itineraries, and feedback flow seamlessly in real time. The system’s core features included: Trip creation and customization: HR or operation teams can build itineraries, adjust timelines, and submit requests tailored to their needs.Agency collaboration: Travel agencies receive those requests, update details, and negotiate directly through the platform, no more back-and-forth emails or lost messages.Participant tracking: Each trip generates a public QR code, allowing members to follow updates, view schedules, and send instant feedback during the journey.Transparency and engagement: The platform closes the communication loop, giving every stakeholder a clearer view of the process. With these key flows completed, the team delivered a functional MVP, a product with clean logic, smooth handoffs between roles, and enough structure to be reused or scaled for other industries. Modern Tech Stack Built for AI-Driven Innovation To bring their concept to life within 24 hours, Team Người Việc designed a tech stack that was modern, lightweight, and AI-friendly. Every layer from frontend to deployment was chosen to balance speed, scalability, and maintainability. Frontend Layer: Fast and Built for Clarity The team developed the user interface using Next.js 15 to handle both page rendering and API routes. Combined with TypeScript, it provided type safety and consistency across all modules, reducing human errors in the rush of development. For styling and components, they used Tailwind CSS and shadcn/ui, which allowed them to quickly create a clean, responsive design without spending time reinventing basic UI elements. Despite the tight schedule, the frontend still delivered a cohesive experience from trip creation to QR-based tracking, proving that with the right stack, agility doesn’t mean sacrificing structure. Backend Layer: Structured Logic and Data Flow Behind the interface, the team used Prisma ORM to manage the database layer. Its schema-first approach, paired with TypeScript integration, helped them maintain data consistency while iterating rapidly. The backend services were also written in Next.js, utilizing server functions to keep everything unified and easy to deploy. This setup gave the team clear control over their data models and allowed them to focus on the business logic, ensuring that trip creation, feedback collection, and participant interactions all flowed smoothly without manual handling. Infrastructure & Deployment: Stability under Pressure To keep their development-to-demo pipeline fast and reliable, Người Việc deployed their system on AWS using Dokploy - a self-hosted CI/CD solution that automates Docker-based deployments. This environment allowed them to push code, test changes, and release updates seamlessly without dependency conflicts. By using Docker containers, they replicated production conditions from the start, ensuring that the MVP remained stable and demo-ready throughout the hackathon. The setup was simple enough for rapid iteration yet robust enough to be scaled for real client use. AI Tools: A Smarter, Not Faster, Way to Build AI played a key role in the team’s workflow but only after the foundation was set.ChatGPT acted as their assistant for ideation and logic design, helping refine user stories, define acceptance criteria, and clarify user flows. Meanwhile, GitHub Copilot served as their pair programmer, generating clean snippets, suggesting improvements, and handling repetitive coding tasks. Instead of using AI as a shortcut, Người Việc used it as an accelerator by integrating it at the right moments to enhance productivity while keeping control of direction and logic. >>> Read more related articles: AI-Assisted Ecommerce Solution Wins Third Place at SupremeTech AI Hackathon 2025How Human Intelligence and AI Capabilities Can Redefine Software Development | Featuring The 1st Runner-Up of SupremeTech AI Hackathon 2025 Judges’ Feedbacks Business Perspective From a business perspective, the judges saw Team Người Việc as a perfect example of practicality and vision. Their solution showed how AI-driven development can address real client needs, especially in industries like travel and hospitality. However, the judges also provided constructive feedback for future improvement. While the idea covered a broad scope from sales to operations, they suggested narrowing the focus to one specific stage in the travel management cycle. By doing so, the solution could achieve higher feasibility and faster adoption in real-world scenarios. The judges also encouraged documenting the team’s AI-assisted project management workflow as a reference for future AI hackathon journeys within SupremeTech. The final presentation showcased all the best qualities of their teamwork. The judges highlighted Người Việc’s clear storytelling, strong time management, and smooth demo delivery that effectively illustrated how their system worked. The team’s confident, structured presentation left a lasting impression and perfectly captured the spirit of SupremeTech’s AI Hackathon. Technical and Engineering Perspective From a technical point of view, the judges recognized Người Việc as a team that combined strong engineering skill with thoughtful use of modern tools. They developed their product on a well-defined code base with clear development standards, following a structured flow from analysis and design to implementation, which is remarkable under the time pressure of a 24-hour hackathon. The highlight of their approach was the story-based prompting technique, which kept the project’s logic coherent from start to finish. By crafting prompts around user stories rather than isolated tasks, the team ensured that every AI-generated piece of code served a real business purpose. This balance between automation and human reasoning became one of the defining features of their success. Teamwork: Staying Calm When Things Went Wrong No hackathon story is complete without chaos and Người Việc had their moment too. Just before the final presentation, disaster happened: the team’s slide suddenly became inaccessible because their shared drive was locked by the judges. With only minutes left, they borrowed a laptop, rebuilt the slides from scratch, and walked onto the stage calm and composed delivering a confident demo that looked effortless to the audience. The team recalled “After 22 hours of coding, what stayed with us wasn’t exhaustion. It was that moment when everyone looked at each other and said: We'll make it work, no matter what.” Voices from the Winners For Team Người Việc, winning the hackathon was not just about the prize, it was about learning how humans and AI can truly collaborate. Reflecting on the experience, Dũng shared: “We realized that AI isn’t just a tool, it’s a real teammate, if you know how to ‘talk’ to it. Each team used AI differently: some for brainstorming, some for UI design, others for presentation. But the prompts we gave were never the same, and that’s why the results were so different. AI only shows its real power when people know how to guide it.” As winners, the team also offered advice for those who will join future hackathons: “Prepare everything you can beforehand: boilerplate code, deployment setup, tools, and your fighting spirit. Once the event starts, every minute counts. And above all, trust your team” Conclusion Team Người Việc proved that real innovation is not only about technology, but about people working together with purpose. By combining business insight, teamwork, and the smart use of AI, they turned a difficult 24-hour challenge into a real achievement. For SupremeTech, this victory is more than just a competition result. It’s a reminder that the future of development starts with clear thinking, strong teamwork, and the courage to explore new ways of building with AI. Appendix: 1. How the Team Applied AI Throughout the Project StageApproachAI Application/ Tools UsedAnalysis & DesignThe whole team brainstormed together, role-playing as real users to map out workflows and features.No AI used — this was the most human-driven stage focused on critical thinking.User Story writingConverted rough ideas into logical workflows, defined goals, and acceptance criteria.ChatGPT acted as a virtual BA, turning brainstorm notes into professional User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.Coding (User Story Based)Developers implemented each User Story while communicating directly with the AI assistant for suggestions and refactoring.GitHub Copilot served as a coding partner, reading stories, suggesting code, refining syntax, and accelerating implementation.Testing & ReleaseThe PTL and BA acted as real users to test the product, identify bugs, and refine the UX before release.No AI used — manual testing for real-user validation. 2. Team Tech Stack LayerTech StackFrontend & Backend (Fullstack)Next.js 15 (App Router)UI Libraryshadcn/ui + TailwindCSSAI AssistantChatGPT + GitHub CopilotInfra / DeployAWS + Dokploy 📩 Read more articles about us here: SupremeTech’s Blog

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