Web Development (CMS)

RoundtableUniversity of California, Berkeley

June 14, 2012

Which path to take?

Ongoing Website Challenges

Campus departments have been on their own to implement their web solutions:• Inconsistency• Inefficient processes• Inability to keep content or supporting technology current

Avoid Reinventing the Wheel

1. Promote more cohesive brand management and user experience

2. Improve resource efficiency3. Enable timely content management and

maintenance4. Coordinate and optimize infrastructure

support resources

Project Objectives

VCAF: Audit Survey Results

VCAF: Audit Survey Results

VCAF has 41 department websites with varied scope and content:• 18 sites with fewer than 50 pages• 17 sites with 50 – 499 pages• 7 sites with 500 – 10,000 pages

Consistency with Flexibility

Wireframes

Base Implementation

Design Objectives• Visitors should recognize that they

are on a Berkeley website• Visitors should know which

department website they are on• Leverage existing brand/identity

assets and resources• Recognize that different sites may

have different navigation and content requirements

• Design should be adaptable to CMS theme considerations

• Consider feedback gained from Perception Study

Technical Objectives• Create consistent theme that will

allow department name, parent organization, and optional logo

• Allow site administrators to choose from provided headers

• Allow site administrators to change layout

• Add content editors to easily update content

• Allow CalNet Logins (security)• Websites use a consistent hosting

solution

One Website on Multiple Devices

Device Proliferation

• Responsive theme and framework

• Panels to change layouts and content

Demonstration

Pilot Groups• Administration & Finance

(VCAF)• Office of the Chancellor• Business and Administrative

Services (BAS)• Campus IT

Next Steps