In class we collectively decided on a design process that could aptly apply to our scenario; most seem to cater for a design team, or even to software development rather than website development.

Our Design Process
1. Identify basic functions of the site from the client.
2. Identify stakeholders.
3. Estimate delivery date and costs.
4. Needs analysis and requirements.
5. Draw up a design specification document.
6. Sign it off.
7. Come up with some designs.
8. Usability testing on prototypes.
9. Evaluation.
10. Redesign (providing product requires it).
11. Initial build.
12. Testing.
13. Final build.
14. Implementation.
15. Evaluation.
16. Maintenance.

As you can see here, some of these goals are essentially unattainable; the work being carries out in class is more of a hypothetical website re-design, and as such has no paying customers or stakeholders, and the personal portfolio site also has this problem.