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A Successful Web Content Management System Implementation

A Successful Web Content Management System Implementation. Jay Knape Manager of Web Services Columbus State University. Successful WCMS Implementation. Successful WCMS Implementation. Success

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A Successful Web Content Management System Implementation

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  1. A Successful Web Content Management System Implementation Jay Knape Manager of Web Services Columbus State University

  2. Successful WCMS Implementation

  3. Successful WCMS Implementation • Success • In the first 14 months, the Web Team has implemented 62 (50%) of CSU sites into OmniUpdate OU Campus. • All done by: • 3 full time staff • Up to 4 student assistants

  4. Successful WCMS Implementation Redesign of Web Pages ____________________________ CMS Implementation

  5. Successful WCMS Implementation • Why Split? • Best Practice • Dos and Don’ts of implementing a WCMS • Focus on task at hand • Learning curve for WCMS

  6. Successful WCMS Implementation • Where we started • September 2006 • Finalized 6 layouts

  7. Successful WCMS Implementation • Implemented new look with existing tools • December 2006 – RFP for WCMS • May 2007 – Reward RFP to OmniUpdate

  8. Successful WCMS Implementation • August 2007 – Installed and Configured OmniUpdate • As of October 2007 • 51 sites were in the new look • 38% of sites selected to move into OmniUpdate • 134 total site within colstate.edu domain • 28% sites would not moved into WCMS

  9. Successful WCMS Implementation • Process • Student Assistants • Worked on sites already in new look • Staff • Continued working with departments doing complete redesign • Sites • Only active pages • HTML 4.0 W3C standard • 508 accessibility guidelines • CSS styling

  10. Successful WCMS Implementation • October 2008 • 77 sites in WCMS • 15 sites in development • 62 sites live • 44,630 files • 3,173 directories • 145 Users trained • Trainer – Jay Knape • 1.5 hour training class • Required class

  11. Successful WCMS Implementation • Changes made: • Windows to Gentoo Linux • IIS to Apache • ASP to PHP • MS SQL/Access to MySQL • MS Frontpage to Dreamweaver

  12. Successful WCMS Implementation • Encounters • Redesign • Everyone wants to be on the University home page • Welcome attitude for the layouts • “Do I have to look like everyone else” attitude

  13. Successful WCMS Implementation • Encounters • WCMS • ASP on Apache • Quirks with OmniUpdate • Getting the templates set-up correctly

  14. A Successful Web Content Management System Implementation Jay Knape knape_jay@colstate.edu Manager of Web Services Columbus State University

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