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June 03, 2005
Website workpackages - Draft v 4
WP 1 - Joint MEDEV and HS&P portal site located at www.health.ac.uk
1.1 Determine portal site functional requirements (SSADM?)
1.2 Produce a node map (site map) on paper
1.3 Produce a wireframe for the home page and one for other types of pages
1.4 Investigate options for combining / aggregating multiple RSS feeds into one and implement findings
1.5 Investigate options for allowing personalized portal views
1.6 Finalize and implement the outcomes of the portal navigation WP 3
1.7 Finalize and implement the outcomes of the portal branding WP
1.8 Finalize wireframes and content and produce structural layout CSS for home and other page types
1.9 Implement final site
WP 2 - New MEDEV site located at www.medev.ac.uk
2.1 Determine site functional requirements (SSADM?)
2.2 Produce a node map (site map) on paper
2.3 Produce a wireframe for the home page and one for other types of pages
2.4 Investigate options for allowing personalized portal views
2.5 Finalize and implement the outcomes of the navigation WP
2.6 Finalize and implement the outcomes of the branding WP
2.7 Finalize wireframes and content and produce structural layout CSS for home and other page types
2.8 Produce a low-fi styled site mock up to test content combinations
2.9 Implement final site
WP 3 - Portal navigation design
3.1 Determine landmark navigation and courtesy navigation menu content and information architecture informed by WP 1.2
3.2 Investigate use of MovableType categories for use as contextual navigation elements informed by WP 1.2 and implement findings
3.3 Invsestigate approaches for wayfinding (breadcrumb trail generation) and implement findings
WP 4 - MEDEV site navigation design
4.1 Determine landmark navigation menu content and information architecture informed by WP 2.2
4.2 Investigate use of MovableType categories for use as contextual navigation elements informed by WP 2.2 and implement findings
4.3 Investigate approaches for breadcrumb trail generation and implement findings
WP 5 - Portal site visual design and branding
5.1 Commission a new design and brand for the HEALTH portal site
5.2 Finalise branding and produce and implement CSS
WP 6 - MEDEV site visual design and branding
6.1 Commission a new design and brand for the MEDEV site
6.2 Finalise branding and produce and implement CSS
WP 7 - Generic web form handler project
7.1 SSADM evaluation of requirements
7.2 Set of generic form content checks (dates, URLs, email addresses, MS special chars, post codes, HTML etc.) specified and implemented
7.3 Generic solution (possibly using Python Archetypes developed)
7.4 New table structures developed for all content currently managed in MySQL
7.5 Forms developed using new tools and new DB structures for all content currently managed in MySQL
WP 8 - RSS and iCalendar feeds
8.1 Develop new RSS events RSS feeds based upon new table structure and the RSS 1.0 Event module
8.2 Develop new RSS funding opportunities RSS feeds based upon the new fund ops RSS module defined as part of the DEL work
8.3 Refine iCalendar view of events
8.4 Determine which other RSS feeds to include on the site and incorporate using Feed2JS or similar
8.5 Hack Feed2JS or MagpieRSS to handle the new RSS formats
WP 9 - MovableType work
9.1 Investigate the use of MT for classification of resources informed by WP 4.2 and implement findings
9.2 Hack MT QuickPost functions or use the Atom API to ensure URL of the posted resource is available as an access key for navigation purposes
WP 10 - Portal / MEDEV site and resource searching
10.1 Investigate the functional requirements for site searching in all areas
10.2 Investigate the whether the OpenObjects search engine will fulfill the requirements generated from 10.1
10.3 Implement findings
WP 11 - Porting content over to the new site
11.1 Audit and prioritise the porting of key website sections, candidates to include:
- Workshop bookings and publication
- Contact details administration and user checking
- Group management
- Workshop proposals
- Mini-project proposals
- Publication requests
- Newsletter publication process
- Uploading resources
- FAQs,glossary, projects, special reports, best practice
11.2 Implement new content using outcomes of WP 7
WP 12 MEDEV site information architecture
12.1 Based upon outcomes of 11.1, 2.3, WP 4, WP 8 and WP9, develop a new information architecture for the site, with particular focus on resources (using 'set pattern' for navigation)
Tags: Web user experience
Posted by pj at June 3, 2005 01:02 PM