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Seven Deadly SinsWeb Content Management

IntroductionIan TruscottCTO, MorelloMediasurfaceStand E305

ian.truscott@mediasurface.comwww.hellomorello.com

Introduction

Buying Enterprise software is often complex The foundations of a project are set in the procurement It’s not uncommon for procurements to be compromised And for projects to fail... maybe slowly.

Sometimes buying the finest product from a reliable partner is not enough...

Seven Deadly Sins

Some advice on how to avoid some of the common pitfalls on your implementation, but particularly how start it well with a good procurement process.

Followed by a case study.

LustDon’t get distracted from your objective

Define requirements before you see the shiny stuff

Requirements must have a business value to your organisation

Make sure you can defend these requirements

Prove and test through business scenarios

1

GluttonyFocus, deliver what the business needs

Keep it lean - through tight, measurable requirements

Stay focused on non-negotiable “must haves” needs

Always refer back to these “must haves” throughout the project

Demonstrate delivery of musts to the business

2

GreedKeep it simple, don’t boil the ocean

ECM? Or a solution set that matches your requirements?

Remember core “non-negotiable” requirements

Manage a tight proof of concept

Deliver demonstrable value in phases throughout the project

3

SlothMotivate the business to participate

Empower your authors - people generally want to be published

Ensure the processes and tools fit the way they work

Author adoption is critical to a projects success

Maintain your energy and investment as the project matures

4

WrathDon’t fail the business

Build a resilient and reliable solution you can maintain

Deliver on your business requirements

Measure and communicate that success throughout the project

Spread the risk/reward with your stakeholders

Be agile, keep pace with changing business needs

5

EnvyDon’t envy your competitors, let them envy you.Don’t forget your audience, delighting them is your objective

You are building a business communication tool, or a community – not an IT system

Enable your business users to create cool stuff, let IT focus on core business innovation

6

PrideBe inclusive, involve the business, your vendor and your audienceGet business backing early in the project

Encourage people to participate, become stakeholders and business sponsors

Associate owners to requirements and keep them in the loop

7

So, contrived biblical references aside..Seven Deadly Sins of Web Content Management

Case Study - AstraZeneca

The task– 250+ AstraZeneca Websites. – Support for websites in 27 languages– 400 globally located site owners and content editors. Mixture of AZ

and external agency content editors.– 1 million registered website users– 100 million page views per annum– 3000 term taxonomy (in 27 languages)– ”AA” Accessibility (or better) websites

AstraZeneca – Selection Process

RFP– Over 700 functional, non functional requirements, each with a

business owner– Use Cases provided to add context

Scenario based demonstration day– All had to deliver demonstrations based on the Use Cases – Attendance by all major stakeholders, from 5 geographies

Pilot– 4 diverse websites focused on ‘Must’ requirements– Gained business confidence in the project – Proved technical architecture & relationship

Conclusion

Who owns the website? Involve and enable the business users from the start Invest time in building strong, measurable ‘must have’

requirements that you refer back to throughout the programme

You’ll find people that want to be published - user adoption is critical to your success

Devolved management is critical to your agility Choose a partner, not a vendor Don’t forget why you are doing what you are doing..

Questions? Web Content Management – Seven Deadly Sins

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