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End of August report for IS Web Redesign Project
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christine M. Cavanna)
Tue Sep 10 14:20:08 2002
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Project Name: IS Web Redesign Project
Project Leader: Christine Cavanna
Jeff Reed
Report Date: September 10, 2002
URL: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/isweb/
Accomplishments in August
- Continued work on Guidelines & Polices document
- Communicated status of project to infosys (August 9)
- Held working session with Core Team to talk about content for NEW pages
and Templates needed.
- Design Presentation 1 to Sponsors and Advisory Council -- held on
Monday, August 12.
- Presentation to ITLT on Thursday, August 15 of the design directions.
- Worked with Barrett to refine designs.
- Solicited feedback on Products and Services for an alphabetic listing to
be including in the new web site.
Goals for September
- Complete 1st draft of Guidelines and Policies for adding, maintaining and
auditing IS web pages (probably closer to September).
- Work with staff on content for Topic Pages of the web site.
- Begin development, research and data gathering for content of various
web site pages.
- Design Presentation 2 to Sponsors and Advisory Council -- Wed, 9/4
- Compile list of Products & Services to be used in the Alphabetical
listing page on new web site.
- Continue to refine layout and color palette of new design.
Next Community Milestone
- NOTE: There will not be a milestone that is visible to the community (MIT)
until the implementation of the new pages. However, there are planned check
in's with the Advisory Council, IS staff and with Usability testers during
the project.
Issues/Learnings (ongoing)
- Project is very large based on size of Web site
- There will need to be many sub-teams to keep critical check-ins for usability
testing, quality assurance and information architecture throughout
the project
- Team will need to propose an implementation plan regarding how the
content will be converted/transferred into the newly designed site; by whom;
and by when (this will need to be a phased approach). This may be the
largest part of the task.
- No matter what direction is finally decided on with the site, we will not
be able to please everyone.
Team Dynamics
- Need to keep energy levels up as we move into the next phase; a lot of
content to be reviewed, written and decisions to be made.
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Christine M. Cavanna cavanna@mit.edu
Senior Project Manager and 617.253.9814 Voice
Special Asst to the VP for Information Systems 617.253.0750 Fax
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue Room 10-219
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
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<div>Project Name: IS Web Redesign Project</div>
<div>Project Leader: Christine Cavanna</div>
<div
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></span> Jeff Reed</div>
<div>Report Date: September 10, 2002</div>
<div>URL:<font color="#0000FF"><u>
http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/isweb/</u></font></div>
<div><u><br></u></div>
<div><u>Accomplishments in August</u></div>
<div>- Continued work on Guidelines & Polices document</div>
<div>- Communicated status of project to infosys (August 9)</div>
<div>- Held working session with Core Team to talk about content for
NEW pages</div>
<div> and Templates needed.</div>
<div>- Design Presentation 1 to Sponsors and Advisory Council -- held
on</div>
<div> Monday, August 12.</div>
<div>- Presentation to ITLT on Thursday, August 15 of the design
directions.</div>
<div>- Worked with Barrett to refine designs.</div>
<div>- Solicited feedback on Products and Services for an alphabetic
listing to</div>
<div> be including in the new web site.</div>
<div> </div>
<div><u>Goals for September</u></div>
<div>- Complete 1st draft of Guidelines and Policies for adding,
maintaining and</div>
<div> auditing IS web pages (probably closer to
September).</div>
<div>- Work with staff on content for Topic Pages of the web
site.</div>
<div>- Begin development, research and data gathering for content of
various</div>
<div> web site pages.</div>
<div>- Design Presentation 2 to Sponsors and Advisory Council -- Wed,
9/4</div>
<div>- Compile list of Products & Services to be used in the
Alphabetical</div>
<div> listing page on new web site.</div>
<div>- Continue to refine layout and color palette of new
design.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u>Next Community Milestone</u></div>
<div>- NOTE: There will not be a milestone that is visible to
the community (MIT)</div>
<div> until the implementation of the new pages. However,
there are planned check</div>
<div> in's with the Advisory Council, IS staff and with
Usability testers during</div>
<div> the project.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div> </div>
<div><u>Issues/Learnings (ongoing)</u></div>
<div>- Project is very large based on size of Web site</div>
<div>- There will need to be many sub-teams to keep critical check-ins
for usability</div>
<div> testing, quality assurance and information architecture
throughout the project</div>
<div>- Team will need to propose an implementation plan regarding how
the</div>
<div> content will be converted/transferred into the newly
designed site; by whom;</div>
<div> and by when (this will need to be a phased approach).
This may be the</div>
<div> largest part of the task.</div>
<div>- No matter what direction is finally decided on with the site,
we will not</div>
<div> be able to please everyone.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div><br></div>
<div><u>Team Dynamics</u></div>
<div>- Need to keep energy levels up as we move into the next phase; a
lot of</div>
<div> content to be reviewed, written and decisions to be
made.</div>
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></span>========<br>
Christine M.
Cavanna <span
></span
> <span
></span
> <span
></span> cavanna@mit.edu<br>
Senior Project Manager
and <span
></span
> <span
></span>
617.253.9814 Voice<br>
Special Asst to the VP for Information
Systems
617.253.0750 Fax<br>
Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue Room 10-219<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307<br>
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