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Components of an Action Plan  Clearly defines the work to be done  Determines how long it will take to complete the work  Determines what skill sets are needed to complete the work

PLANNING Action Plan contains  Project Estimation Worksheet  Project Schedule

What contributes to the Action Plan  Interview notes  The purpose of the website  Who the users of the website will be  The IA diagram main sections/functions of the website  The general content for each section These give you a good visual concept of the website PLANNING

Where to start?  Revisit the analysis you have done - your IA and general content should reinforce your goals and objectives  Throw out anything that doesn’t fit or have a place  From the general content, list the skills needed to build each section of the website  From the IA and general content, predict how many people should be involved, and how long it should take PLANNING

Many types of skills

PLANNING Skills can be grouped into Roles – choose skills which apply to the job at hand Hi-Tech Role Web programmer Database developer Network / security administrator Creative Role Content writer / editor Web page designer Web artist / graphic designer Multimedia producer Oversight Role Content manager Webmaster Project manager

PLANNING Determine tasks to be completed Client meetings/note gathering Research Writing proposal Creating composite sketches Building storyboards Designing graphics Designing forms Writing form field edits

PLANNING Organize tasks

PLANNING Determine hours to complete each task

PLANNING Determine Bid Price

PLANNING Determine a schedule

PLANNING Final project documents are:

PLANNING Organize yourself: Interview Notes Purpose Audience IA & General Content Estimate and Schedule