No universal stack
A platform, architecture or process only makes sense in relation to actual requirements and constraints.
Planning notes / Decision guides / 2026
Think before the build.
Practical, answer-led guidance for teams planning websites, commerce and operational software. Use these guides to surface decisions, prepare stakeholders and ask better questions before implementation begins.
Hich Web / Field notesOpen library
QuestionWhat must be true?
DecisionWhat should change?
RouteWhat comes next?
FormatDirect answers
PurposeBetter briefs
ApproachUseful caveats
AuthorHich Web
What this library is
Planning guidance, not one-size-fits-all prescriptions.
Hich Web Development publishes these guides to help decision-makers understand requirements, trade-offs and dependencies before a project is scoped. They explain what to investigate; the right implementation still depends on the organization, users, data, constraints and systems involved.
01 / Guide library
Start with the decision in front of you.
Topic links move to the relevant guide below. Every guide is a normal HTML page with its own contents, checklists and connected service routes.
Guide 01
E-commerce website requirements guide
Define the catalogue, customers, pricing, checkout, payments, fulfilment, administration, integrations, content and launch responsibilities before choosing a platform.
Guide 02
Custom ERP vs off-the-shelf ERP
Compare process fit, configuration, integration, ownership, data migration, governance and long-term change without treating either route as universally better.
Guide 03
Website redesign checklist
Protect valuable URLs and content while improving structure, accessibility, experience, performance, measurement and post-launch ownership.
Guide 04
Web app vs website vs mobile app
Compare the job, audience, workflow depth, device needs, offline expectations and operating responsibilities before choosing a product route.
Guide 05
Website cost factors in Sri Lanka
Understand the scope, content, design, integration, migration, quality, ownership and recurring decisions that make estimates meaningfully different.
Guide 06
Website project brief template
Capture goals, audiences, journeys, content, features, roles, integrations, constraints, measurement, approvals, launch and ownership in one usable starting document.
02 / Editorial principles
Clear about what a guide can—and cannot—decide.
Useful planning content should expose assumptions and make uncertainty visible, not hide it behind absolute claims.
Operations included
Content, data, people, external providers and ownership are part of a digital system—not afterthoughts.
No ranking promise
SEO and AEO foundations can improve discoverability and interpretation, but no agency can guarantee a search position.
03 / Put the thinking to work
Move from questions to a scoped conversation.
Use the relevant guide to prepare context, then choose the service route closest to the problem.
Your requirements do not need to be perfect.