small project success
DESCRIPTION
The typical 500 lb. gorilla of web projects in higher education is the complete campus-wide redesign and CMS implementation – but what about all the little 10 lb. monkeys? Yes, you know what I’m talking about. Those little monkeys that jump on your back every time someone walks into your office and says, ‘Hey, I have this idea for a website!’ Completely overhauling your main website may be an all-consuming task for nine months every four years, but the smaller projects in between are just as important and there are many more of them. For example, maybe… you have a research institute that needs a new website to reach their unique faculty peer and professional association audiences. you need to build and launch a microsite for admissions–quickly–to boost yield in the incoming class. you need a blog aggregation site, or a social media campaign hub, or a campus anniversary celebration site, or any number of others. Or maybe it isn’t the project that is small — maybe you work in a small team. Maybe you are even one of the many ‘Armies of One‘ out there who have to do it all – web content management, social media, html/css, wireframing, usability testing, and more – and now you’re being tasked with tackling that 500 lb. relaunch gorilla – hm, that might hurt a bit. Are you nodding your head? Does this sounds familiar? Well then you should come to our next mStoner webinar on small team and small project strategy and success. mStoner strategist Fran Zablocki will share his experiences working in higher education and for mStoner to address a number of questions: What are the challenges that smaller web teams face to produce great websites? What are the limits to what you can accomplish with the resources and skills you have? What are the advantages (yes, there are some!) to being small or focusing on a smaller scale project? What tools are our there that are a good fit for small projects and small teams?TRANSCRIPT
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Creating New Websites
Steps to Success
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#sunycuad
@Zablocki
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Fran ZablockiStrategist
Hello!
mStoner
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Big Project
vs
Small Project
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Big Project:
Institutional Redesign
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a.k.a.
“The 500 lb. Gorilla”
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Characteristics:
• Takes 10 - 14 months
• All consuming for 3 months
• Owns your world entirely
• But then leaves for like 3 to 5 years so
you can...
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Relax!
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Hm.. Not quite.
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Small Projects
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a.k.a.
“Hordes of 10 lb. monkeys”
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Small Projects:
• Alumni community site
• Capital campaign microsite
• Campus anniversary site
• Those “Hey I need a website” sites
• Those “Oh you didn’t know about that
site?” sites
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Small Projects:
• Alumni community site
• Capital campaign microsite
• Campus anniversary site
• Those “Hey I need a website” sites
• Those “Oh you didn’t know about that
site?” sites
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What to do?a. Wrestle them all at the same time
b. Toss the lightest ones first
c. Shock them with an electrified t-shirt
d. Tackle them with lean, mean processes,
tools and communication
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What to do?a. Wrestle them all at the same time
b. Toss the lightest ones first
c. Shock them with an electrified t-shirt
d. Tackle them with lean, mean processes,
tools and communication
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Why?Because you don’t have unlimited:
Time You need it as quickly as possible.
Budget You aren’t minting money.
People Maybe it is just you! #higheredsolo
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How?By taking the project lifecycle and trimming
the fat.
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How?By taking the project lifecycle and trimming
the fat.
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ApproachLean processes
tools
communication
platform
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Lean means:Having the right tools
Collaborating as much as possible
Centralizing documentation
Being smart with time
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Break down the process:
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Tools
Communication
Process
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• Portfolio management - does this Project need to happen?• Does this meet a need?• Do we have the time/budget/resources to make this
happen?• Do we have those resources right now?
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• Be realistic - if the answer is no, you won’t do yourself favors later on by saying yes
• Make more time for the right projects by never starting the wrong ones
• Ultimate goal is to become more proactive, less reactive
Strategy
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• Don’t skip it just because “oh my gosh can’t we just get this project done already?!”
• Give yourself time to think by scheduling meetings outside the office.
• Yes, I am suggesting you meet with yourself. Make it sound important.
Strategy
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Need / Want / Wish Grid
• Identify what must be included and what can wait• Helps to define scope• Helps channel creative but distracting ideas to
somewhere useful
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• Set measurable goals• Don’t get paralyzed by the details• Don’t worry if there aren’t already metrics• Pick a number, shoot for it• Adjust later when you evaluate
Measurable Goals
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Examples of measurable goals• Reach ___ people on Facebook.• Increase engagement ___ percent.• Drive ___ people to the website.• Prompt ___ people to inquire.• Get ___ people to apply.• Attract ___ views of a YouTube video.
Measurable Goals
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SWOT Analysis
Strengths Weaknesses
ThreatsOpportunities
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Strategy Brief
• Pull it all together in one lean document• 2-5 pages
• Business Case• Goals• Need / Want / Wish Requirements• SWOT
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• Planning is hard, particularly if you don’t have history on how long things take
• Be conservative and take your best guess.
Planning
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• Begin at the end.• When do you need it done?• Back it up from there.• Be realistic.
Planning
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• Identify resources, roles, responsibilities up front• Use collaborative tools to help save time• Track time (even if it is a really rough estimate)
Planning
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• Browser - based project and resource planning• Collaborative - allows sharing, commenting,
discussions• Current - dates adjust automatically • Compatible with MS excel, project• $160 / year
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• Free, Collaborative cloud scheduling• Integration with Google Drive and Business• Features similar to Smartsheet
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• Outlines roles and responsibilities for project teams• Map to position or individual• Helps set expectations from the start
Responsibilites List
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• If you are having trouble estimating, this can help• Keep it simple and use tools to keep it lean
Time Tracking
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• If you are having trouble estimating, this can help• Keep it simple and use tools to keep it lean
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• Go back to the basics (paper prototyping, back of napkin).
• Online tools can save an enormous amount of time here on collaboration
Creative Production
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• Help quickly organize and weight information visually without needing heavy design work
• Allow focus on important elements such as information architecture, content organization, feature space
Wireframes & Prototypes
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• Don’t be fancy• Sketch it out - you don’t
need to be an artist• 5 minutes, 5 people• Quick, cheap way to test
visual ideas
Back of Napkin
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• One sheet (or napkin) for each page element
• Good for quickly rearranging page elements and testing different layouts
Paper Prototypes
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• Collaborative wireframing• Allows commenting, sharing, versioning• Let you discuss functionality in the context of the
design instead of separately• $14 / month for small teams
Hotgloo
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• 10 minutes of silence• Cut the chatter and get everyone’s input at the same
time• Simply look at what is in front of you and write your
thoughts. • Use group chat to share ideas• Open to discussion afterward
Creative Review Meetings
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• Usability / IA / Wireframes / Designs• Beyond your core team• As efficiently as possible• Gives you real results to justify your decisions
Testing
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• Efficient - use your existing student/faculty/staff/alumni email lists
Surveys
• Free basic service, $17 / month for unlimited questions responses
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• OptimalSort: Online card sorting• TreeJack: IA pathing • Chalkmark: Wireframe / Design Heat Mapping• $109 / month for each
Optimal Workshop
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• www.responsinator.com• Lets you see what your site looks like on muliple
devices quickly• Free!
Responsive Design
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Responsive Design
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• Accessibility: cynthiasays.com • W3C compliance: validator.w3.org• Page performance: tools.pingdom.com/fpt • Page performance: www.webpagetest.org
Test, Test, Test
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• Can be one of the most time-consuming tasks in any project
• Centralizing your effort on the cloud can reduce coordination time considerably
Content Creation & Migration
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• Use bookmarks to allow users to quickly jump to different pages
• Eliminate tons of emails / attachments• Use your information architecture as the foundation• Track what copy is in, what is missing, when it’s due
Google Docs w/ Bookmarks
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• You want your code to be• in one place• shared with everyone who needs it• always current
Implementation
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• When more than one developer is working on the code, having version control is a must
• Subversion allows code segments to be ‘checked out’ so that no one else can alter them
• Allows collaboration and saves on code re-writes• git-scm.com
Version Control:Git
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• Keeps the bug list up to date• Automatically tracks changes and allows reversions• Allows comments and live chat while viewing• Invaluable during crunch time when heads are down
and meetings can’t happen
Bug tracking:
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• So easy to skip because “Oh my gosh we just finished the project! Time for cake!”
• Crucially important to all the prior steps on the NEXT project you do.
Evaluation
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• So easy to skip because “Oh my gosh we just finished the project! Time for cake!”
• Crucially important to all the prior steps on the NEXT project you do.
Evaluation
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• Scheduled right after launch• Honest assessment:
• Did we meet our goals?• How close were our estimates?• What did we do right?• What did we do wrong?• What did we not see coming?
• Make it the first thing you look at the next time you do a project like this
Project Debrief
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• Free, powerful. Get it.• Allow you to measure against past pages• Tons of options for goal setting
• Pathing and funnel reports• Visitor behavior• Device usage (ie mobile)
• If you have a brand new site, be sure this is installed!
Google Analytics
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Strategize
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Communicate &Collaborate
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• Lean - cut out everything that is unnecessary, but don’t skip anything that is necessary
• Get away from email as much as possible• Reduce the time wasted on feedback loops (ie: the
endless reply all email thread from hell)
Communication & Collaboration
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• Don’t meet to discuss, meet to decide• Don’t have one if you don’t need one• Everyone reviews/comments before the meeting
starts
Meetings
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• Save time by getting the basics done right• Agendas• Note-taking• Minutes
Meetings
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Golden Rule: never have a meeting without one.Template:
• Date, time, connection method• Agenda items• Review deliverables from last meeting• Discuss open items• Add new items• Upcoming deliverables and responsibility• Upcoming milestones (next 3-5)• Next meeting (if known)
Agendas
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Golden Rule: always take notes. No, you won’t remember.
• Designate a meeting leader and note-taker • Have a note-taking buddy system (ie: Fran always
takes notes when Susan leads the meeting).
Meeting Notes
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Golden Rule: Copy and paste the agenda and you are halfway there!
• Date, time• Attendance• Agenda items• Review deliverables from last meeting (notes in italics)• Discuss open items (notes in italics)• Add new items• Repeat upcoming deliverables & milestones (next 3-5)• Schedule next meeting date while you have everyone’s
attention
Minutes
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Sometimes you need to pull your head up and see where you are in relation to where you should be.
• Can be monthly, quarterly. Less frequent than regular meetings
• Compare estimated timeline to actual• Let you flag slippage and discuss causes of and
solutions for issues
Periodic Status Reports
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Collaboration Tools
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• Shared calendars allow different levels of detail, including showing anyone (the public) when you are busy
• Can share with those who don’t have Google accounts. • ‘Find a time’ allows you to quickly see what is open for
a group of people• Free.
Google Calendar
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When in-person meetings aren’t possible
• Hangouts are a great way to see people who might be remotely located.
• Lots of tools • Chat room• Screen sharing• Document collaboration with Google Drive
• Still free.
Google Hangouts
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Central location for all • project correspondence• files• agendas• notes• conversations• project calendar
• www.basecamp.com• $20 / month for 10 active projects
Basecamp
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Bringing it all Together:
Lean Platform for Small Projects
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Lean Platform
• We’ve heard many times from clients about the need for an approach that is the right fit for small projects and small teams
• We’ve created new approaches tailored to provide focused, nimble web solutions
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Lean CMS Platform
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Why Wordpress?
• Powerful platform• Easy to use: industry standard for interface usability• Quick to implement• Saves time with parallel production of design and
content
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Why Wordpress?
• Strong base functionality• Strong development community with variety of plugins
and frameworks to meet different needs• Good fit for departments and schools with small web
teams that need a CMS sized for them
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Lean Platform, Process & Tools
• Using many of the tools, techniques and strategies you’ve seen here today
• 5-6 month time to complete• Parallel tracking of phases• Tailored for smaller projects and smaller teams
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Lean Timeline
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We’re flexible.
This is only one approach. We can:
• Customize this one
• Customize an approach just for you
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Interested?
Let us know!
We’d love to work with you.
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Thanks!
Questions?
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Fran ZablockiStrategist
@Zablocki
585.300.4559
Mallory Wood
Director of Marketing
@mallorywood
802.457.9234
Contacts
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