Validating Buildout Pages in staging environment

Steps for reviewing and approving Buildout pages during the Build Out Phase

1. IMPORTANT! To ensure you are looking at the LATEST version of your staging website, be sure to clear your browser cache and open your staging website on a new tab.
   1. From your browser, close any tabs that have your staging website open.
   2. Clear your browser cache (see link below for steps on specific browsers).
      1. Google Chrome
      2. Microsoft Edge
      3. Safari on Mac
   3. On a new tab, open the staging link provided by your Project Manager or Project Coordinator to view your website in the staging environment.
2. The CTS team creates and reviews the remaining pages using approved design requirements and your provided page content - on desktop, tablet and mobile devices.  Clients should also review their buildout pages to validate that the layout, formatting, forms, links, headers/footers, menus, images and written content meet those requirements.
3. IMPORTANT! The way a website displays can vary based on monitor size due to several factors:
   1. Modern websites often use responsive design techniques to adapt their layout to different screen sizes. This means the website’s elements (like text, images, and navigation menus) rearrange themselves to fit the screen, whether it’s a large desktop monitor or a small smartphone.
   2. Different monitors have different resolutions (the number of pixels displayed on the screen) and aspect ratios (the ratio of width to height). A website might look more stretched or compressed depending on these factors.
   3. Different browsers and user settings (like zoom level) can also affect how a website is displayed. Some browsers might render fonts or images slightly differently, leading to variations in appearance.
4. Share any issues or errors you see with your Project Manager or Project Coordinator (preferably in a single document including screenshots).   Capture any requested edits or errors into a single round of changes for our team to implement.
5. After the requested changes are made in the staging environment, your Project Manager or Project Coordinator will communicate that the changes are ready for your review.
6. After final review, please provide final approval for each buildout page, so we can move onto the launch phase.
7. After the buildout pages are final approved, any change requests for those pages will be treated as additional scope for the project.  If you wish to make an edit to any of the approved buildout pages, let us know and your Project Manager or Project Coordinator will follow up with you regarding any additional budget and timeline necessary.