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Mortgages Direct is part of the Zurich advice network, they offer competitive mortgages. We designed their web site to offer users online calculators so they can obtain an estimate of how much a mortgage would cost them. 		 

Mortgages Direct

Business Overview

Mortgages Direct is part of the Zurich advice network, and offers Mortgaging facilities.

Business Objectives

Mortgages direct came to Power Programming to ask for a new web site that will their web site users a bit more information on what Mortgages Direct can do for them. Mortgages Direct business objectives were

  • To provide a web site that is easy to use, and provides the users with the information they require
  • Edit facilities on some site details
  • On-line calculators for mortgages and how much can be borrowed

Activities

Power Programming visited Mortgages Direct several times, to discuss each of their objectives in detail to make sure that both parties were clear on what was required. These meetings took the form of question and answer sessions, brain storming, IDI (Initial Design Illustrations) and PoC (Proof of Concepts).

The purpose of the meetings is to

  • Analyse the information that a potential user would require to see in a web site
  • Identify the branding of the company that is to be used in the solution
  • Agree a time frame for core deliverables
  • Agree the "look and feel" of the IDI or PoC

Results

Once the look and feel and design goals have been agreed, Power Programming delivered the following technical features

  • Web site
  • On line calculators
  • Partial online edit facilities

The technologies used to deliver this site are

  • Perl
  • Java Script
  • CSS
  • Flat file back end

The business objectives that Power Programming achieved during the implementation of the Mortgages Direct site are

  • On-time delivery
  • Within budget delivery
  • Customer objectives achieved

In all, this entire project was delivered to Mortgages Directs complete satisfaction, in a timely. Power Programming wishes Mortgages Direct the best in the future and we will look forward to supporting their web portal and any new business endeavours.

Testimonial from Mortgages Direct

"Fast service, responsive to our requirement for constant updates on the site. Readily available to discuss changes, and work always of high quality. Excellent."

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Mortgages Direct Home Page   Mortgages Direct - How much can I borrow online calculator