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 A Web Portal recognized as the authoritative source for national interagency wildland fire information is needed to effectively communicate information about standards and guidelines, workforce development, communications, fire policy, program implementation and incident operations.

 NWCG Strategic Plan, V14, dated September 15, 2010:  NWCG mission – to provide national leadership and establish, implement, maintain and communicate policy, standards, and guidelines for wildland fire program management.

 This project supports the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Open Government Directive, M-1-06, dated December 8, 2009 by ensuring active participation and collaboration between stakeholders to identify the NWCG Web Portal infrastructure and information that will be provided to internal and external audiences about NWCG activities.

Implement one coherent system that allows for consistent delivery and maintenance of vital communications, while allowing NWCG units/programs autonomy.  Develop a new Web Portal that serves the national interagency wildland fire community.

 Phase I  Conduct stakeholder analysis  Develop business requirements and site specifications  Phase II  Develop and test prototype site  Develop user documentation  Develop governance model  Populate content to new web portal

1) Provide input for stakeholder analysis [Phase 1]  Complete online survey about content  Participate in webinar  Participate in individual interview re: online survey information  Review new web portal concept document in an online meeting and provide feedback 1) Assess prototype portal [Phase 2]  Review draft web portal documentation  Participate in online focus group Test final web portal [Phase 2]  Use the site per your role

 Join Webinar: The NWCG Web Portal Plan! ▪ Online meeting to discuss details of stakeholder participation in web development  Complete online survey: About Content Utilization ▪ Beginning week of Nov 1 ▪ Link:  Participate in individual interviews re: online survey information ▪ Beginning week of Nov 1 ▪ Individual interviews  Review new web portal concept ▪ Beginning week of Nov 15 ▪ Online focus groups

 Review draft web portal documentation ▪ Independent online review beginning week of Dec 27  Participate in online focus group ▪ Beginning week of Jan 3

 Use the site per your role ▪ Testing begins Feb 14 ▪ Use the website!

 Complete the online survey – go to:  content-utilization content-utilization  Have open in a different window, at the same timehttp://  Today, review how survey works; please complete survey by November 10th  Today Q&A  Via , schedule individual interviews