Task Time Required Date Assignment Notes
Get this proposal approved  DONE   
Identify someone from WebOps? willing to participate in the project   Noreen Need to touch base with Shane, Austin has agreed to advise, but wants to limit involvement
Set up redesign project WIKI  DONE Jess Basecamp site set up at http://nform.grouphub.com/projects/467571/project/log
Review the current IA proposal with the board and get feedback. ongoing   Noreen 
Review the current IA proposal with key stakeholders (Eric, Melissa, Shane, Austin, Jeff Tang, Gene, etc) and get feedback ongoing   Noreen 
Track all feedback in central location.   Noreen
Develop a complete content inventory of everything on the site. DONE   Noreen  
Develop a complete inventory of all backend technologies that will be impacted by the redesign. one week  Chris; Austin may decide to move later
Identify the key issues that need to be worked through regarding the design proposal. Current known issues include: integration of translated content, plan to implement web 2.0 applications on an iterative basis    Noreen/Wolf  
Resolve issues. one week per issue   
Iterate the design. one week   James?  
Review the iteration with the board.   Board 
Review the iteration with the key stakeholders.    
Gather and colate feedback from board & stakeholders one week   
Incorporate feedback and document the final IA one week   
Identify any content that needs to be changed or developed for this redesign    
Determine who will update the necessary content & make assignments.     
Set up the new IA structure in the chosen web hosting environment.   xian  
Populate the structure with navigation, labels, dummy content.    
Perform a usability test using the structure with navigation and labels but no content or functionality.    
Review the usability findings and determine if there are changes to be made.    
Make iterative changes to IA based on usability test.    
Review/signoff on the new IA structure prior to completing implementation   TBD--board? 
Populate the new IA with actual content    
Develop a migration plan for moving functionality to new site.    
Move functionality to new site.    
Test functionality on new site.    
Develop a QA plan for testing the new site for editorial accuracy, links and technical functionality   Eric? (editorial) web opbs 
Perform QA   ditto 
Develop a marketing plan for marketing the new site, announce that the site will be changing, beta period?)   TBD 
Soft launch the site in beta     
Make any quick-and-dirty changes as a result of the beta    
Develop a maintenance or hand-off plan with WebOps?    
Launch the site    
Celebrate   All