1. Content Governance & Writing for the Web Everything I Know About SharePoint Governance … I Learned From My Mother

2. About Me … Live Elements > SusQtech > Protiviti SharePoint 2007, 2010 & 2013 Specialize in content strategy, information architecture, SharePoint governance

3. The next 60 minutes … Six Steps to a Successful Content Governance Plan Content Transformation (goodbye PDFs?) One (or two) Organization’s Stories A Healthy Sampling of Good ‘ol Motherly Advice

4. There’s No I in Team, Sweetheart.

5. Gather Your Army Communications IT ExecutiveEnd User HR/Ops Business Unit Owners

6. Strategy is 9/10 of the Law Content strategy refers to the planning, development, and management of informational content—written or in other media.

7. Strategy is 9/10 of the Law Business Goal Revenues Up 4% Content Strategy

8. Throwing Up Will Make You Feel Better, I Promise.

9. The Written Word Draft Socialize Revise

10. Ownership Determining ownership in law involves determining who has certain rights and duties over the property.

11. Because I Said So.

12. Enforcement Realistic Rationale Repeatable Redemption

13. If Everyone Jumped Off a Bridge Would You, too?

14. Adaptation & Adoption

15. Case Study: Let’s Start at the Beginning Internal site redesigns Decentralized Approach Large quantities of content Lots of Metadata Multiple Audiences

16. Keys to Success Brought everyone to the table Understand that this is a work in progress Strategizing about what we can reasonably accomplish

17. Content Transformation Weekends are for Cleaning Bathrooms and Bedrooms. If You Thought They Were for Fun, You Were Very Wrong.

18. Content Transformation DiscoverImagineRefineImplement

20. Case Study: “It’s a new decade.” Public site redesign Large blocks of content Big PDFs Multiple Audiences

21. Always Wear Pantyhose.

22. Usefulness & Relevance Clarity and Accuracy Influence and Engagement Completeness Voice & Style Case Study

23. PDFsHTML Easy to printEasy to scan – web-friendly Keeps formattingGenerally more concise Searchable and indexed by all major search engines Very searchable and indexed by all major search engines Long resourcesShorter resources (10 pages or less) Easily edited – versioning preserves historical record Growing mobile preference

24. Why is my user reading this? What is he/she hoping to accomplish on this section of the site? How can I help my user accomplish this quickly? How can I make this more concise? Can I use bullets? Headings? Do I have media I can use here instead of text? Images? Is this resource critical or ‘related?’

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26. AAAA’s XYZ Fund and ABC endowment make our strategic initiatives and grant programs a reality. In 2013 AAAA awarded more than $87,000 in grants to underserved professionals – next year we hope to extend our reach even further. Donate to AAAA today.Donate to AAAA today Learn more about the XYZ Fund’s impact.XYZ Fund’s impact Learn more about the ABC endowment’s impact on our organization.ABC endowment’s

27. DoDon’t Write long sentences Use passive voice Use complex terminology Use abbreviations* Use headings Use active voice Use common words Use lists

28. Key Elements for Success Willingness to learn and change Integrating their web content into their web content strategy Understanding of audience targeting

29. So Where are We? We’ve put our team together We’ve organized our content We’ve drafted our governance plan We’ve trained and socialized our plan We’ve reviewed and revised We’ve made our plan a living and breathing plan for governing and managing our content strategy.

30. Thank You!