[aworc-web-WG] Interface redesign project - begin!

[Justina Curtis <justina@c2o.org>]

Hello Web Working Group,

We're about to formally commence the AWORC Interface redesign project! This
is the one we talked about last year, and more recently, in February's
Face-to-face meeting. 

The outcome: 
1. A fresh AWORC web site to launched at the UN B+5 meeting
2. Design and encoding that is ready for an automated, distributed web
publishing system

Most, if not all aworc-web-wg members are also involved in WENT2000.
Because the two projects coincide, there will be links between our WENT
work and how this is presented through the web site. This means some
additional workload between now and the start of June, but we must be
careful to not "burn out" before the June training! 

To begin, here is information about the team and the timeline...


===== THE TEAM =====

The aworc-web-wg report (Dec 99) listed overall roles. There are included
here to refresh our memories. More specific roles are proposed after the "*" 
Please let me know if these ideas are reasonable, depending on your other
work.


Project Manager: Justina Curtis 
Tasks: AWORC Web project coordination, production methodology
* aworc-web-wg fearless leader :)

Production Manager: Cheekay Cinco 
Tasks: Coordinates schedules, deliverables, content and network liaison
* Cheekay, you and I will be working closely together. I look to you for
input on librarianship, network liaison, what reports or press releases etc
to be written, and day-to-day site maintenance issues. Together, we
HTML-ise. Also, we can work out print requirements: brochures, letterheads,
posters etc...

HTML support: Sangkyung Rhee 
Interface evaluation: Sangkyung Rhee
* SK as the Quality Assurance lead - whether the designs work, whether the
site looks OK from Korean browsers, and assistance in testing the site
before publishing. SK, we may need your help in HTML, although the aim is
to keep HTML to a minimum. 

Technical Design: Pi Villanuava 
Tasks: development server, systems administrator, technical documentation,
technical research and development 
* Official Isis/AWORC webmaster and technical liaison, to assist in solving
technical issues. 

Interface Design: c2o/outsourced
* c2o will provide creative direction, artwork, documentation, and a key
support role in implementation of the redesign across the AWORC site. 


Other members of the aworc-web-wg mailing list: Chat and Mylene. Please
feel welcome to participate when you are able. As the interface develops,
there will be moments when we will rely on your feedback, along with
feedback from other AWORC members. 


===== THE TIMELINE =====

Start: Monday April 17, 2000
Finish: Friday June 2, 2000 
(7 weeks)

Deliverables - a description of what will be delivered, when, and who is
responsible: 

AWORC
Content inventory
20 APRIL 2000

AWORC
Web statistics analysis
20 APRIL 2000

c2o	
Final Requirements Document	
24 APRIL 2000

c2o	
Specifications Document for staged migration to XML-based Web publishing
system (includes instructions for preparing existing content for the
redesign)	
08 MAY 2000

c2o
Revised preliminary design	
28 APRIL 2000

c2o	
Change request form	
28 APRIL 2000

AWORC	
Change requests	
03 MAY 2000

c2o	
Final design treatment (sign off)	
12 MAY 2000

c2o	
Templates and instructions	
15 MAY 2000

AWORC	
Implementation of design complete	
26 MAY 2000

c2o	
Test Completion Report	
2 JUNE 2000

AWORC
Final build published	
2 JUNE 2000

c2o	
Published build, production files, documentation, original artwork and
templates (Available in AWORC Workspace.  Full CD project archive delivered
at WENT2000)
16 JUNE 2000

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Next message contains some tasks to get us started...



Regards,
Justina.