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- IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- For Redesigned Website
- For Town of Chapel Hill
- Technology Advisory Board
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- The Town’s Public Website is for
- Citizens
- Private Individuals
- Business People
- University Faculty, Staff & Students
- Town and County Staff
- Federal Agency Staff
- Visitors
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- Key Features of the Proposed Website
- Accessible
- In homes
- In libraries
- In workplaces
- In homeless shelters
- Compliant with Americans for
Disabilities Act
- Standards-based
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- Website will provide access to:
- Town departments and town
officials
- Proposed legislation
- Notices of public meetings
- Forms and applications
- Access to geographic information
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- “A pictures is worth a thousand
words”
- … so, here’s an example
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- Hire a consultant
- Contract with an individual knowledgeable in the area of e-democracy and
website development.
- October-December 2004
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- Internal/External
- Analyze current departmental websites, management activities, and
budgets for purpose of potential consolidation and standardization.
- Conduct focus groups with town employees and citizens to create
information plan.
- January-March 2005
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- Metrics/Archive
- Identify usability elements of the website that should be standardized.
- Develop a detailed archiving strategy that is consistent with state
requirements.
- April-May 2005
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- Content & Development Strategies
- Identify external content needed to supplement web page content.
- Identify document development strategies that comply with usability and
archiving standards.
- June 2005
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- Final Steps
- Present assumptions and gain agreement on general plan.
- Deliverable is a detailed design and prototype with cost and staff
required to produce finished product.
- July-September 2005
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- To Get From Here to There
- Nine-step Implementation Plan
- Begins with a Consultant who
- understands e-democracy
- can develop the website
- October-December 2004
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- Gather Necessary Information
- Internally
- Analyze current activities &
budgets
- Externally
- January-March 2005
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- Use Standards-Based Approach
- Create metrics for usability
- Develop archiving strategy
- April-May 2005
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- Create Content Plan
- Identify supplementary content
- Use development method that complies
- with standards
- June 2005
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- Final Steps
- Consultant presents plan
- Deliverable:
- Detailed design
- Mock-up
- Cost and staff requirements
- July-September 2005
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- Estimated Cost for Website Development
- $40-50,000
- A Worthwhile Investment
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