I already have database system/design templates created, which are relevant to what you are looking for, as I have done alot of business with the auto industry. If you want a serious quote and need someone to do this work for you, let me know.

- Joe
www.precisionwebdevelopment.com

 

Yeah, you don't need "a database" - you need an entire web-app developed. A database back-end is just a part of that.

 

and when you need a graphic designer hit me up :-D, gotta put my 2 cents in

 

unless the web/app portion is already done or he has someone lined up to do it.

 

uh i guess. but it isn't really possible to have a 'finished' web app without a database of any kind developed. and if he already has someone lined up for that part why would he not use them for the DB as well...

 

web developers aren't always db developers. The ability alone to write select and insert statements doesn't make you a good dba developer. I have plenty of pre-developed web apps that do not have backend databases developed yet (but are prepped for them). If you write code properly, you can finish 99% of the web app and then add the database logic in once its ready. Dynamic programming is where it's at..

 

yeah i suppose i don't disagree with any of that. but i would never hire two different companies to do the web app vs the db... i'd find one company that had the skillsets in house for both. maybe that's just me perhaps if i had an in-house web guy and no db guy i'd hire a consulting company for that.

ive been doing .net web app dev for a few years now, i was in the consulting world for my first ~2yrs out of college but jumped ship to do in house. nice to talk to someone in the field on here.

 

[QUOTE=thebig33tuna,Dec 22 2008, 03:37 PM] yeah i suppose i don't disagree with any of that.

 

You're business is doomed to fail if you're trying to scope the core of your business on the off topic forum of a car forum. Does that even make sense? Anyone that would actually give you a quote (notice no one here has) would just be fooling himself and you, and the expected time and money spent would not come close to what is quoted.

This is what I would do, and any software developer/designer will thank you for it. Since you're the domain expert, write up a requirements document even if it just covers the product as a whole. Then either take a stab at what you think software requirements would be (if you have any clue about software) or work with a developer/designer to create them. If you don't do this, you will spend lots of money and lots of time not getting what you want.

At that point, you can decide continuing your relationship with the person you hired for the requirements phase, or "selling" your needed work to another outside consultant.

Good luck.

 

and a business analyst would be helpful