Web activities and milestones

The primary activity of the ECU Web Project is the implementation of the Web Content Management System (WebCMS) across the University. The list below contains many of the activities undertaken as part of the Web Project.

2008
Establish web project team COMPLETED
Establish web committees, and webcms requirements team COMPLETED
Conduct website stake-holder workshops for webcms requirements COMPLETED
Release beta website, with improved instructional design, navigation, and content mapping COMPLETED
Release student and staff portals, with single sign for most web applications COMPLETED
Release new "Future Students" website, also called ReachYourPotential.com.au COMPLETED
Release Request for Proposal (RFP) for webcms product COMPLETED
Conduct Request for Proposal (RFP) evaluations and select vendor/product COMPLETED
Prepare final beta release website for launch beginning 2009 COMPLETED

2009
Purchase WebCMS product and hardware infrastructure COMPLETED
Establish WebCMS Implementation Team COMPLETED
Establish a Web Project Risk Profile COMPLETED
Launch new ECU top-level website, student and staff portal COMPLETED
Launch new Future Students (RYP) website COMPLETED
Launch re-skinned Handbook
Launch re-developed Handbook
Schedule regular feature article and other content changes COMPLETED
WebCMS Installation COMPLETED
WebCMS Training
Establish Governance and content approval processes
Migrate ECU website into WebCMS COMPLETED
Migrate Future Students website into WebCMS UNDERWAY
Migrate Current Students and International Students websites into WebCMS UNDERWAY
Migrate Faculty of Business and Law into WebCMS

2010
Migrate remaining ECU websites into WebCMS