Sample Website Project Outline Template (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

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staging server)

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Content approval (proofread and approve text and images)

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Functionality testing and quality assurance

4. Launch Phase

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Limited roll-out (site goes live to limited audience, initial launch communication,

additional QA testing)

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Launch (site goes live to all, site launch communication)

5. Maintenance Phase

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Update content and keep site current (new content development, editorial

calendar, style guide, governance, archiving)

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Continual iterative improvement (measure and review - including gathering

feedback, watching analytics, further search engine optimization and accessibility

improvements.)

Resources

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Ben Henick. Avoid Edge Cases by Designing Up Front. A List Apart, 2006.

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Jesse James Garrett. The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design

for the Web. 2003.

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Julie Pederson. From Concept to Completion: An Ingeniux CMS Site in 7 Days.

2011.

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Kristina Halvorson and Melissa Rach. Content Strategy for the Web. 2nd Edition.

2009.

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Micole Sharlin, Evelyn Tu and Thomas Bartus. Guide to Creating Website

Information Architecture and Content. Princeton University, 2009.

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Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton. Web Style Guide. 3rd Edition. 2009.

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UCCS Web Committee. Website Development Phase II Process Outline.

(unpublished), 2011.

Prepared by UCCS University Advancement

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