UCD Web Content Management System Project. Peter McKiernan Web Services, IT Services

Web CMS Project Why Web Content Management? User-friendly browser based publishing tools -No technical skills required Compliance with Accessibility requirements -Disability Legislation/W3C standards e.g. Visitors with a visual impairment Project will facilitate intranet publishing -Different Audience groupings (Staff/Student/Postgraduate) -Channels in Connect Delegated Publishing Model -remove publishing bottlenecks.

Web CMS Project Why Web Content Management? Compliance with Official Languages Act -Bilingual Content -Multilingual Content Content Reuse –Core information syndicated to multiple locations –“Publish Once and Use Anywhere” LDAP Integration Improved Search Functionality Audit Trails and content version control

Web Content Management Project

Web CMS Project Feedback “Site Manager helped us to manage our site efficiently and effectively, by greatly reducing the time and effort required to manage a dynamic and regularly updated website.” UCD Research “The new CMS has made a huge difference to the way content is managed at the School of Archaeology. Maintaining accessible and relevant content is now a simpler and much more flexible process.” School of Archaeology

Planning - Review Customer Requirements - Content Inventory - Appoint content Team Design & Build -Site Map -Nav. Structure -Page Layout/Designs -Site Skeleton -Train administrators QA Content Migration -Auto and manual migration -Testing -Define Workflows -Train Content Contributors CMS – Site Implementation Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3 Publish

Web CMS Project Web Manager/Coordinator Responsibilities Oversee migration to the CMS Environment Main site contact for IT Services and others. Ensure good quality content with authority to demand standards from contributors and reject where appropriate Monitor and maintain content/manage delegation to others Serve as moderator QA sign-off for workflow Take ownership for site navigation and site main top - level pages Monitor web site statistics to direct site improvements.