Task List
The following tasks pertain to the creation of new websites. To see specifics for updating websites, see the Sites We Manage section.
- Open job number in Filemaker Pro (FMP)
- Review existing site
- Schedule project kick-off/discovery meeting, hold internal pre-meeting if needed
- Distribute meeting notes including next steps
- Obtain existing website site map and analytics, if available.
- Create project schedule and update as needed
- Arrange focus group research meeting(s) with client, if needed
- Hold architecture/functional requirements meeting(s)
- Draft and update site architecture outline, if needed (in some cases, lab will do this)
- Obtain required website address(es) and the way analytics will be handled, pass information to lab to make arrangements.
- Hold web template and homepage selection meeting
- Arrange for art department to create comps
- Internal comp routing before sharing with client, secure final decision from client
- Request lab to create dev site with homepage and main navigation
- Obtain client user list, determining site administrators and users and asking lab for user login access
- Schedule training session(s)
- Create sample pages with content to use in training, delete pages created during training
- Hold client training session(s) or assist with training
- Informing client of pages they need to build with deadlines
- Editing manuscript, assessing content presentation, ensuring menu titles are correct
- Assisting in creating webpages and adding text, ensuring metadata keywords and descriptions are done for all pages including home
- Asking lab to create any complicated items
- Scheduling photo shoots, if needed
- Ensuring art department makes photo selects and sizes appropriately
- Helping investigate organizational, online layout, or technical problems
- Reminding client of outstanding tasks and how they affect schedule
- Arranging for informal user testing, proofreading, and making final edits based on findings
- Arrange content freeze and launch date with lab
- Ensuring that Jeanne and Joanne review site before freeze and make changes based on feedback
- If formal user testing/soft launch is part of project, collect data
- Check site after launch
- Create project summary for client and FMP
- Hold post-launch meeting to assist client with any final questions and advise on site maintenance, if needed
- Hold internal postmortem, if needed