Implementation process
The following represents a typical process for getting the CMS up and running for you, although the process is tailored based on your specific requirements.
Requirements gathering & scoping
- 1. Face-to-face kick-off meeting
- Every project is unique so we spend time upfront establishing your specific requirements for our accessible CMS.
- 2. Publishing needs
- We'll establish who'll be using the CMS to make website changes and exactly what levels of access you'd like for them to have.
- 3. Functionality needs
- We'll define with you the types of site changes you'll need to make and associated functionality needs e.g. latest news, blog, online polls.
- 4. Current setup assessment
- We'll thoroughly evaluate your technical setup for both the existing website and its hosting.
- 5. Project plan
- We'll create a full project plan for redeveloping and/or migrating your site on to our CMS.
Development & deployment
Advert: Technical specifications
The accessible CMS specs are as follows:
- PHP 5 (latest version)
- Apache (tested with v2)
- MySQL (tested with v5.0)
- Imagemagick (latest version)
- Smarty (tested with 2.6.19)
If these don't meet your requirements then we can easily configure the CMS to fit in with your setup.
- 6. Website development
- If required, we'll design and develop the template pages for the new website using our accessible web design expertise.
- 7. Deployment on to dev site
- We'll deploy the website on to our servers so we can begin migration. Your site will be password protected and you'll be able to conduct UAT on your new site.
- 8. Content migration
- We'll work with you to migrate all content on to the CMS as well as creating new pages.
- 9. Full testing
- We'll thoroughly test the CMS and website to ensure that everything works exactly as expected. This includes a comprehensive analysis of performance, cross-browser compatibility and page-to-page linking.
- 10. Full deployment
- Finally, we'll put the new CMS live on to your website, constantly being available during the first few hours in case of any issues.
Post-deployment
- 11. Training
- We'll come to your offices to introduce the CMS to site editors, demonstrating to them what they can do with it.
- 12. Support
- We'll provide free support for the first month, after which you can move on to one of our support packages.
- 13. System updates
- Depending on the level of support package you choose, we'll provide upgrade patches to the CMS.
What next?
Please contact us by phone on 0870 242 6095 or by e-mail at info at webcredible.co.uk. We'll discuss your accessible CMS needs and requirements with no pushy sales pitch and no obligation to you.
