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OW Web Taxonomy and IA DevelopmentOW Web Taxonomy and IA Developmentand Applicationand Application
OW Website Coordination and Organization OW Website Coordination and Organization ProjectProject
Presented to the Gilbane Conference Presented to the Gilbane Conference bybyCy C. KiddCy C. Kidd, OW Web Manager and Web Infrastructure , OW Web Manager and Web Infrastructure
CoordinatorCoordinatorTuesday, June 5Tuesday, June 5thth 2007 2007
Project Initiation PhaseProject Initiation PhaseFebruary 2006February 2006 Project concept presented to Project concept presented to
OW Web CouncilOW Web Council
February – July 2006February – July 2006 Project steps and concepts Project steps and concepts explained to OW Web staff explained to OW Web staff and managers:and managers:Approximately 24 meetingsApproximately 24 meetingsSeveral Several livelylively follow-up follow-up meetingsmeetings
July 2006July 2006 Senior Management Senior Management ApprovalApproval
August 2006August 2006 AA and DAA approval and AA and DAA approval and fundingfunding
October 2006October 2006 Project startProject start
Project TasksProject Tasks Develop the OW web taxonomyDevelop the OW web taxonomy Develop the OW web information Develop the OW web information
architecture (IA)architecture (IA) Implement the OW Web CMSImplement the OW Web CMS Consolidate existing OW dynamic web Consolidate existing OW dynamic web
page/ application, back-end oracle page/ application, back-end oracle databasesdatabases
Revise the OW web standardized Revise the OW web standardized operating procedure (SOP)operating procedure (SOP)
Goals and ObjectivesGoals and Objectives Close coordination with the Agency Close coordination with the Agency
taxonomy and IA development efforts taxonomy and IA development efforts Broad OW Program Office participationBroad OW Program Office participation Significant input into the further Significant input into the further
development of the Agency taxonomydevelopment of the Agency taxonomy GoalsGoals
• Unified, coordinated OW IAUnified, coordinated OW IA• Improved, standardized navigationImproved, standardized navigation• More targeted content searchesMore targeted content searches• More predictable search resultsMore predictable search results• Automatic metadata generationAutomatic metadata generation• Searchable content inventory/IASearchable content inventory/IA
InitialInitial OW Taxonomy/IA OW Taxonomy/IA Development PlanDevelopment Plan
Taxonomy/IA development interviews with Taxonomy/IA development interviews with OW staff (3 rounds)OW staff (3 rounds)
Interview OW web staff to collect OW-Interview OW web staff to collect OW-specific taxonomy termsspecific taxonomy terms
Train staff to tag contentTrain staff to tag content Collect content tagging dataCollect content tagging data Prepare draft IAPrepare draft IA Collect staff feedback and finalize IACollect staff feedback and finalize IA
Revised PlanRevised Plan Content Tagging ChallengesContent Tagging Challenges
• Varied staff understanding of tagging Varied staff understanding of tagging principalsprincipals
• Staff workloadStaff workload• Culture ChangeCulture Change
Revised Strategy – Centralized Revised Strategy – Centralized TaggingTagging• Consistent content tagging/Quality controlConsistent content tagging/Quality control
Automated tagging/Human reviewAutomated tagging/Human review
• Simultaneous taxonomy/IA developmentSimultaneous taxonomy/IA development• Web IA Development Work SessionsWeb IA Development Work Sessions
Four 3-hour SessionsFour 3-hour Sessions
• 500 additional hours of work500 additional hours of work
OW Taxonomy/IA SummaryOW Taxonomy/IA Summary OW Taxonomy extension completeOW Taxonomy extension complete
• As a result of the work done in Task 1 and 2 OW As a result of the work done in Task 1 and 2 OW has suggested:has suggested:
81 new81 new terms for the Agency taxonomy terms for the Agency taxonomy 1 to 7 1 to 7 synonymssynonyms for for 810810 existing Agency existing Agency
taxonomy termstaxonomy terms 12841284 folders tagged folders tagged 16,11416,114 pages inherited folder-level pages inherited folder-level
attributesattributes Fixes neededFixes needed
• 45244524 directories currently do not contain an directories currently do not contain an index.html fileindex.html file
OW IA Version 1.0 Complete!OW IA Version 1.0 Complete!
Navigation And MetadataNavigation And Metadata
Navigation BenefitsNavigation Benefits• Automatic Navigation Controls GenerationAutomatic Navigation Controls Generation
All navigational links are automatically generated and All navigational links are automatically generated and based on the IAbased on the IA
• Intuitive NavigationIntuitive Navigation Consistent navigation features and placementConsistent navigation features and placement Additional, automated navigation controls Additional, automated navigation controls
Automatic MetadataAutomatic Metadata• Default metadata valuesDefault metadata values
IA positionIA position Author/OrganizationAuthor/Organization
OW IA Version 1.0OW IA Version 1.0
Next StepsNext Steps
Project TasksProject Tasks• Implement the OW Web CMSImplement the OW Web CMS• Content AlignmentContent Alignment
Web IA Quick ReferenceWeb IA Quick Reference
• Content MigrationContent Migration Additional TasksAdditional Tasks
• Revised OW Web SOPRevised OW Web SOP• Automated Cross-Office Topic Automated Cross-Office Topic
pagespages
Project TeamProject Team Project Creator and TOPOProject Creator and TOPO
• Cy KiddCy KiddOW Web Manager and Web OW Web Manager and Web Infrastructure CoordinatorInfrastructure [email protected]@epa.gov
Contracting TeamContracting Team• Primary – Lockheed-Martin IT (ITS-ESE)Primary – Lockheed-Martin IT (ITS-ESE)• Sub-ContractorsSub-Contractors
Taxonomy StrategiesTaxonomy Strategies Welchman Consulting (IA)Welchman Consulting (IA)
Questions and AnswersQuestions and Answers