Planning & coordinating content migrations
Maish Nichani has outlined a methodology for content migration. To quote: You’ve spent months researching and redesigning your intranet or website. The wireframes and the sitemaps have done their job...
View ArticleMetadata fundamentals for intranets and websites
Metadata is a topic that almost invariably comes up when creating or refreshing a website or intranet. While basic metadata is routinely captured by most publishing tools, including content management...
View ArticleWhy intranets will destroy the “corporate website”
Paul Miller makes an interesting argument that intranets will destroy the “corporate website”. To quote: I’ve been talking to numerous owners of corporate websites lately to try and understand where...
View ArticleWeb strategy: don’t focus on web problems
Dorthe Raakjær Jespersen recommends not focusing on web problems when creating a web strategy. To quote: Secondly, you need to make problems tangible, so they can be understood by executives who...
View ArticleThe three clicks myth
When designing intranets or websites, it is helpful to have some rules of thumb to follow when making decisions. Over time, many of these have become elevated into principles or rules, widely used...
View ArticleOur department is different!
Jeff Cram and Jeni Cram write about the challenges of rolling out an enterprise CMS. To quote: “Our department is different!” This is a common and legitimate response from groups used to managing their...
View ArticleCreating successful style guides
Amy Quinn writes about how to create successful style guides. To quote: Style guides are a great way to ensure user experience consistency when developing an application and a way to communicate user...
View ArticleWeb Site Migration Handbook
David Hobbs has just released a wonderful new resource, the Web Site Migration Handbook. To quote: Consider the many factors of a successful CMS migration, including: Migration Steps: Vision, Plan,...
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