Milestones

Milestones and activities

Prior discovery projects

Program planning and management

Completed

  • ILS granted authority to Web Communications to recommend and implement new content platform (spring 2009)
  • Web communications completed initial development of Home and Views sites in WordPress (9/11/09)
  • Detailed program proposal submitted to VP of College Advancement for sponsorship (9/18/09)
  • Completed initial outreach with content partners and advisors (10/1/09)
  • Completed draft scope statement and proposed milestones, requesting authority to support Web communications for department and offices (10/14/09)
  • Recommended program team and advisors (10/14/09)
  • Program put on hold by OCMR (10/16/09)
  • Program approved by Advancement (11/14/09)
  • Technology requirements approved by ILS (12/10/09)
  • Advisors kick-off meeting (12/21/09)
  • Background content integrated into prototype site for Web communications (12/28/09)
  • Planning paused for BatesNews e-mail management (1/4-8/10)
  • Requested program staffing and budget (2/19/10)

Active

  • Plan program and manage project team

Select and sustain new content platform

Completed

  • Content platform criteria development begun (2007)
  • Feature requests from multiple sources integrated into preliminary criteria (10/10/09)
  • Identify and prioritize software criteria (1/4/10)
  • Identify finalists, prototype in each (Drupal, WordPress) (1/9/10)
  • Recommended WordPress MU (2/10/09)
  • Awaiting hosting support confirmation from ILS (due 1/30/10, 2/30/10, 3/15/10)
  • ILS confirmed WordPress MU hosting support and integration (3/510)

Active

  • Prototype early-adopter prototype sites (Education, Faculty, Off-Campus Study))
  • Outreach to current content editors (demo, questions)

Establish and sustain site renovation

Completed

Active

  • Campaign for content owners
  • Coach DIY (do-it-yourself) partners
  • Support DIT (do-it-together) projects
  • Produce DFY (done-for-you) sites
  • Integrate enterprise content sources
  • Continuously improve features and servicse
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