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Why estimate? I'm not getting more resources for this site migration.

David Hobbs | July 15, 2009 | 4 comments | Category: Web Team

We recommend that clients do a simple back-of-the-envelope calculation to determine if they have the resources they need for a site migration. One response we've heard more than once goes something like "Why estimate? I'm not getting more resources for this migration." Example... Read More »

Large Web Site Migration Checklist

David Hobbs | July 9, 2009 | 1 comments | Category: Web Team

How do you even get started in your planning for a large Web Site migration? Of course, you want to have strong Web Strategy, Web Governance, and Web Team in place. Probably another useful step is to just get a feel for the overall scope of a migration, before diving into any particular details (or just starting without... Read More »

Corporate Sites and Back Channel Communication

David Hobbs | July 1, 2009 | 3 comments | Category: Web Governance, Web Team

Definition of back channel communication: "'Grapevine' or informal communications that travels parallel to (and sometimes ahead of) official channels in an organization or society" from BusinessDictionary.com. Of course, the "real work" of organizations is usually done informally... Read More »

Rules, Games and Web Jobs

David Hobbs | May 28, 2009 | 1 comments | Category: Web Governance

For a few years, I hosted a fun annual scavenger hunt in the Adams Morgan / Dupont Circle area of Washington, DC. Before everyone raced out with the clue list, I would go over the rules -- everyone would roll their eyes and groan at this point. A few hours later, after everyone got back with ginko leaves,... Read More »

Non-technical Input on Technical Standards and Requirements

David Hobbs | April 13, 2009 | 0 comments | Category: Web Team

Many technical groups within organizations feel that they own all things technical and therefore should define requirements (for example, CMS requirements) and technical standards (for example, the Web Tools and Applications standards team that we recommend groups have). On the one hand, I totally sympathize with these... Read More »

Five Suggestions for a Successful CMS Migration

David Hobbs | April 8, 2009 | 4 comments | Category: Web Strategy, Web Governance, Web Team

Migrating to a new system can be surprisingly difficult (some reasons). The following steps can help in your migration: 1. Define success and broadly communicate the vision This step sounds so simple but is easy to be missed in the excitement and work of a migration: Clearly and simply identifying success for... Read More »

Deep or Shallow Multilingual for a CMS Implementation?

David Hobbs | March 18, 2009 | 0 comments | Category: Web Team

Many decisions made early in the design of a multilingual site will determine the capabilities for years to come, so all aspects should be carefully considered. That said, many key issues aren’t immediately obvious when developing a multilingual Web site the first time, so this blog post aims to pull out some important... Read More »

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